Story by Roan Smith | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 11.17.2025
BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has launched Walter’s Way, a new approach to patient care designed to make scheduling appointments easier, faster, and more personal for active-duty service members, retirees, and their families....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alec Kramer | Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda | 09.30.2025
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, working alongside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center staff and Army and Air Force partners, earned the Navy Surgeon General’s Blue H Health Promotion and Wellness Gold Star Award for 2024 —recognizing the command’s impact in advancing force health protection, sustaining medical readiness, and strengthening......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alec Kramer | Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda | 09.16.2025
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Sept. 16, 2025) – Family, friends and shipmates gathered at Fort Belvoir to celebrate as U.S. Navy Sailors were promoted to the rank of E-7 with U.S. Army “Navy Chief Honoree” Soldiers during a joint chief pinning ceremony Tuesday. The event included the pinning of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda Sailors and other local selectees, to......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alec Kramer | Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda | 09.11.2025
Sailors, civilians, and visitors gathered at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and to honor those who continue to serve in defense of the nation....
Story by Roan Smith | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 07.29.2025
Against the backdrop of tradition and transformation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center marked a moment of leadership transition on July 9. The U.S. Army Medical Readiness Brigade, National Capital Region (MRB, NCR) welcomed U.S. Army Col. Jessica Milloy as its new commander while honoring U.S. Army Col. Kevin Mahoney....
Story by Roan Smith | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 07.29.2025
When a young Theresa “Terri” Lavoie told her father — a U.S. Navy officer — that she wanted to become a nurse, he disagreed. He reminded her she had been afraid of taking medicine when she was sick as a child and instead encouraged her to pursue business....
Story by Roan Smith | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 07.22.2025
As summer temperatures climb, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is urging staff and service members to exercise caution when training outdoors. Health experts stress the importance of staying hydrated, avoiding peak heat hours, and recognizing early signs of heat-related illness to stay safe and mission ready....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alec Kramer | Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda | 06.13.2025
Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda participated in the Joint Forces Six Speed Mentorship event, June 10, 2025....
