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Navy Medicine Force Master Chief champions training during first San Antonio visit
June 5, 2026 — U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Force Master Chief Jerry Cantorna, director, U.S. Navy Hospital Corps, alongside deputy director, U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Dante Cooley, visited Naval Medical Forces Development Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Command, and other Navy Medicine sites at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from June 1-3, 2026... MORE

U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Force Master Chief Jerry Cantorna, director, U.S. Navy Hospital Corps, speaks to Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command during an all hands call at the Medical Education and Training Campus, June 2, 2026. Cantorna’s visit to NMTSC emphasized Navy Medicine’s focus on the health, warfare, and training of Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shayla D. Hamilton)

Naval Medical Forces Development Command prepares for key accreditation visit
April 22, 2026 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command, along with its main and branch campuses, will undergo institutional re-accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education from early June through early August 2026... MORE

Naval Medical Forces Development Command headquarters building, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, is shown, on Dec. 4, 2023. NMFDC is the headquarters element designated within the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as a direct subordinate to the Surgeon General of the Navy, charged with leading and managing all medical training, education, professional development, and instruction to produce highly trained and ready medical personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Kolmel)

Naval Medical Forces Development Command names FY25 Senior Sailor of the Year
April 14, 2026 — Naval Medical Forces Development Command announced the fiscal year 2025 Region Sailor of the Year during an all-hands ceremony at the headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on March 26, 2026... MORE

Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, left, commander, Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC), and Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Charles Padilla, NMFDC's acting command master chief, present Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Alisha Rogers, center, with a gift in recognition of her selection as the fiscal year 2025 region Senior Sailor of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shayla D. Hamilton)

Naval Medical Forces Development Command establishes online blended learning training pipeline for Navy Medicine providers
February 19, 2026 — Naval Medical Forces Development Command launched a new Tactical Combat Casualty Care Tier 4 Combat Paramedics/Providers bridge training course for Navy Medicine providers, now available through Joint Knowledge Online as of Jan. 12, 2026... MORE

NMFDC exceeds Tactical Combat Casualty Care training goals, enhancing joint force medical readiness
February 4, 2026 — Navy Medicine is bolstering the operational readiness of the joint force by accelerating the implementation of Tactical Combat Casualty Care across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, ensuring warfighters have the critical life-saving skills needed on any battlefield... MORE

NMFDC Launches Free, Online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course for DoN Personnel

NMFDC launches free online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification course for Navy personnel
January 27, 2026 — Naval Medical Forces Development Command has launched a new, fully online and asynchronous Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification course, now open for enrollment to all Department of the Navy personnel... MORE

Naval Medical Forces Development Command leads TCCC integration into entry-level Corpsman training at METC
December 8, 2025 — Two classes of the Hospital Corpsman Basic program at the Medical Education and Training Campus completed an updated pilot curriculum integrating Tactical Combat Casualty Care principles into entry-level training, marking a shift in how Navy Medicine prepares corpsmen for the modern battlespace... MORE

Hospitalman Jacob Barnes, a Hospital Corpsman Basic student at the Navy Medicine Training Support Command, wraps up his final training evolution (FINEX) at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 09, 2025. At the FINEX, HCB students put their combat lifesaver skills to the test, mastering crucial battlefield medical techniques like tourniquet application, airway management and medication administration. Successfully completing this final assessment is the last step toward graduation and on to the fleet where they will play a vital role in the well-being of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps service members and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon).

NMFDC welcomes new director of its Education and Training Directorate
December 4, 2025 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Capt. Laurie Chavez to the team as director of the Education and Training Directorate Sept. 12, 2025... MORE

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomes Capt. Laurie Chavez to the team as director of the Education and Training Directorate Sept. 12, 2025. Chavez will oversee the educational readiness of all Navy medicine training programs and will be responsible for the essential functions of curriculum development and oversight, managing program enrollment, and ensuring institutional accreditation across Navy Medicine's many specialized courses. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)

Naval Medical Forces Development Command plugs into future of trauma care simulation at JBSA Expo
November 19, 2025 — A team from the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s Navy Medical Modeling and Simulation Training program attended the Joint Trauma System Combat Casualty Care Simulation Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nov. 13-14, 2025. ... MORE

NMMAST Attends Combat Casualty Care Simulation Expo at JBSA-Lackland

NMFDC: Mission Driven-People Powered – Landry Overton, FMCP trainee
September 19, 2025 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is mission driven and most importantly people powered! Today, we highlight Landry Overton, a Financial Management Career Program (FMCP) trainee with the command’s Resources and Management directorate... MORE

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is always mission driven and most importantly people powered! Landry Overton, a Financial Management Career Program trainee is currently working with the Health Professionals Scholarship Program team, managing the financial portion of the program for students pursuing health professions in the U.S. Navy. Photo taken and graphic created at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Sept. 18, 2025 (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon).

