Purpose -
To serve as a comprehensive and engaging resource showcasing the diverse career paths, impactful contributions, and unique culture of Navy Medicine.
Highlighting the outstanding achievements and contributions of Navy Medicine personnel.
A reference to succinctly communicate the Navy Medicine mission and priorities.
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In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast... read more
In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast Facts, delving into key historical moments in Navy Medicine. In this edition, we look back at the “Devil Docs,” Navy hospital corpsmen who served with the 4th Marine Brigade at the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I.
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In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast... read more
In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast Facts, delving into key historical moments in Navy Medicine. In this edition, we look back at Navy nurses in the Vietnam War. Whether serving at station hospitals in Saigon or Da Nang or offshore aboard hospital ships and transports, Navy nurses provided vital medical services in theater and made differences in the lives of tens of thousands of service personnel wounded in combat.
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In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast... read more
In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast Facts, delving into key historical moments in Navy Medicine. In this edition, we look back at true legends of en-route care—Navy flight nurses of World War II. Along with specially designated air evacuation pharmacist’s mates, these nurses flew into the active battlefields of Iwo Jima and Okinawa where they provided critical care and evacuated thousands of Sailors, Marines, and Soldiers.
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In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast... read more
In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast Facts, delving into key historical moments in Navy Medicine. In this edition, we look back at Capt. Sue Dauser, one of the seminal figures in the history of the Navy Nurse Corps.
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In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast... read more
In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast Facts, delving into key historical moments in Navy Medicine. In this edition, we look back at the “Sacred Twenty,” the plankowners of the Navy Nurse Corps and the founders of the first clinical nursing programs in the Navy.
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In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast... read more
In commemoration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is proud to present a series of special edition Fast Facts, delving into key historical moments. In this edition, we look back at the longest serving hospital ships in the history of the U.S. Navy—USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort. For nearly 40 years, these ships have provided vital seaborne medical capabilities and served as powerful symbols of humanitarian assistance in times of crisis.
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