Marine Cpl. Jorge Salazar, right, assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Wounded Warrior Battalion-West detachment, speaks to Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward du More
Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah F. Thien (left) assigned to the Wounded Warrior Battalion-West detachment at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), admires three San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl championship rings fr More
A Naval Medical Center San Diego pediatrics patient pets a three-banded armadillo named Armando Santiago during a visit from the San Diego Zoo in medical center's general inpatient pediatrics ward. Naval Medica More
Retired Marine Josue Barron (#35), a member of the Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Wolfpack wheelchair basketball team, keeps the ball away from the Fort Sam Warriors. Wolfpack is made up of 13 military More
Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant, left, assistant wing commander of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to Marine Sgt. Jacob B. Rich, assigned to Wounded Warrior Battalion-West at Naval Medical Center San Diego. More
World War II veteran and former Army Corporal Sid Walton receives flowers from Leah T. Powell, 11, who was part of a group of Junior Girl Scouts on hand to greet approximately 80 World War II veterans who retur More
World War II veteran Laurel Carlson shakes hands with Hospitalman Stephanie M. Butler, assigned Naval Medical Center San Diego, at Lindbergh Field. Butler was part of a group on hand to greet approximately 80 W More
Devin J. Tarver gazes at a meerkat named Hakuna during a visit from the San Diego Zoo at Naval Medical Center San Diego. NMCSD hosts the San Diego Zoo throughout the year to help with patient recovery and raise morale.
Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) side boys stand to receive recognition during a change of command ceremony. Each sideboy is a combat decorated Hospital Corpsman assigned to NMCSD. Rear Adm. C. Forrest More
Capt. Colleen Gallaher, Navy liaison officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), gives a presentation on USAID's protocol and capabilities during humanitarian assistance and disaster reli More
Rear Adm. Colin G. Chinn, command surgeon for U.S. Pacific Command, gives opening remarks during Rim of the Pacific’s (RIMPAC) Inaugural Military Medicine Symposium aboard amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (L More
Lt. Cmdr. Alexander Ayzengart makes an incision on a cut suit during a mass casualty drill as People's Republic of China, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) medical personnel observe aboard the Military Sealift Co More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brando Aquino performs a simulated computed tomography (CT) scan for a tour group of international military medical personnel aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS M More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens, left, speaks with Devin Funk, a simulation technician, at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Bioskills Training Center. Stevens toured various de More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens, right, speaks with Senior Chief Electronics Technician William F. Longworth at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Comprehensive Combat and Comple More
Hospitalman Chelsea Greene flanks out the hose during flight deck firefighting training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH19) at Naval Base San Diego. The training is in prepar More
Sailors man the rails aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as it passes the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Mercy is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a multi More
Representatives from the Peopleís Republic of China watch a presentation during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) medical orientation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Mercy is participating in RIMPAC, a multinati More
U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen carry a simulated patient from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter as part of a mass casualty exercise aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) July 19, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean duri More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kimmi Nguyen reaches for a piece of Mexican candy during the Naval Medical Center San Diego celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The festivities included Mexican duritos (wheat sn More
Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Cynthia Faulk looks at a holiday themed donation box designed by the Nutrition Management Department as Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Leroy Meyers rotates the box during the Naval More
Los Angeles Lakers power forward Ryan Kelly, right, shares a laugh with Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jesus Vazquez at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The Lakers visited the medical center to boost morale for pat More
Chief Yeoman Javier Rodriguez Santiago, a member of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Wolfpack wheelchair basketball team, attempts a shot in an intra-squad exhibition match at the Valley View Casino Center du More
Hospitalman Apprentice Thomas Plant carries Hospitalman Rajeev Chooniedass, a wounded role player, during tactical combat casualty care training at Strategic Operations, Inc. The hyper-realistic training allows More
Senior Chief Electronics Technician William Longworth practices balancing himself on a PROPRIOR 5000 at the Naval Medical Center San Diego Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care physical therapy room. T More
Marine Staff Sgt. Randy Aguirre, left, twirls Ensign Michelle Ehlhardt during a salsa dance clinic at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The salsa dance clinic originated at the medical center and is run by Soldie More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sorina M. Sidor, left, administers a seasonal influenza injectable vaccine to Machinist's Mate 1st Class Michael Lee at the Naval Base San Diego Admiral Robinson Recreation Center. F More
Capt. Jose A. Acosta, left, commanding officer of Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), marches alongside Navy Medicine West and NMCSD Command Master Chief Hosea Smith Jr. during the San Diego Veterans Day Pa More
A hospital corpsmen litter bearer team transfers a patient from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft from the Raiders of U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, to a medical triage area during t More
World War II veteran Laurel Carlson shakes hands with Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Daniel Coloncolon, assigned to the patient administration department at Naval Medical Center San Diego, at Lindbergh Fie More
World War II veteran Carl Schlieder is welcomed home by a group of several hundred family, friends, Girl Scouts and active duty service members. Approximately 80 World War II veterans returned to Lindbergh Fiel More
Shadrach Smith pets Duke, an Anatolian Shepherd during a visit from the San Diego Zoo at Naval Medical Center San Diego. NMCSD hosts the San Diego Zoo throughout the year to help with patient recovery and raise morale.
Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) and Navy Medicine West (NMW) Command Master Chief Hosea Smith Jr. receives NMCSD and NMW Commander Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison's flag from a color guard member during a ch More
Lt. Cmdr. Alexander Ayzengart discusses the proper use of an ultrasound machine during a mass casualty drill as People's Republic of China, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) medical personnel observe aboard the M More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens speaks to Sailors at the Naval Medical Center San Diego auditorium during an all hands call. Stevens spoke about current issues facing the Navy such a More
World War II veteran and Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Robert J. Friend, a Tuskegee Airman Red Tail Pilot, shakes hands with a Navy Junior ROTC cadet at Lindbergh Field. Several hundred family, friends, and active du More
Sailors salute aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as the ship passes the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Mercy is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a multin More
Capt. Tim Hinman, commander Combined Task Force surgeon, speaks during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) medical orientation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Mercy is participating in RIMPAC, a multinational mari More
U.S. Navy Lt. Aaron Johnson explains the workings of an operating room aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) to international military medical personnel during Rim of the Pacifi More
U.S. Navy medical personnel treat a patient with a mock injury July 10, 2014, during emergency disaster training as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-A More
A Sailor takes muster during an abandon ship drill aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships More
Hospitalman Apprentice Chris Taylor, left, inserts an intravenous catheter into a wounded role player while Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Matthew Keydeniers provides instruction during tactical combat casualty ca More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Andrea Rogel, right, assigned to the preventive medicine department at Naval Medical Center San Diego, administers a flu vaccine to Rear Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, commander of Naval More
Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) march during the San Diego Veterans Day Parade with the theme, A tribute to veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. More than 160 NMCSD Sailors marched More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jacob A. Early, right, ventilates a SimMan 3G medical mannequin during the National Disaster Medical System Exercise 2014 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Marine Corps and Navy p More
World War II veteran and former Army Green Beret Manuel Pacheco shakes hands with a well-wisher among a group of several hundred family, friends, Girl Scouts and active duty service members who were on hand to More
A group of well-wishers awaits the arrival of approximately 80 World War II veterans at Lindbergh Field following an Honor Flight San Diego trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II Memorial and other More
Singapore Navy Lt. Bimal Vora watches a presentation during Rim of the Pacific’s (RIMPAC) Inaugural Military Medicine Symposium aboard amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Twenty-two nations, 49 ships a More
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the People’s Republic of China, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) transit the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pac More
Medical personnel from the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) and the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) board an MH-60S Seah More
Lt. j.g. Lauren Liebing, center, instructs Hospitalman Jacob Amadin (right) on how to insert an intravenous catheter into Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Franklin Ihama's arm during training aboard the Military Sea More
Navy Medicine West Command Master Chief Hosea Smith Jr., right, hands Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens a trident from Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). Stevens toured various de More
Cmdr. C. Heath Way shares focused assessment sonography trauma exam techniques with a People's Republic of China, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) medical officer during a mass casualty drill aboard Mercy. Medic More
Sailors man the rails as Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy gets underway for the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more More
Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) march during the San Diego Veterans Day Parade with the theme, A tribute to Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. More than 160 NMCSD Sailors marched More
World War II veteran and former Navy Seabee James Dyer waves to the crowd on hand to greet approximately 80 World War II veterans who returned to Lindbergh Field after an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., to vi More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cortez Brown demonstrates how to operate a ventilator to People's Republic of China, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) medical personnel during a mass casualty drill aboard the Militar More
Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, Navy surgeon general and chief, bureau of medicine and surgery, speaks to Japanese media during Rim of the Pacific’s (RIMPAC) Inaugural Military Medicine Symposium aboard amphibious More
Medical personnel from the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) and the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) participating in a p More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Victoriano Rosales tests calibrations on a patient monitor aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPA More
The People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) transits the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. This year marks the first year hos More
Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) march and sing during the San Diego Veterans Day Parade with the theme, A tribute to veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. More than 160 NMCSD Sailors More
People's Republic of China, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) medical personnel listen to a presentation during Rim of the Pacific’s (RIMPAC) Inaugural Military Medicine Symposium aboard amphibious assault ship U More
Medical personnel from the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) and the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) exit a MH-60S Seahaw More
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) transit the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pac More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Jacob Amadin, center, inserts an intravenous catheter into Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Franklin Ihama's wrist during training aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) July 19, 2014, i More
U.S. Sailors with the chief petty officer mess and first class petty officer mess aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) tour the Battleship Missouri Memorial July 11, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-H More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joseph Lanyon, right, bandages a simulated patient as Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Laura Schenderlein, left, provides assistance during a medical response team training exer More
Hospitalman Dylan Simmons removes surgical instruments from the decontamination washer aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPA More