Fair winds and following seas to Rear Adm. Freedman... 07.01.2026 | Photo by Kevin Ray Salvador (260626-N-AJ782-1430) FALLS CHURCH, Va. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, acting Surgeon General of the Navy and acting chief, U.S. Navy Bureau...
Dallas Native retires from U.S. Navy with 32 Years... 07.01.2026 | Photo by Burrell Parmer JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND (July 1, 2026) Rear Adm. Matthew Case, deputy U.S. Navy surgeon general and deputy chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of...
NMFL All Hands Call 06.29.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Beard Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), and director, Defense Health Network (DHN) - Atlantic, presents Lt....
NHRC Hospital Corpsman receives Navy and Marine... 06.29.2026 | Photo by Matthew Reyes SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2026) Capt. Kellie McMullen, commanding officer of Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) pins Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jamie...
Command Master Chief for Naval Medical Research... 06.29.2026 | Photo by Matthew Reyes SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2026) Capt. David Bacon, a microbiologist at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), welcomes Master Chief Hospital Corpsman...
NMRTC Camp Pendleton participates in 30th Annual... 06.27.2026 | Photo by Ensign Edward Stumetz Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton and Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha Sailors participated in the 30th Annual...
Fair winds and following seas to Rear Adm. Freedman... 06.26.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose (260626-N-IX644-1131) FALLS CHURCH, Va. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, acting Surgeon General of the Navy and acting chief, U.S. Navy Bureau...
NAMRU SOUTH Information Professional Receives Navy... 06.26.2026 | Courtesy Photo LIMA, Peru (June 26, 2026) Miguel Ramirez, head of information management/information technology at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH....
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...
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...
NAMRU EURAFCENT Builds on Flintlock 26 to... 06.17.2026 | Story by Tiziana Consoli CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Following the conclusion of Exercise Flintlock 2026 on April 30, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT is...
U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Visits Naval Health... 06.16.2026 | Story by John Marciano Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, visited Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) to witness firsthand the cutting-edge research...
NMRC Scientist Selected for 2026 Dr. Delores M.... 06.16.2026 | Story by Tommy Lamkin SILVER SPRING, Md. – Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly, a scientist with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), has been selected as a recipient of the...
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great... 06.12.2026 | Story by Jayna Legg Navy Capt. Afshin Afarin assumes command of NMRTC Great Lakes, located at Lovell Federal Health Care Center, from Capt. Chad Roe. Navy Medical...
Torpedo Destroyers, the Great War, and the Dawn of... 06.10.2026 | Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian Through the years IDCs have become indispensable medical providers. Serving aboard surface ships, submarines, as well as in dive lockers and...
NMTSC Sailor Named 2025 Shore-Based BMET of the Year 06.09.2026 | Story by Seaman Apprentice Christine Walters U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kevinjay Flores, an instructor assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC), was named the...
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...
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
Navy Medicine Fast Facts, January 2023 01.05.2023 | Courtesy Graphics Fast Facts is a monthly showcase of the Navy Medical Department. In this issue we spotlight the 40th anniversary of NAMRU-6, the history of our...
