NAMRU EURAFCENT Manuscript Published in Medical and... 07.13.2026 | Photo by Tiziana Consoli BIZERTE, Tunisia (July 13, 2026) An Aedes albopictus mosquito, commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito. The species was the focus of a recent...
Navy Medicine Culture of Fitness for INR 250 07.10.2026 | Photo by Bobbie Camp 260703-N-N1526-3002 New York (July 3, 2026) Military medical ambassadors in Navy Medicine participate in a group spin class to promote a culture...
Fair winds and following seas to Capt. Epperly... 07.10.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose (260710-N-IX644-1637) WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Navy Ret. Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, left, gives permission to go ashore for the final time to Capt....
Capt. Lonnie S. Hosea Retirement and Ensign Jenna... 07.10.2026 | Photo by Kevin Ray Salvador (260710-N-AJ782-1324) FALLS CHURCH, Va. From left to right, Deanna McAlister Hosea receives the Military Spouse Medal from her husband, U.S. Navy...
Research of integrating Phage Therapy at NAMRU San... 07.08.2026 | Photo by Burrell Parmer SAN ANTONIO (July 8, 2026) Yoon Hwang, a research microbiologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Environmental...
NAMRU EURAFCENT Strengthens Disease Surveillance 07.06.2026 | Courtesy Photo CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (July 6, 2026) Members of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT’s training team provides bacteriology training...
Navy Medicine at Intrepid Museum for INR 250 in New... 07.05.2026 | Photo by Kevin Ray Salvador 260705-N-AJ782-1057 NEW YORK (July 5, 2026) From left to right, U.S. Navy Capt. Tracey Giles, the deputy chief for the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, and...
Navy Medicine at Intrepid Museum for INR 250 in New... 07.03.2026 | Courtesy Photo 260703-N-N1526-1002 NEW YORK (July 3, 2026) From left, Capt. Olaitan Ojo, the director for STEM outreach and culture, and Capt. Tracey Giles, the...
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rogelio Mejia - Spanish 250 06.25.2026 | Video by Malcolm McClendon Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rogelio Mejia, Navy Medicine Training Support Command, sends greeting for America's 250th birthday at Joint Base San...
NMFDC Corpsmen celebrate the 128th Hospital... 06.15.2026 | Video by Malcolm McClendon Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tamarrian Rodriguez, Navy Medicine registrar, Naval Medical Forces Development Command, wishes a happy 128th birthday...
128th Hospital Corps Birthday Message from Navy... 06.15.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose U.S. Navy Force Master Chief Jerry Cantorna, Director of the Hospital Corps, delivers a message celebrating the 128th birthday of the Navy...
NMFDC Corpsmen celebrate the 128th Hospital... 06.14.2026 | Video by Malcolm McClendon Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Tommy Davidson, leading petty officer of operations and plans at the Naval Medical Forces Development Command, wishes...
NMFDC Corpsmen celebrate the 128th Hospital... 06.13.2026 | Video by Malcolm McClendon Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Bryan Lowe, leading petty officer of education operations at the Naval Medical Forces Development Command, wishes a...
CAPT Roe Retirement Spotlight 06.12.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Heather Ferrugi Retired U.S. Navy Captain Chad Roe, former commanding officer of Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command Great Lakes, held his retirement...
Sailor Spotlight CAPT Afarin 06.12.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Heather Ferrugi U.S. Navy Captain Afshin Afarin, commanding officer of Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command Great Lakes, speaks about his first impression...
NMFDC Corpsmen celebrate the 128th Hospital... 06.11.2026 | Video by Malcolm McClendon The Naval Medical Forces Development Command kicks off the countdown to the 128th U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman birthday with Hospital Corpsman 1st...
2025 Dooling Award winners redefine Navy Medicine... 07.20.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose The recipients of the 2025 Captain Joan Dooling Award for Information Professional Excellence have proven that Information Technology (IT) is a...
Navy chaplain uses AI-assisted music to support... 07.16.2026 | Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. Military service comes with high stress. Warfighters often carry invisible burdens such as chronic stress, operational fatigue, grief and moral...
