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SECNAV Del Toro Names New Class of Medical Ships After Bethesda Medical Center

15 May 2023

Austal USA EPF medical concept. AUSTAL USA Image

The Navy’s new class of expeditionary medical ships will be named after a Maryland military medical center, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Friday.

The future USNS Bethesda (EMS-1) will be the first in the class for the new line of expeditionary medical ships.

Bethesda is named after Naval Support Activity Bethesda, home to naval and military medical facilities including the Walter Reed National Military Hospital.

“The name ‘Bethesda’...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/15/secnav-del-toro-names-new-class-of-medical-ships-after-bethesda-medical-center

Navy Medicine Sets Up New Expeditionary Command in Camp LeJeune

27 March 2023

Sailors perform medical training exercises and evaluation at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute (NEMTI) in 2020. US Navy Photo

A new Navy medical command stood up in Camp Lejeune this month as part of the service’s growing focus on expeditionary warfare.

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo is a field hospital that can have up to 150 beds meant to deploy to hostile areas in order to provide medical care, said Capt. Darryl Arfsten, who assumed command of EMF-Kilo on March 1. The command...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/27/navy-medicine-sets-up-new-expeditionary-command-in-camp-lejeune

Navy Medicine is Preparing for the Future of Expeditionary Combat

23 February 2023

Austal USA rendering of EPF hospital ship. Austal USA

The Navy will christen the first of a new variant of the expeditionary fast transport ship with expanded medical facilities this week. The new ship comes as the service’s medicine branch starts to transform to meet the challenges of the Indo-Pacific’s vast distances.

The future USNS Cody (EPF-14) is the first of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II, produced by Austal USA for the Navy. The new ship variety will have a limited intensive care unit...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/22/navy-medicine-is-preparing-for-the-future-of-expeditionary-combat