ARCTIC EDGE 2024: 1st Marine Division nurses and corpsmen conducted cold weather medical operations. The participants in the training executed the MARCH trauma assessment, addressing Massive Hemorrhage, Airway Management, Respiration, Circulation, and Hypothermia/Head.

Navy Medicine's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Headquarters (BUMED HQ) observed the 2024 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va., by participating in Teal Tuesday and National Denim Day.

Personnel Specialist 1st Class Alexander Boston was recognized as the 2024 Military Times Sailor of the Year on April 24. Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, Navy Deputy Surgeon General presented the award. Boston is on duty at sea, so his spouse Sara Boston accepted the award for him.

Navy Medicine's FY23 Sailor of the Year is... Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Peter Munoz from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, California! Bravo Zulu! dvidshub.net/news/469414/na…

Navy Medicine Sailing in San Antonio. Sailors representing several naval commands, led by Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, participated in the annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade at The San Antonio River Walk during Fiesta San Antonio.

Need to study insect genetics to fight disease? Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) can help. dvidshub.net/news/469066/de…

Lab FAB 🔬 -- Processing medical samples is critical to keeping Sailors and Marines deployment-ready. Many Thanks to Superstars like HM3 Johana Donoso at NMRTC San Diego who keep our Naval Force Strong. 💪
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Future Corpsman at work? at the Sea, Air, Space's STEM Expo. “This event was geared toward 5th through 12th graders who are interested [in] and inspired by STEM. Navy Medicine was one of the 40 organizations that participated” said Dr. Jennifer C. Geracht of WRNMMC. LoE #4!

NAMRU-SOUTH, the Navy's only ongoing presence in South America, works with the Peruvian government to make track diseases such as dengue, malaria, influenza and COVID-19 before an epidemic breaks out. More at dvidshub.net/news/printable…

Operation Join Us // “Our Navy needs highly skilled physicians, dentists, nurses, corpsmen, and other medical professionals to care for Sailors, Marines, and their families.” -- RADM Rick Freedman, Deputy Surgeon General, Navy Medicine. Learn more: navy.com/careers-benefi…

NIGHT OPS (training) - As darkness prevails, a dynamic duo from Navy Medicine loads a simulated patient as part of an ORE conducted by NMOTC at Camp Pendleton, CA. These remarkable individuals form an ECRS, a 2-person team that delivers medical care on the move.

To the incredible kids who stand by our service members, adapt to change with courage, and show resilience beyond their years, we salute you! Let’s celebrate these amazing military children and the families who support them every day. #PurpleUp | #MilitaryChild

'EXMEDs Profiled' -- National Defense Magazine recently featured some of the new expeditionary medical platforms (aka -- EXMEDS) currently deployed and those in development as the Navy prepares for surgery in the Indo-Pacific region. Learn more/click link:
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The 'Best' -- the Expert Panel on Expeditionary Medicine at SAS-24 // 'Not the Best' -- this Big Screen Shot of folks lined up to ask questions. Still, the discussion was engaging as Navy Line & Industry Professionals focused on new Medical Capabilities to support warfighters.

Maritime Medicine = EXMEDS. This year's Sea-Air-Space featured an ALL-STAR panel of experts from OPNAV / NAVSEA / MSC / PMS385 / BUMED who highlighted New Medical Capabilities being delivered TODAY & TOMORROW to support the Future Expeditionary Battlespace.

🎧 Dive into the world of military medicine with Chief Master Sergeant Tanya Y Johnson on @wardocspodcast Listen now to be inspired! #MilitaryMedicine #Leadership #Podcast Defense Health Agency Military Health System Air Force Medicine Navy Medicine Army Medicine
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#ICYMI : Learn how HM3 Anaya Taylor helps service members navigate mental health care.
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Stressing Solar Eclipse Safety. NMRTC Bremerton optometrist and ophthalmologist urge everyone viewing the celestial event to safely prepare and protect their vision from injury by using only approved solar eclipse viewers.

Do you know about the Whidbey Angels? They're a group of highly trained Sailors from the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team prepared to battle the treacherous elements of the Washington mountainside. See them in action here:

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Update on the state of Navy Reserve Medicine by RADM Pam Miller, Vice Chief, BUMED Reserve Policy & Integration and HMCM Ryan Walter, Senior Enlisted Advisor. dvidshub.net/video/917940/s…