Capt. Gail L. Hathaway was selected to assume command of the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command (NMETC) at a recent Change of Command ceremony held at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, FL.
The occasion also marked the renaming of the Navy Medicine Support Command (NMSC). Commissioned Nov. 1, 2005, the command is now known as NMETC. The realignment of NMSC stems from the Navy Surgeon General's vision of streamlining Navy Medicine into a more effective, efficient and responsive organization that improves accountability, and command and control.
NMETC is part of the Navy Medicine enterprise, a global health care network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the world who provide high-quality health care to more than one million eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield.
Read more about Navy Medicine Support change of command.