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Commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command visits NAMRU San Antonio
July 27, 2023 — Capt. William Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, joined by Command Master Chief Veronica Brittenum, visited and toured facilities of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute and Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 25... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 25, 2023) – Cmdr. Drew Havard, deputy director, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine (CHRM), Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by Chief Science Director Dr. Sylvain Cardin, speaks with Capt. William Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) and Command Master Chief Veronica Brittenum regarding research on the Application of Phage Display for the Development of a Novel Antivenom against Western Cottonmouth Snakes during a tour of NAMRU San Antonio facilities at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. Scientists assigned to CHRM integrate research in the areas of biomaterials, biostatistical analysis, environmental surveillance, epidemiology, infection control, and maxillofacial injury. 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)

Navy Medicine at D-Day: Stories of valor and sacrifice
June 6, 2023 — From D-Day of June 6, 1944, to the end of the battle on August 30, 1944, Navy Medicine played an unsung but vital role in what Gen. Dwight Eisenhower termed the “Great Crusade.”... MORE

Navy medical personnel help evacuate wounded soldiers at Normandy, June 1944.

Naval Medical Forces Support Command welcomes new commander
May 31, 2023 — Navy Capt. Walter D. Brafford relieved Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner as commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, in a ceremony at the historic Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on May 25, 2023... MORE

CAPT Walter D. Brafford (2nd from right), incoming commander, salutes during the National Anthem with Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner (2nd from left), Rear Adm. Anne Swap (left) and Army Lt. Gen. John P. Evans Jr.

NAMRU San Antonio hosts fifth 'Mission Possible'
May 9, 2023 — Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio attended the fifth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held May 3 at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (May 3, 2023) – Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald DeLong of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio speaks to personnel during the fifth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma (BHT) Research Institute. The purpose of “Mission Possible” is to better inform members of the command on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the three 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 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 attends 4th Military Medical Industry Day
May 9, 2023 — VelocityTX, a subsidiary of Texas Research & Technology Foundation, or TRTF, the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County hosted the 4th Military Medical Industry Day at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center May 2, 2023. This year’s MMID featured numerous military and civilian research and development organizations, including the Defense Health Agency, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, the U.S. Air Force's 59th Medical Wing, and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research... MORE

SAN ANTONIO - (May 2, 2023) – Scientists and researchers assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the 4th Military Medical Industry Day (MMID) hosted by VelocityTX, a subsidiary of Texas Research & Technology Foundation, the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The following tri-service sessions were conducted: Blood and Shock Resuscitation/Hemorrhage and Edema Control + Organ Function Support; Combat Wound Care I (infection/sepsis: diagnosis, treatment, prevention); Combat Wound Care II (burns: assessment and treatment); Battlefield Pain Management + Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma Related; Engineering, Automation, and Technology (includes Bioengineering, 3D printing); Dental/Maxillofacial Injury/Surgery Research and Development; and Military Medical Simulation/Education/Training. The MMID provides a platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to learn about military medical requirements, available funding sources to support research and development, and ways to work with the military. 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 (NMRC) in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command Sailor Recognized as Sailor of the Year
April 21, 2023 — Petty Officer 1st Class Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, was selected as the 2023 Naval Medical Forces Support Command Sailor of the Year at a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner, NMFSC commander, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 6, 2023... MORE

230406-N-DQ752-0015 SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Apr. 6, 2023) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, shakes the hand of Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner, commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) after being selected as the NMFSC 2023 Sailor of the Year on April 6. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cheyenne Geletka)

Joint Base San Antonio, Navy recognize volunteers
April 21, 2023 — Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, provided congratulatory remarks prior to the Joint Base San Antonio Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony held at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston April 19, 2023... MORE

230419-N-CU830-0062 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, delivers congratulatory remarks at the Joint Base San Antonio Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony on April 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Randy Mitchell)

NAMRU San Antonio unveils new command logo
March 27, 2023 — Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio has published its newest command logo... MORE

Official Command Seal of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio

Navy Medicine Senior Enlisted Leadership Symposium focuses on expeditionary future
March 24, 2023 — Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Force Master Chief Michael Roberts, director of Navy Medicine’s Hospital Corps, hosted the Navy Medicine Senior Enlisted Leadership Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, March 14-16... MORE

Force Master Chief Michael Roberts, director of the Hospital Corps, speaks during the 2023 Navy Medicine Senior Enlisted Leadership Symposium in San Antonio, Texas March 14, 2023. Representatives from 78 Navy Medicine commands gathered for a 3-day event to discuss Navy Medicine’s transition to expeditionary medicine.

