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NAMRU San Antonio leadership, research scientists participate in annual AIM Health R&D Summit
May 26, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – (May 19, 2026) – Dr. Matthew Solomon (left), science program manager, assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, participated in “How to Partner with Military Research & Development Organizations” panel during the annual AIM Health R&D Summit held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Joining Solomon were (left to right) Dr. Tammy Crowder, director, Office of Research and Technology Application, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research; Bob Charles, chief of Medical Research Collaboration Law, Defense Health Agency; and Dr. Scott Walter, director, Tech Transfer, U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing. Designed to promote cross-sector collaboration in the development of life-saving battlefield technologies, the one-day summit brings together top innovators from academia, industry, and the military to accelerate the research, development, and commercialization of transformative medical technologies. Collaborating and working alongside a wide range of research and development partners keeps Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) abreast of best practices and advances in medical knowledge. NAMRU San Antonio, part of NMR&D 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio participates in 2026 ProPEL Science Symposium
May 19, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – (May 18, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Tiller, commanding officer, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with John Lamberton of the DLH Corporation at the Defense Health Agency’s annual Promote Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories (ProPEL) Science Symposium held at the VelocityTX Innovation Center. The event brought together military medical professionals, researchers, students, and academic partners to explore the latest in defense health innovation. Attendees at ProPEL heard from several San Antonio Centers of Excellence to include research presentations on Battlefield/Point of Injury, Prolonged Field Care/Early Interventions, and Integrated Rehabilitation and Human Performance. Collaborating and working alongside a wide range of research and development partners keeps Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) abreast of best practices and advances in medical knowledge. NAMRU San Antonio, part of NMR&D 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. (Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
Mission Driven, People Powered: Highlighting Petty Officer 1st Class JoAnna Bucheger
May 18, 2026
Naval Medical Forces Development Command and Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) are mission driven and people powered. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class JoAnna Bucheger is the Enlisted Commissioning Programs Assistant Manager at NMLPDC, which creates a pathway for enlisted Sailors and Marines to earn their commissions in the Navy Nurse Corps and across 12 critical specialties in the Medical Service Corps. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)
NAMRU San Antonio conducts usability testing of portable ozone sterilizer
May 1, 2026
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON – (April 3, 2026) – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Stokes, of Fort Cambell, Ky., an instructor with the Animal Health Branch, Division of Veterinary Science, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, participated in a usability test of the Rugged Ozone Sterilization System Model M1 (ROSS M1). During the month of April, NAMRU San Antonio research engineers visited with dental and veterinary science instructors to test the usability of the ROSS M1. The ROSS M1 is a portable device with the capability of sterilizing medical instruments on the battlefield or in austere environments which will help in the treatment and recovery of wounded warfighters. Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) employs highly qualified medical researchers and works alongside a wide range of research and development partners to keep abreast of best practices and advances in medical knowledge on behalf of Navy Medicine to increase warfighter lethality. NAMRU San Antonio, part of NMR&D, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio/Released)
Mission Driven, People Powered: Highlighting Ronald Clark Jr.