NMFDC welcomes new Health Professions Scholarship Program comptroller
September 11, 2025 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Juanita Pollard to the team as the Health Professions Scholarship Program comptroller with the command’s Resource Management directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Sept. 8, 2025. ... MORE

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomes Juanita Pollard to the team as the Health Professions Scholarship Program comptroller with the command’s Resource Management directorate on Sept. 8, 2025. She will be focused on budgeting and executing $1.7 million for the HPSP, the Reserve Personnel and the Operations and Maintenance budgets. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon).

NMFDC welcomes new instructional systems specialist
August 19, 2025 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Nicanor Galvan to the team as an Instructional Systems Specialist at the command’s Training and Education directorate on Aug. 11, 2025. ... MORE

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomes Nicanor Galvan an Instructional Systems Specialist at the command’s Training and Education directorate located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 11, 2025. He will be focused on designing and developing online training solutions that are both effective and accessible and allow Navy medical personnel to learn and maintain critical skills from anywhere in the world and ensuring they are medically ready and mission capable. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon).

How the Navy saved one sailor, and inspired another
June 18, 2025 — For many, the uniform represents a choice, a career path, or a sense of duty. But for one sailor, who navigated a childhood marked by struggle and abuse, the U.S. Navy offered a lifeline... MORE

NMFDC celebrates the 127th anniversary of U.S. Navy Hospital Corps
June 18, 2025 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command, or NMFDC, celebrated the 127th U.S. Navy Hospital Corps birthday June 17, 2025... MORE

NMFDC celebrates the 127th anniversary of the Hospital Corps

NMFDC strengthens medical expeditionary capabilities with new NEC
June 5, 2025 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is enhancing the Navy’s expeditionary forces’ ability to provide critical en-route medical care by establishing a new Navy Enlisted Classification – Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic... MORE

250303-N-KC192-1140 SPRING LAKE, N.C. (Mar. 3, 2025) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez, the regional training officer assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), checks the airway breathing of a simulated patient during a training scenario during a paramedic training scenario at Fayetteville Technical Community College, Mar. 3, 2025. The primary purpose of the 20-week joint military paramedic course at Fayetteville Technical Community College in Spring Lake, North Carolina is to expand the skills of service members, and increase survivability of those in harm’s way. Navy Medicine is enhancing Expeditionary Medical Unit (EXMED) capabilities by equipping Hospital Corpsmen with advanced trauma and pre-hospital care skills through an accelerated paramedic training program. This intensive five-month course ensures corpsmen are prepared to deliver life-sustaining care in austere environments, strengthening the Navy’s ability to support warfighters in operational settings worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)

NMFDC discusses innovation, technology at annual conference
October 31, 2024 — Command teams from across the Naval Medical Forces Development Command region came together to improve processes and propose innovative ideas to better develop and deliver naval medical forces to the U.S. Navy at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from Oct. 22-23, 2024. ... MORE

Capt. Lisa Gittleman, Naval Medical Forces Development Command-Reserves, addresses attendees at this year's Naval Medical Forces Development Command annual commander's conference at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 22-23, 2024. The conference brought NMFDC Region leaders together to discuss how the can leverage innovation and technology to better develop and deliver trained medical forces to the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon)

Navy Medicine celebrates five-year combat-ready milestones
October 3, 2024 — Since the dawn of our nation, the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, or BUMED, has been responsible for the care and operational readiness of our warfighters. This has been the focal point that has guided us for more than 249 years. As the Navy Medicine Enterprise continues to navigate toward its 2027 North Star to modernize its culture, organization, and platforms, October marks several significant anniversaries of historic shifts in its operational mission... MORE

A photo collage highlights Navy Medicine readiness and training commands and expeditionary medical systems to celebrate several significant anniversaries of historic shifts during the month of October in U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery’s operational mission.