NAMRU San Antonio hosts fourth edition of 'Mission Possible'
February 14, 2023 — Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio attended the fourth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – Dr. Clifford Morgan, a research cell biologist and Dr. Leslie Neidert, a research physiologist, assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks about expeditionary and trauma medicine during the fourth 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 three 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 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 Center in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Retired Coast Guardsman earns civilian honors at NAMRU San Antonio
December 29, 2022 — Alfredo Gonzalez, a financial management analyst assigned to the Resource Management and Acquisitions Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, was recognized by Capt. Gerald DeLong,... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 8, 2022) – Alfredo Gonzalez, of El Paso, Texas, a financial management analyst, assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was recognized by Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald DeLong as the Fiscal Year 2022 “Support Staff” Civilian of the Half Year (Second Half) during an All Hands meeting held at the Military and Family Readiness Center. Gonzalez, a retired U.S. Coast Guardsman and graduate of Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J., has served as a Navy civilian for five years. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Center 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)

DHA Research and Engineering visits NAMRU San Antonio
November 21, 2022 — Dr. Sean Biggerstaff, acting deputy assistant director, Research & Engineering, Defense Health Agency, and his team visited with the leadership and staff of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Nov. 8 to discuss medical research and development transition to DHA... MORE

People talking at Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio

Born in harm’s way: The advent of Navy Medicine in the Revolutionary War
October 13, 2022 — Today’s U.S. Navy recognizes Oct. 13 as its official birthdate. It was on this day in 1775 that the Continental Congress authorized the construction of the first Navy ships as well as a special committee to oversee the administration of this service. The provision for medical care followed soon after. The Rules and Regulations of the Navy of the United Colonies of North-America, issued by Congress on November 28, 1775, mandated the role of shipboard medical providers as well as a place on each Navy vessel to care for the sick and injured (Article 16). ... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio talks 'Mission Possible'
October 10, 2022 — Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, or NAMRU SA, attended the second “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 30, 2022) – Peter Sprenger assigned to the Directed Energy Bioeffects Department of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks about directed energy (DE) during the second “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 three 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 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 Center in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/released)

Navy Surgeon General visits with NAMRU San Antonio during 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium
September 15, 2022 — Rear. Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, Surgeon General of the Navy, visited with leadership and research scientists of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio during Poster Session I on day two of the 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium, or MHSRS, held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, Sept. 13... MORE

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – (Sept. 13, 2022) – Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman David Snow, of Mountain Top, Pa., senior enlisted leader assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with the Surgeon General of the Navy, Rear. Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham during a poster session held on day two of the 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. The 2022 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 and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Center 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)

IPAP graduates newest class of physician assistants
January 18, 2022 — The Interservice Physician Assistant Program, or IPAP, recently graduated Class 20-3, the last of 2021, and one that met many challenges due to COVID-19 during the 29-month long biphasic master’s program in physician assistant studies at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

The Interservice Physician Assistant Program, or IPAP, recently graduated Class 20-3.

New director takes helm of Navy Medicine Civilian Corps
January 7, 2022 — The Navy Medical Department began 2022 by welcoming a new Director of the Medical Civilian Corps... MORE

In December 2021, Mr. Mark Boman took on collateral duty as Director of Civilian Corps

Retired Navy Chief earns civilian honors at Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio
November 16, 2021 — Darrel Mercer, of San Antonio, a management analyst assigned to the Administrative Operations Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio was recognized by NAMRU San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald DeLong as the Fiscal Year 2021 Support Staff Civilian of the Half-Year during an All Hands meeting held at the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium inside Brooke Army Medical Center Nov. 3... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Nov. 3, 2021) Darrel Mercer, of San Antonio, a management analyst assigned to the Administrative Operations Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San

Navy Medicine steeped in symbolism
August 21, 2021 — From uniforms and branding to wall decorations and command seals, Navy Medicine is steeped in symbolism... MORE

Navy Medical Department Flag, originally adopted by BUMED in 1948.

NMFSC honors Navy Medicine Civilian Corps birthday
May 5, 2020 — Dr. Rick Dickinson, the Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, chief of staff honored the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps third birthday in a teleconference message April 30... MORE

Dr. Rick Dickinson, the Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, chief of staff honored the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps third birthday in a teleconference message April 30.