JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Bryan Pyle, Medical Service Corps (MSC) Policy and Practice officer, gave a State of the MSC brief to MSC officers assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory (TSRL). With an emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort, the briefing focused on career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. Prior to the briefing, they met with NAMRU San Antonio leadership, toured the command’s research laboratories and conducted independent record reviews with each MSC officer. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photos by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) gave a State of the MSC brief to MSC officers assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory (TSRL). With an emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort, the briefing focused on career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. Prior to the briefing, they met with NAMRU San Antonio leadership, toured the command’s research laboratories and conducted independent record reviews with each MSC officer. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photos by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – Research Scientists Drs. Dickson Kirui (left) and Abu Mitul, research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Directed Energy Health Effects directorate, briefs Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC), during a visit to the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. During the visit, Hodapp, joined by Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, toured research laboratories at TSRL and conducted independent record reviews with MSC officers. Additionally, they gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, toured Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio research facilities at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute and Tri-Service Research Laboratory. During their visit, they met with leadership and MSC officers assigned to NAMRU San Antonio and gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photos by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Loreli Owens, director for Administration, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, briefs Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, during a visit to NAMRU San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute (BHT). During the visit, Hodapp and Pyle toured research laboratories at BHT and the Tri-Service Research Laboratory and conducted independent record reviews with MSC officers. Additionally, they gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, briefs one of the core capabilities within the unit to Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, during a visit to NAMRU San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute (BHT). During the visit, Hodapp and Pyle toured research laboratories at BHT and the Tri-Service Research Laboratory and conducted independent record reviews with MSC officers. Additionally, they gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Tiller, Medical Corps, speaks with Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, during a visit to NAMRU San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute (BHT). During the visit, Hodapp and Pyle toured research laboratories at BHT and the Tri-Service Research Laboratory and conducted independent record reviews with MSC officers. Additionally, they gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Tiller, Medical Corps, speaks with Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, during a visit to NAMRU San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute (BHT). (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)