HM1 Darrel Enos, KIA, 17 Aug 2012, Afghanistan

Yet more sad news this week as another corpsman has passed in the fight. The CBS News affiliate reports: US Navy Corpsman Darrel Enos, killed in Afghanistan Green on Blue A Colorado Springs family is mourning the life of a loved one killed in action in Afghanistan. Serviceman Darrel Enos died just before he was […]

Congratulations!

  Congrats go out to all those selected for advancement in the Navy Reserve. The long awaited results were finally released today. The full lists can be found on the Navy Advancement Center’s Facebook page http://bit.ly/N5vbDu or their slideshare page. Congratulations to all selected for advancement! Tweet

Busy day for Navy news!

Great news released on many fronts today. First,  a hearty congratulations to all of the Navy’s newest Senior Chiefs – especially those within the HM community: HMCS – SENIOR CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN ALLBRIGHT DON 009 ANDAYA FRANCI 062 ANDERSON DAMO 041 ARREDONDO CHR 076 BAIRD STUART 055 BARAKAT JAMES 050 BARCELONA RIC 012 BOJORQUIZ TRO […]

Happy Birthday Warrior Healers!

For 114 years now, the members of our Hospital Corps have voluntarily put themselves before others, dedicating their service performed without regard to consequence, and often at a great cost. I couldn’t ask to belong to a better community – it’s my fervent belief that no other organization prides itself on its history and dignity […]

Eric D. Warren, Hospitalman, USN, KIA 26 May 2012, AFGHANISTAN

It is with a sad heart that I have to communicate that we lost a Doc in Afghanistan.. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Hospitalman Eric D. Warren, of Shawnee, Okla., died May 26 of wounds received in action due to an improvised explosive […]

Corpsmen save crash victims

4/6/2012  By Cpl. Mark W. Stroud  , Marine Corps Bases Japan  CAMP DELARAM II, Afghanistan  — Two corpsmen were recognized for saving the lives of mass-casualty victims during a ceremony here March 28.Petty Officer 1st Class Louis Bismonte and Petty Officer 2nd Class Frederick B. Ehlers were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for their life-saving […]

Medal of Honor recipient dies at 79 – Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette

By Gina Harkins – Staff writer – Navy Times Posted : Monday Mar 19, 2012 17:36:01 EDT Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette, who received a Medal of Honor for throwing his body on top of a patient during a grenade attack during the Korean War, has died. Charette, 79, died Sunday morning at […]

GI Bill students surprised when living stipend stops between semesters

Going to college on government promises gets tougher … By Rick Maze – Staff writer Military Times Posted : Tuesday Feb 28, 2012 14:57:23 EST Breaks between college terms have become tough on some students using the Post-9/11 GI Bill, they say, because they no longer receive living stipends during those periods. The change is […]

Scholarships for children of Navy enlisted medics (oops .. did they get that right?)

Navy Times Scoop Deck Posted by Bill McMichael March 6th, 2012 The Fleet Reserve Association today announced that it has established scholarships for the children of enlisted Navy medics. The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship Fund provides a $2,000 scholarship to an unmarried, dependent child of those who have served or are now serving” in […]

Navy Drug Testing Program Expands, Change Includes More Prescription Drug Testing

From Navy Medicine Support Command Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) — Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) announced Feb. 23 that Navy Drug Screening Laboratories (NDSLs) will begin testing for additional prescription medications in May.   “The change is in response to an initiative from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

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