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Third annual Navy Medicine campaign order released to enhance naval force readiness
October 3, 2024
A graphic created to promote awareness of Navy Medicine’s Fiscal Year 2025 Campaign Order, which continues to prepare and posture Navy Medicine for sustained health service support in high intensity combat operations in a future peer warfighting scenario.
Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomes new NMMAST program administrator
September 25, 2024
The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Juan Rodriguez to the team as an administrator for its Navy Medical Modeling and Simulation Training Program, September 24, 2024. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon).
Former NASA CHAPEA mission member promoted to lieutenant commander
September 19, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 13, 2024) – Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander during a promotion ceremony held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. Selariu, a Medical Service Corps officer who has been in America’s Navy for five years, recently served as the science officer on a 4-person team that took part in the NASA Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog’s (CHAPEA) first mission from June 25, 2023, to July 6, 2024. The CHAPEA missions, simulated expeditions to the surface of Mars, aim to collect critical data which will inform future human expeditions to space. The oath of office was administered by NAMRU San Antonio Executive Officer Cmdr. Nicholas Hamlin. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell D. Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio increases research prescence at 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium
August 29, 2024
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – (Aug. 28, 2024) – Dr. Annette Rodriguez, of San Antonio, a research scientist, assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, presented research on Thera-101 Secretome Influence on Angiogenesis and Bone Regeneration during Poster Session Three on day three of the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. The MHSRS brings together military, government, academia, and industry experts for four days of critical conversations and intensive idea sharing. Presenters will share their latest research findings and challenges on topics including combat casualty care, military operational medicine, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, medical simulation and information sciences, military infectious diseases, and the radiation health effects. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomes new E-learning development specialist
August 27, 2024
The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Timothy Bergkvist to the team as an E-learning development specialist, August 26, 2024. (U.S. Navy Graphic by Malcolm McClendon).
Get to know Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s new deputy commander
August 23, 2024
Capt. Sharon House assumed her new role as the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s Deputy Commander August 19, 2024. (U.S. Navy Graphic by Malcolm McClendon).
Navy Medicine Enterprise established to support readiness and warfighting
August 20, 2024
A graphic illustration depicts the Navy Medicine Enterprise (NME), which allows for rapid delivery, assessment and improvement in all facets of care across the force, ensuring Navy Medicine meets the needs of the fleet. Navy Medicine is present in every facet of warfighting in a complex integrated model across seven resource sponsors, three systems commands, and every type command. (U.S. Navy graphic illustration by U.S. Navy)
NREIP Interns conclude research at NAMRU San Antonio
August 12, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 8, 2024) – Five student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) presented their research to mentors, scientists and staff assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at Willis Hall. Cecilia Shuler, Saeha Lee, Meili Jensen, Matthew Byrne, Victoria Capobianco took part in the 10-week program which places college and university students in Department of Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research during the summer. NREIP places college and university students in the Department of the Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio NREIP interns hear from NASA CHAPEA crew member
July 25, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 23, 2024) – Lt. Anca Selariu (center), a microbiologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with students participating in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. Selariu was part of a four-person crew that took part in the NASA Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog’s (CHAPEA) first mission. The CHAPEA missions, simulated expeditions to the surface of Mars, aim to collect critical data which will inform future human expeditions to space. Selariu, a native of Romania, brought expertise in vaccines, prion transmission, gene therapy and infectious disease research to the CHAPEA mission. NREIP places college and university students in the Department of the Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
University of Texas student gains valuable experience through Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
July 12, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 11, 2024) – University of Texas at Austin senior Saeha Lee, an intern assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, examines fibroblasts in a tissue culture dish at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. Lee, of Dallas, is one of six students participating in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP). NREIP places college and university students in the Department of the Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio research scientists attend ONR’s Naval Force Health Protection Program Review
July 12, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – (July 10, 2024) – Left to right: Doctors William D’Angelo, the lead biomedical engineer assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department; Timothy Bentley, program officer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Technology; and Darrin Frye, NAMRU San Antonio’s chief science director attended ONR’s Naval Force Health Protection Program Review held at the University of Texas’s Engineering Education and Research Center in Austin on July 9 -10. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell D. Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio hosts All Hands, recognizes personnel
