150 Years of the Navy Surgeon General: A Legacy of Service The U.S. Navy recognizes 3 March 1871 as the anniversary of the Navy Medical Corps, but this date does not represent the advent of uniformed physicians in the Navy nor the start of the Navy Medical Department. However, the passage of the Appropriations Act on 3 March 1871 gave Navy physicians a rank relative to their line counterparts, acknowledged their role as staff corps, and established the title of “surgeon general” for the Navy’s t

For 127 years, the Navy Hospital Corps has delivered expert care from battlefield to bedside. Their unwavering dedication strengthens warfighter readiness and ensures our forces remain lethal, resilient, and mission-ready across every domain. #WarReadyCombatCare #NavyMedicine250 #americasnavy250 U.S. Navy Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Naval Medical Forces Pacific Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command Defense Health Agency U.S. Marine Corps @secnav | Navy Medicine

Meet #NavyMedicine Capt. John Rotruck and his medical team aboard Mercy. Watch this video to see some of the lab capabilities aboard. 🔬 | Navy Medicine