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02/13/2026
🏆 Awards at Quarters! 🏆
Acting Commander, Capt. Cindi Palacios, presented awards at quarters this morning to recognize several Sailors and civilian staff for their outstanding contributions to the mission of providing the highest quality medical care to our veterans, service members, and their families.
🫡Bravo Zulu to all of the award recipients on a job well done! 👏
Capt. Brook Jones - Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Elmer Jimenez - Civilian Service Commendation Medal
Patricia Serrano - Civilian Service Commendation Medal
Juan Escutia Lopez - Letter of Commendation
Joy Legaspi Sosa - Letter of Commendation
02/13/2026
Directorate of Branch Clinics held a skills fair at Naval Branch Health Clinic El Centro, Jan. 30.
02/11/2026
The Artemis Recovery and Trauma Expeditionary Team conducted training exercises at the SimLab, Jan. 21, in preparation for the expedition to the moon.
02/10/2026
Sailor Spotlight - HM2 Jeunne Victorino
02/06/2026
🏆 Awards at Quarters! 🏆
Executive Officer, Capt. Cindi Palacios, presented awards at quarters this morning to recognize several Sailors and civilian staff for their outstanding contributions to the mission of providing the highest quality medical care to our veterans, service members, and their families.
Bravo Zulu to all of the award recipients on a job well done! 👏
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal:
CDR Tiffany Harriman
LT Racine Fraser
LTJG Carmesha Parislee
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal:
HM3 Destiny Decquir-Thomas
Civilian Service Achievement Medal:
Mr. Timothy Lontz
02/06/2026
Lt. Cmdr. Sean Mock, anesthesiologist, discusses his motivation for serving as a medical provider in the Navy at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Jan. 23.
02/05/2026
The Gary Sinise Foundation held its annual Invincible Spirit Festival at , Jan. 31. Huge thanks to everyone who came out, and to the GSF and all the other organizations and volunteers that came together to put on this awesome event!
01/31/2026
⚓🫡 Bravo Zulu to 's Senior Sailor of the Year, HM1 Kathleen Peterson! 🦅💪
01/30/2026
🏆 Awards at Quarters! 🏆
Commander, Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, presented awards at quarters this morning to recognize several Sailors and civilian staff for their outstanding contributions to the mission of providing the highest quality medical care to our veterans, service members, and their families.
Bravo Zulu to all of the award recipients on a job well done! 👏
Meritorious Service Medal:
Cmdr. Eric Bischoff
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal:
Lt. Cmdr. Donald Skelton
Lt. Vanessa Morant
Lt. Claudia Crawford
Lt. Nathaniel Masson
CSCS Justice Agbozo
HM1 Samuel Morales
HM1 Sidanthonyfro Aquino
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal:
Lt. Jenimarie Archer
CS2 Angelia Yutuc
HM2 Antoine Duplessis
HM2 Karen Moreno
CS2 Jermaine Hilt
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal:
HM2 Antoine Duplessis
Meritorious Civilian Service Award:
Kristin Mangalindan
Civilian Service Achievement Medal:
Kevin Cummings
William Smith
Steven Valencia
Sailors of the Quarter - Q1 FY26:
HM1 Bryan Kanthack - SSOQ
HM2 Dzmitry Astapchyk - SOQ
HM3 Nelson Abong - JSOQ
LSSN Leslie Landeros - BJOQ
⚓🫡 Bravo Zulu to 's Sailor of the Year, HM2 Christopher Johnson! 🦅💪
01/29/2026
⚓🫡 Bravo Zulu to 's Junior Sailor of the Year, HM3 Allison Berkley! 🦅💪
01/28/2026
⚓🫡 Bravo Zulu to 's Blue Jacket of the Year, HN Cassandra Carl! 🦅💪
01/27/2026
01/26/2026
⚓🫡 Congratulations and a big Bravo Zulu to Lt. Megan Walsh for her stellar performance and 3rd place overall finish in the Armed Forces Cross-Country Championship! 🏃♀️➡️🥉
Lt. Walsh, a psychiatry resident at , has truly embodied the spirit of excellence and dedication. Her incredible achievement has earned her a spot representing America's military at the prestigious World Military Championships in Greece.
Lt. Walsh's success is a powerful reminder of the critical importance of warfighter readiness and peak physical fitness across the entire fleet and within the broader American military. Her accomplishment underscores the dual responsibility of military medical providers, who are tasked not only with caring for the health and well-being of our service members to keep them fit for duty, but also with maintaining their own personal fitness to ensure they are ready and deployable at a moment's notice.
This commitment to readiness is the bedrock of our military's warfighting mission.
With PRT season in full swing, let Lt. Walsh's outstanding example inspire all Sailors to familiarize themselves with the new standards, to take advantage of available resources, and to rededicate themselves to improving their own physical fitness and performance.
A fit fleet is a ready fleet, and every Sailor plays a vital role in our collective mission success.
01/23/2026
From the state-of-the-art operating rooms at Naval Medical Center San Diego to austere, remote environments around the world, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are a cornerstone of Navy Medicine. They provide exceptional anesthetic care during surgical procedures and are at the forefront of expeditionary care, deploying with Fleet Surgical Teams to ensure our Sailors and Marines receive life-saving medical support, no matter the circumstances.
As Lt. Kylie Rodgers, a newly-minted CRNA, puts it: "We have a sacred trust with our fellow Sailors and Marines, and we are committed to providing them with the highest quality of care."
Learn more about the vital role these dedicated professionals play in maintaining a ready medical force. Read the full story on DVIDS:
U.S. Navy Lt. Melissa Belle, certified registered nurse anesthetist, monitors and resuscitates an active duty service member during an orthopedic surgical procedure to restore the service member to a deployable status at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Jan. 23. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-d...
01/23/2026
🏆 Awards at Quarters! 🏆
Commander, Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, presented awards at quarters this morning to recognize several Sailors for their outstanding contributions to the mission of providing the highest quality medical care to our veterans, service members, and their families.
Congratulations to all of the award recipients on a job well done! 👏
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Cmdr. Cheryl Castro
Cmdr. Tiffany Harriman
Lt. Cmdr. Beverly Howell
Lt. Sherry Sandri
HM1 Jorge Casaola
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal:
Lt. Andrea Jacome
Lt. Kyle Joiner
Lt. j.g. Brittny Debow
Lt. j.g. Delaney Smith
Ensign Kelly Kobliska
HM1 Travis Rister
CS2 Brandon Penn
HM2 Braden Carter
HM2 Jake Davis
LS3 Carter Sutton
CS3 Joshua Mckenny
CS3 Marcus Davenport
HM3 Breton Robertson
CSSN Austin Szetela
HN Lexi Taylor
HN Nikhil Venkumahanti
conducted an emergency preparedness exercise, simulating a mass casualty scenario involving an active shooter threat, Jan. 21. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore.
01/22/2026
⚓🦅 The Next Generation of Navy Medicine 🫡⚓
Students from the program at Clark High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, visited on Jan. 14.
01/21/2026
we will be in a training environment on Wednesday, 21 Jan., as part of an emergency preparedness exercise. There is no anticipated impact to patient care. Nevertheless, we always encourage: If you see something, say something.
01/21/2026
🎆 The is coming to again! 🎆
📆 Saturday, January 31, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
🎟 FREE and open to all with base access!
The Gary Sinise Foundation's Invincible Spirit Festival is a fun-filled day for all ages featuring:
🎸 Live music by Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band!
👨🍳 Meals prepared by celebrity Chef Robert Irvine!
🏎 Show and Shine Car Show with Best of Show awards!
🎈 Bounce houses, face painters, balloon artists and a rock wall!
Check out the flyer below and we look forward to seeing you at this family-friendly event 🤩
LET'S GO! SAVE THE DATE! 📅
LT Dan Band | Invincible Spirit Fest
-Sat, Jan 31, 2026. 11AM-3PM
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Navy Life Naval Base San Diego
Fleet and Family Support Center San Diego
Surface Warriors
Commander, U.S. Third Fleet
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Per governing federal ethics regulations, Military members and civilian employees of Naval Medical Center San Diego(NMCSD) are prohibited by federal law from soliciting gifts. The privilege we have been given to serve our patients and their families is reward enough.
However, we understand that the American Public, the San Diego community in particular, often desires to give back to our Sailors, Marines, their families and our medical professionals who care for them. Due to this outpouring of generosity and support for our service members and NMCSD, we have received legal authority to accept unsolicited gifts intended to further our mission.
This information is not provided to solicit gifts but simply to inform you of the means by which individuals, organizations, and businesses can give cash, goods, or services to benefit NMCSD, its patients, its staff, and their families.
The process is as simple as a written offer explaining the gift, its value, any cost to the Navy, and any conditions you wish to include.
Next, submit your offer to the department or program which you intend to receive or manage the gift.
If you have any questions regarding gifts of cash or goods, please contact NMCSD's gift program coordinator, Mr. Duane Sandvick, at (619) 532-9762. If you have any questions regarding gifts of services, please contact NMCSD's volunteer coordinator, Ms. Amy Ash-Welch at (619) 532-5040.
