STEM medical tent, on-scene skin cancer screening huge success at MCAS Miramar airshow

by LaTonya Tinch | Oct 1, 2024 | News From The Field

SAN DIEGO, Ca–– Thousands of airshow spectators had the opportunity to witness the expeditionary capabilities of Navy Medicine encapsulated in a mobile medical tent filled with cutting-edge medical simulation equipment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s ‘America’s...

Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic’s American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) Employment Team Puts Code Talk in the Spotlight at Local Powwow

by LaTonya Tinch | Aug 28, 2024 | News From The Field

NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office –– NIWC Atlantic celebrates National Navajo Code Talkers Day by showcasing Native American contributions to cryptography and STEM opportunities. In honor of National Navajo Code Talkers Day on August 14, Naval Information Warfare...

NHRC Named Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program Affiliate First Intern completes Work Experience

by LaTonya Tinch | Aug 16, 2024 | News From The Field

SAN DIEGO, Ca –– Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) is officially a partner of the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP). The naval internship program places college and university students pursuing STEM careers in U.S. Navy laboratories across the...

NIWC Atlantic and SC Competes Recognize Students of 2024 ArcGIS Competition

by LaTonya Tinch | Aug 7, 2024 | News From The Field

CHARLESTON, SC –– Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (SC Competes) recognized South Carolina students this month for their winning project submissions in the 2024 ArcGIS Online School Competition. READ...

LATEST PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD (PSNY) HAPPENINGS

by LaTonya Tinch | Aug 1, 2024 | News From The Field

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine –– On May 3, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard STEM Outreach Program hosted the third annual Robotics Expo. Fifteen teams of students, grades 3-12, from across Maine and New Hampshire gathered in the shipyard gymnasium to demonstrate their...

NAMRU San Antonio NREIP Interns hear from NASA CHAPEA Crew Member

by LaTonya Tinch | Jul 25, 2024 | News From The Field

Joint Base, SAN ANTONIO, Tx – JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 23, 2024) – Lt. Anca Selariu (center), a microbiologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with students participating in the Office of Naval Research’s...

NMCSD’s VolunTEEN Summer Program Continues to Succeed

by LaTonya Tinch | Jul 18, 2024 | News From The Field

SAN DIEGO, Ca – Naval Medical Center San Diego’s 2024 VolunTEEN program concluded with two graduation ceremonies July 10-11 with much praise from both parents and participants. “The VolunTEEN Summer Program brings teens ages 14-17 to the command, giving them the...

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), AmeriCorps Partnership on STEM Outreach, School Liaison

by LaTonya Tinch | Jul 17, 2024 | News From The Field

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Me – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the federal agency AmeriCorps to establish a collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship between AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)...

CNAL RETURNS TO JROTC FLIGHT ACADEMY GRADUATION AT ECSU

by LaTonya Tinch | Jul 8, 2024 | News From The Field

ELIZABETH CITY, NC – Rear Adm. John Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, returned for a second year to attend the graduation of 16 Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) high school students in Elizabeth City, North...

MCSC’S ROBOTICS-THEMED STEM CAMP ENGAGES AND INSPIRES LOCAL YOUT

by LaTonya Tinch | Jun 24, 2024 | News From The Field

MARINE CORPS BASE Quantico, Va – Last week, 46 local students gathered at Quantico Middle High School aboard MCB Quantico, Va., for the 14th edition of MCSC’s Summer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—or STEM– Camp. The weeklong camp, centered...