Naval Medical Forces Development Command

08/07/2026

🎉 That’s a wrap!

Yesterday, the Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC)—alongside our incredible echelon commands: Navy Medicine Training Support Command, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command and Navy Medicine Operational Training Command - NMOTC—officially concluded our institutional re-accreditation visit by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).

Months of rigorous, command-wide preparation went into this crucial visit to ensure our Navy Medicine training programs and standards remain second to none. (If you missed how our teams geared up for this milestone, you can read about our preparation efforts below.) 📲⬇️

We don’t want to give it all away just yet, but here’s a quick teaser: we did exceptionally well! 👏

We will be sharing the full story and official results once we receive the formal notification letter from the COE this fall. Until then, a massive Bravo Zulu to everyone who made this evaluation a resounding success.

Stay tuned! ⚓️🩺

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Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC), along with its main and branch campuses, will undergo institutional re-accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) from early June through early August 2026.

08/06/2026

Bravo Zulu to our newest Chief Petty Officer Selects! 🎉⚓️

Please join us in congratulating the outstanding Sailors across the Naval Medical Forces Development Command Region who have been selected to join the U.S. Navy Chiefs Mess!

We are incredibly proud of your achievement and look forward to watching you step into this critical leadership role within Navy Medicine. You have earned this!

Drop your congratulations for our selectees in the comments below! 👇

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08/04/2026

🎉 Happy 79th Birthday to the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps!🎉

Today, Naval Medical Forces Development Command and the Navy Medicine Training Support Command proudly celebrated the anniversary of the Medical Service Corps (MSC), officially established on August 4, 1947.

For 79 years, MSC officers have served as the vital backbone of Navy Medicine. Comprised of a highly diverse and specialized group of professionals, these dedicated leaders are absolutely critical to maintaining the health, readiness, and operational capabilities of our forces.

To all the active duty, reserve, and retired MSC officers who have walked our halls and led our teams—thank you for your unwavering dedication, expertise, and service.

07/31/2026

Please join us in congratulating Ms. Beth Swatzell on her retirement, after 41 years of civil service to the U.S. Navy. ⚓

Ms. Swatzell dedicated 11 years to the Naval Medical Forces Development Command team serving in capacities to include the department head for Education Operations, acting operations director, and the assistant deputy chief of staff for curriculum development.

From the entire DEVCOM team, thank you for your selfless dedication, professionalism, and service to our country. Enjoy a well-deserved retirement!

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07/29/2026

ICYMI: The NMFDC Operations, Plans & Readiness team supported the U.S. Navy’s first-ever Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE), and the first afloat ORE conducted for an EMU, aboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Point Loma (T-EPF 15), marking two historic milestones for the Navy’s Expeditionary Medical (EXMED) platforms and afloat medical readiness. ⚓⚕

NMFDC coordinated the participation of fleet subject-matter experts from across Navy Medicine and the Defense Health Agency to evaluate functional areas including casualty reception, casualty movement, damage control surgery, critical care, command-and-control, and shipboard medical operations. This collaborative effort ensured the assessment reflected rigorous fleet standards and real-world operational requirements. 💊

Read the full story here ➡ https://www.dvidshub.net/news/571044/naval-medical-forces-development-command-supports-first-afloat-operational-readiness-evaluation-aboard-usns-point-loma

07/28/2026

Mission-Driven, People-Powered! ⚓️💪

Today we’re spotlighting Dr. Barry Yates, an Instructional Systems Specialist here at the Naval Medical Forces Development Command. Yates manages life-cycle updates for Navy Medicine courses across the fleet playing a vital role in ensuring the U.S. Navy’s medical professionals are trained with the most current, life-saving knowledge available.

Thank you, Dr. Yates, for keeping our medical forces highly trained and ready!

📲Read his full story here: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/570860/mission-driven-people-powered-dr-barry-yates

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07/27/2026

⚓With Naval Medical Forces Development Command on hand to ensure all evaluations were certified to standard, Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU-2) completed their first-ever Operational Readiness Evaluation, marking a key milestone in ensuring EMU-2 remains prepared to deliver Navy Medicine in support of Fleet readiness and the warfighter. 💪

07/24/2026

Honoring Excellence at NMFDC!

Please join us in congratulating the following Sailors and civilians who were recognized at today's all hands for their exceptional service and dedication to the mission!

⭐Cmdr. Robert Barragan - Meritorious Service Medal
⭐Nicanor Galvan - Senior Civilian of the Quarter
⭐Milford Rosemond - Letter of Commendation
⭐Sophia Hinton - Letter of Commendation
⭐Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Amir Horton qualified as an Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist
💪Lt. Cmdr. Zachery Pommer, Lt. Cmdr. Tasha Gallegos and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Anastasia Sanchez, were awarded the Golden Ticket for individual physical fitness excellence
💪The Operations, Plans and Readiness directorate was honored with this cycle’s Golden Shoes for their group’s physical fitness excellence.
🎉And welcome to our new Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Alfredo Alonso.

Thank you everyone for your hard work and unwavering dedication! You are exactly what makes it possible for us to accomplish our mission of developing and delivering highly qualified medical professionals to the U.S. Navy. ⚓

07/22/2026

Bravo Zulu to Cmdr. Thomas Sather who was recently honored with a Fellowship from the Aerospace Medical Association during its 96th Annual Scientific Meeting! 👏⚓

Elevation to Fellow status recognizes Sather’s sustained professional excellence, operational leadership, and dedication to aerospace medicine, human performance, and U.S. Navy medical training.

Thank you, sir, for your relentless dedication to Navy Medicine and keeping our warfighters ready!

📖 Read the full story 📲 https://www.dvidshub.net/news/570094/us-navy-tccc-leader-honored-with-aerospace-medicine-fellowship

07/20/2026

Passing the torch ⚓🫡

U.S. Navy Capt. Lacy Gee relieved U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Lawrence as commanding officer, Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC), during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, July 17, 2026.

Read the full story here: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/570342/navy-medicine-training-support-command-holds-change-command-ceremony

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