A Legacy of Care: Navy Captain Retires as Daughter... 07.15.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose July 10 marked a rare and symbolic changing of the guard for the United States Navy Nurse Corps. On the same day that Capt. Lonnie Hosea concluded...
NAMRU EURAFCENT Manuscript Published in Medical and... 07.14.2026 | Story by Tiziana Consoli In late May, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT researchers and partners in Tunisia published a study in the journal Medical and...
Zimble’s Rubber Chicken: An Overlooked Symbol in... 07.08.2026 | Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian Prominently displayed in the executive conference room at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) headquarters in Falls Church,...
NAMRU EURAFCENT Welcomes New Command Senior... 07.06.2026 | Story by Tiziana Consoli NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT welcomed Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Essozimna Andjo as its...
NAMRU SOUTH Information Professional Receives Navy... 07.01.2026 | Courtesy Story LIMA, Peru – Miguel A. Ramirez, head of information management/information technology at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH, has been...
NAMRU SOUTH Tracks the Tiger Mosquito Invasion 06.26.2026 | Story by Sidney Hinds Insect-borne illnesses have been a significant threat to U.S. forces overseas since the earliest deployments in the history of the nation’s...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 06.18.2026 06.18.2026 | Courtesy Publication In this issue we look back at the legacy of the “Balboa” name and its deep significance to Navy Medicine. Our history in Balboa Park began in...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 05.29.2026 05.29.2026 | Courtesy Publication In this issue we look back at Navy Medicine in the Battle of Midway. This legendary battle and turning point in the Pacific War remains a sacred...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 04.15.2026 04.15.2026 | Courtesy Publication In this issue we look back at the history of Navy Medicine in Italy (and before that the Italian Peninsula States)–from the appearance of our...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 03.13.2026 03.13.2026 | Courtesy Publication In this issue we look back at the history of Chief Petty Officer rank in Navy Medicine—from 1 April 1893 to the present. For over 130 years,...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 02.13.2026 02.13.2026 | Courtesy Publication In this issue we look back at the history of Navy Medicine in Japan – from Commodore Perry’s geopolitical shifting expedition of 1850s and the...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 01.16.2026 01.16.2026 | Courtesy Publication In this issue, we look back at the Navy Medical Department 50 years ago in the American Bicentennial year of 1976, as medical and dental centers...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 12.23.2025 12.23.2025 | Courtesy Publication In this edition of Navy Medicine Fast Facts we look back on the year 2025
Navy Medicine Fast Facts - 12.23.2025 12.23.2025 | Courtesy Publication 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...
2025 Dooling Award winners redefine Navy Medicine... 07.20.2026 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A graphic highlights the 2025 recipients of the Captain Joan Dooling Award for Information Professional Excellence. The...
Navy Medicine commemorates the Army's 251st Birthday 06.12.2026 | Graphics by Kevin Ray Salvador U.S. Army Birthday social media graphic created in recognition of Army Heritage Month and the Army's 251st birthday at Defense Health Headquarters...
BUMED hosts 2026 Medical Service Corps Specialty... 03.12.2026 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose 260312-N-IX644-1055 (March 12, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Matthew Case, acting assistant director, healthcare administration of...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts 2023 11.30.2023 | Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class John Grandin Since 2021, the Communications division of BUMED has produced a monthly graphic to explore and explain various aspects of Navy medicine to varied...
Navy Medicine Fast Facts November 2023 page 2 11.09.2023 | Graphics by BUMED PAO SECNAV Announces Name of New Expeditionary Medical Ship Navy Medicine at the Battle of Tarawa
Navy Medicine Fast Facts November 2023 page 1 11.01.2023 | Graphics by BUMED PAO En-Route Care System (ERCS) deploys for the first time
Navy Medicine Fast Facts November 2023 page 1 11.01.2023 | Graphics by BUMED PAO En-Route Care System (ERCS) deploys for the first time
Navy Medicine -- Fast Facts -- June 2023 06.13.2023 | Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class John Grandin Navy Medicine -- Fast Facts -- June 2023
