Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 01.14.2026
In the quiet, early hours of a Saturday morning in East Taunton, Massachusetts, the rhythmic sound of a chisel meeting grain fills a backyard workshop. The workspace is a blend of the ancient and the modern. Traditional hand saws and clamps share bench space with high-precision computer numerical control routers and laser tools. For this craftsman, Rear Adm. Anthony LaCourse, woodworking is......
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 11.21.2025
For over 180 years the Manual of the Medical Department (MANMED) has been a vital part of Navy Medicine—a constantly revised document ensuring the operational readiness, administrative accountability, and professional standards of the entire Navy Medicine Enterprise. This is the story of MANMED's origin....
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 09.17.2025
After more than two decades of distinguished service across multiple branches, including the Air Force, Army National Guard and Army Reserves, Lt. Col. Valentino Bailey decided it was time for a change and made an extraordinary decision: he left the Army, relinquished his rank, and pursued his dream of becoming an aerospace operational physiologist in the Navy. This is the story of Bailey’s......
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 09.12.2025
Bill Mirick's experiences as a frogman in the Korean War was life-changing. After the war he returned to his home state of Missouri, went to school on the G.I. Bill to study chemical engineering before working in corporate America, including 27 years with the global research and development organization Battelle. Yet, his naval experiences never truly left him. Mirick's war stories became a......
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 08.15.2025
Anniversaries are more than just dates on a calendar. They offer a moment to pause and celebrate the contributions of individuals, both past and present. They also build esprit de corps by helping to define an organization’s origins and marking how far it has come. Each year on August 22, Navy Medicine marks the anniversary of our Dental Corps from its humble beginnings as a yet-to-be......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz | Naval History and Heritage Command | 11.19.2024
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Naval History and Heritage Command released its newest publication, Best Beloved: The Wartime Letters of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to His Wife, Catherine, online, Nov. 19, 2024....
Courtesy Story | Naval History and Heritage Command | 10.18.2024
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro formally announced the site for the new National Museum of the United States Navy, Oct. 18, during a ceremony at the new museum location....
Story by Anna Marie G. Gonzales | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 09.27.2024
Nineteen chief selectees from Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) commands were pinned to chief petty officers CPO) during a ceremony at Kilo Pier onboard JBPHH, Sept. 27....
