SAN DIEGO (Aug. 7, 2026) Acting Surgeon General and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Rear Adm. Matthew Case (right) presents a command coin to Cmdr. Ryan Smith, operational health director (left) at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges that the U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/Released)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.18.2026 12:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9875450 |
| VIRIN: | 260807-N-PO071-9256 |
| Resolution: | 7299x4334 |
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| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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