April 30, 2026
Naval Medical Forces Development Command and Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) are mission driven and people powered. Ronald Clark is the department head of material management for NMLPDC and leads a team responsible for procurement of supplies, drafting of contracts for educational programs, and inventory management of high-value assets. His work provides essential logistical support for training pipelines across the Medical, Nurse, Dental and Medical Service Corps. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)
Naval Medical Forces Development Command prepares for key accreditation visit
April 22, 2026
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
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)
Mission Driven, People Powered: Petty Officer 3rd Class Arthur Frazier
April 13, 2026
Naval Medical Forces Development Command and the Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC) are mission driven and people powered. Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arthur Frazier is an instructor supervisor with NMTSC’s Directorate for Academic Support, Hospital Corpsman Basic, and ensures all instructor qualifications are met and maintained for highly qualified instructors to send corpsman to the fleet. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)
Navy Medicine participates in OPMED 2026
March 19, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – (March 17, 2026) – Dr. Darrin Frye (right), chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, served as a panelist on a continuing education panel titled, “Overcoming the Unique Medical Challenges across the Indo-Pacific Theater during the 2026 Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Other panelists included Capt. Niels Olson, Medical Corps, chief medical officer, Human Systems Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit; Capt. Delbert Clark, Medical Corps, command surgeon, 3rd Marine Division; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., Medical Service Corps, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan; and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darrin Cox, commanding general, 18th Theater Medical Command. Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps served as the panel’s moderator. OpMed is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The symposium explores how the Military Health System is preparing for large scale combat operations by championing innovations in combat casualty care to strengthen warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the joint force. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of Department of War objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensure U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven research for operations in extreme cold
March 17, 2026
Andres Martinez Murillo, lead biomedical engineer for Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, explains stability testing on the novel SynDaver thermal, bleeding manikin thigh to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kaitlin Salle at the Kodiak Coast Guard Clinic in Kodiak, Alaska during Arctic Edge 2026, Feb. 26. The novel manikin thigh is meant to keep the circulating ‘blood’ heated to normal body temperature so that researchers can see decompensation of bleeding while exposed to extreme cold. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Abigayle Lutz/Released)
Navy Medical Service Corps leaders visit NAMRU San Antonio
March 10, 2026
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)
Navy Medicine Training Support Command honors fallen Corpsman
March 9, 2026
U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Lawrence, center, commanding officer of the Navy Medicine Training Support Command, along with Hospital Corpsman Second Class Elisa Tate and Hospital Corpsman Second Class Christian Garcia, present the wreath during a memorial ceremony held for Hospital Corpsman Third Class John T. Fralish at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 6, 2026. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fralish’s passing during the War on Terror. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Christine Walters)
Naval Medical Forces Development Command establishes online blended learning training pipeline for Navy Medicine providers
February 19, 2026
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NMFDC exceeds Tactical Combat Casualty Care training goals, enhancing joint force medical readiness
February 4, 2026
NMFDC Launches Free, Online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course for DoN Personnel
Civilians are a Navy Medicine critical force enabler
January 29, 2026
260123-N-CH185-1002 (Jan. 23, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. Dr. Michael B. McGinnis, executive director of U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps, speaks during a town hall at Defense Health Headquarters, Jan. 23. With a community of more than 2,000 civilian employees in over 119 different occupations across the globe, the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps play a critical and foundational role in helping the Department of the Navy meet its mission and support our warfighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Kaylon Chladek)
NAMRU San Antonio enters Partnership Intermediary Agreement with VelocityTX
January 21, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – (Jan. 20, 2026) – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of the Department of War’s objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensures U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. NAMRU San Antonio 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. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
Representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College revisit NAMRU San Antonio
January 15, 2026
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2026) – Representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College (NDMC) toured facilities of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. The visit, led by Dr. Manabu Kinoshita, NDMC’s chairman professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, continues a sustained partnership between NAMRU San Antonio and NDMC to enhance each other’s capabilities to counteract emerging threats, benefiting military health as well as global health security. Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) contributes directly to positive working relationships with partner nation militaries, keeping the scope of Department of War capabilities wide, and at the ready, to address emerging threats aboard. NAMRU San Antonio, part of NMR&D, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
DARPA’s FSHARP program manager visits NAMRU San Antonio, tours research laboratories
December 12, 2025
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON (Dec. 8, 2025) Research scientist Phylisia Dimas, assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with Dr. Jeremy Pamplin, program manager, Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), on the Nikon Eclipse Ti2 confocal microscope utilized for the assessment of DARPA’s Fieldable Solutions for Hemorrhage with bio-Artificial Resuscitation Products (FSHARP) program’s novel synthetic blood product at the Battlefield Health & Trauma Research Institute. The FSHARP program works to develop a deployable, shelf-stable, universal whole blood substitute as a hemorrhage countermeasure to sustain injured warfighters in austere, pre-hospital settings. NAMRU San Antonio serves as the Independent Validation & Verification partner for the FSHARP program to perform laboratory testing for safety and efficacy. The confocal microscope can capture images of fixed and live tissue using magnifications from 4X to 60X at four different fluorescent filters. Other features include a controlled environmental chamber to perform live cell imaging, automation and software full of endless imaging and analysis tools. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of the Department of War’s objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensures U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. NAMRU San Antonio 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer/Released)
Naval Medical Forces Development Command leads TCCC integration into entry-level Corpsman training at METC
December 8, 2025
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 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)