July 1, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 27, 2024) – Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel (Nurse Corps), Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, spoke on the command’s support of the Navy Surgeon General’s Four Lines of Effort during an All Hands meeting held at the Military and Family Readiness Center. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio leadership, research scientists attend Inaugural AIM Health R&D Summit
June 26, 2024
SAN ANTONIO – (June 25, 2024) – San Antonio Mayor, the Hon. Ron Nirenberg, delivered closing remarks at the inaugural AIM Health R&D Summit held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Designed to promote cross-sector collaboration in the development of life-saving battlefield technologies, the summit combines three of San Antonio's leading life sciences events: Military Medical Industry Day (MMID), BexarBio pitch competition, and the San Antonio Military Health and Universities Research Forum (SURF). “These past few days were impactful because they brought together top tier minds from San Antonio’s multi-faceted industries through a compilation of events…,” said Nirenberg. “These events serve to support start-ups, connect medical technologies to our military, and attract presenters from around the nation to showcase the great work that is underway in the Alamo City.” NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
Hospital Corpsmen, the cutting edge of Navy Medicine, celebrate 126 Years
June 18, 2024
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Raphael Claxton, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Senior Sailor of the Quarter, participates in a flag-folding ceremony during the 126th Hospital Corps birthday celebration at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, June 17.
NAMRU San Antonio hosts 9th edition of Mission Possible
June 17, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 13, 2024) – Dustin Poole, a financial management analyst, assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Resource Management and Acquisitions Directorate, briefed members of the command on the procedures of submitting temporary additional duty (TAD) travel via the Defense Travel System (DTS) during the ninth edition of Mission Possible, an information-sharing event, held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. The purpose of Mission Possible is to better inform members of the command on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the science directorates to include the resource acquisitions and administrative directorates. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released
NAMRU San Antonio participates in inaugural Promote Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories Science Symposium
June 3, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (May 30, 2024) – Dr. Luis Martinez (center), of San Angelo, Texas, a research microbiologist, joined by Tarea Burton, a research associate, assigned to the Biomaterials Department, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with an attendee of the inaugural Promote Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories (ProPEL) Science Symposium held at the Center of the Intrepid. The event was designed for researchers within Joint Base San Antonio to better understand the type of work they are conducting to further collaborative opportunities. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
JBSA Sailors take part in Battle of Flowers Parade
April 29, 2024
SAN ANTONIO - (April 26, 2024) – Cmdr. Stacey O’Neal, commanding officer, Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio participated in the Battle of Flowers Parade held during Fiesta San Antonio. The Battle of Flowers Parade is the oldest event and largest parade of Fiesta San Antonio attracting crowds of more than 350,000. Leading more than 100 Sailors in the parade was Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC). Joint Base San Antonio is proud to be part of the diverse and vibrant community of San Antonio also known as Military City USA. (U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
Navy Medicine tests treatment protocols in the Artic
April 25, 2024
BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle – (March 21, 2024) – Left to right: Marcus Caldera, Justin Bequette, Andres Martinez Murillo, and Dr. William D’Angelo assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department, participated in Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024. ICE CAMP is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy Photo)
U.S. Naval Community College begins accepting applications for health science
April 15, 2024
The U.S. Naval Community College officially began accepting applications for its Associate of Science in Health Science program. USNCC worked with Western Governors University to provide this naval-relevant degree program focused on health and medical capabilities. Below the headline are images of various hospital corpsmen at work.
USUHS Vice President of Research visits NAMRU San Antonio
April 2, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 27, 2024) – Stephen Guetersloh, a research scientist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Directed Energy Health Effects Directorate, speaks with Dr. Mark Kortepeter, vice president for Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and Tiffany Helling, USUHS Office of Research senior manager, Strategic Partnerships and New Initiatives, on electromagnetic equivalent phantoms inside a RF anechoic chamber at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory (TSRL). Kortepeter and Helling toured the facility and received a series of briefings ranging from Expeditionary and Trauma Medicine to Cellular and Immune Based Adjuncts. In addition to his duties at USUHS, Kortepeter serves as the co-chair for the Indo-Pacific Research Alliance for Military Medicine (IPRAMM). NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)