U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan

04/02/2026

Position Announcement: U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command (NMRTC) Okinawa Family Ombudsman

The command is seeking to fill two Ombudsman volunteer roles. The primary role of an Ombudsman is to serve as a liaison between the command and the command families. The Ombudsman is asked to communicate the health, morale, and welfare of the command families to the command leadership while also distributing information from command leadership to family members.
Resources and additional information of the Navy Family Ombudsman Program can be found in OPNAVINST 1750.1H and at https://ffr.cnic.navy.mil/Family-Readiness/Fleet-And-Family-Support-Program/Work-and-Family-Life/Ombudsman-Program/?utm_source=mnp%20public

The basic requirement for the Ombudsman volunteer position is being a spouse of an Active or Reserve Component command member. We are additionally requesting that the volunteer have one or more years left onboard NMRTC Okinawa with their spouse.

POC: CMDCM Derek Nelson at derek.g.nelson.mil@health.mil or HMCS Rachel Kerner at rachel.m.kerner.mil@health.mil
Response date to POC: 23 February 2026

Ombudsman Program

02/02/2026

Walk in wart clinic.

02/02/2026

Hiring our Heroes Career Summit is this week. Please help get the word out to any spouses or employment age dependents that may benefit from the career summit or “Job Fair Success Essentials for Military Spouses” workshop held tomorrow.

🌟Join us on February 2-3 for the Hiring our Heroes Career Summit hostedaboard Camp Foster. Be sure to pre- register for the event in advance and upload your resume for the chance to be considered by employers before the event date!!

🌟Registration for employers and job seekers is open at https://www.hiringourheroes.org/campfoster

24/01/2026

🔔🔔Acting Director, Defense Health Agency, arriving 🔔🔔

Defense Health Agency Acting Director Dr. David J. Smith and Command Senior Enlisted Leader Force Master Chief PatrickPaul C. Mangaran, joined us for colors and took a tour of the hospital, before their all hands call to meet with our sailors.

Defense Health Agency
Naval Medical Forces Pacific
Navy Medicine

20/01/2026

🔔🔔Commander, Navy Legal Service command arriving🔔🔔

Rear Adm. Damian Flatt visited Naval Hospital Okinawa, Jan. 20. He talked with the hospital legal officer and sat down with leadership.

Navy Medicine
Naval Medical Forces Pacific

16/01/2026

The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal lets you view your test
results as soon as they’re ready. Earlier access to these
results means you may see them before your provider.

Don’t worry if you’re having trouble interpreting them.
You can always reach out to your care team.

Learn more about using the MHS GENESIS Patient

Portal at: www.tricare.mil/MHSGENESIS

12/01/2026

🔔🔔Chief, U.S. Navy Dental Corps, arriving🔔🔔

Rear Adm. Walter Brafford visited Naval Hospital Okinawa, Jan. 12. He sat down with leadership and toured our dental spaces. 🦷🪥

Navy Medicine
Naval Medical Forces Pacific

09/01/2026

Tip of the spear! 💪

CAMP FOSTER, Japan — Providing health care to the nearly 55,000-person beneficiary population and the 188,768-person Western Pacific-eligible referral population in Okinawa presents unique

08/01/2026

The Immunization Clinic has increased the walk-in-clinic from once a week to every day 0800-1000.

You Asked. We Listened.

The Immunization Clinic has increased the walk-in-clinic from once a week to every day 0800-1000.

06/01/2026

Coming up this Friday, Jan. 9! Please join us for our quarterly Ombudsman Assembly starting at 3pm at the Camp Shields Emmons Training Center.

Coming up this Friday, Jan. 9! Please join us for our quarterly Ombudsman Assembly starting at 3pm at the Camp Shields Emmons Training Center.

This forum is designed to facilitate resource sharing among all Navy families on island. Come join us — spouses and family members are also welcome to attend!

There will be time for Q&A after the presenters. Hope to see you soon! 🤩

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR
CFWP AIMD & ASD Kadena
Tactical Operations Center Kadena
Navy Munitions Command Pacific East Asia Division Unit Okinawa
U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Far East

29/12/2025

Good news for those dealing with chronic pain! 👏 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan has introduced a new spinal procedure designed to provide long-lasting relief and improve quality of life for our patients in the Pacific.

Learn more about this new treatment option:

https://dha.mil/News/2025/12/18/14/31/US-Naval-Hospital-Okinawa-Offers-New-Spinal-Procedure-for-Pain-Relief

Navy Medicine | Naval Medical Center San Diego

24/12/2025

Congratulations 🥳

📣 AC/TAR Advancement Results Released!

Congratulations to the Sailors selected for advancement!

Results for the AC/TAR cycle are now available on MyNavyHR.

Sailors can view official results and related advancement information through the Advancement page.

https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community-Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/