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‘Alpha’ troops and more ships: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao outlines vision for service

Posted on April 29, 2026 Updated on April 28, 2026

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/28/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service/

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US Marine Corps, Navy join forces to combat insufficient amphibious fleet size

Posted on April 28, 2026 Updated on April 23, 2026

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/23/us-marine-corps-navy-join-forces-to-combat-insufficient-amphibious-fleet-size/

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Why did you join Navy Medicine?

Posted on April 28, 2026 Updated on April 21, 2026

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1002668/why-did-you-join-navy-medicine

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This entry was posted in Medical Service Corps, Recruiting and tagged MSC, Recruiting.

What influenced your decision to pursue your commissioning path?

Posted on April 28, 2026 Updated on April 21, 2026

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1002669/influenced-your-decision-pursue-your-commissioning-path

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US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’

Posted on April 27, 2026 Updated on April 23, 2026

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/23/us-navy-is-reviewing-cost-of-future-ford-class-carriers-to-ensure-they-make-sense/

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This entry was posted in Surface and tagged Surface.

What is a hospital corpsman?

Posted on April 27, 2026 Updated on April 21, 2026

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1002667/hospital-corpsman

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This entry was posted in Enlisted, Recruiting and tagged Enlisted, Recruiting.

Newly Developed Shelf Stable Synthetic Blood Could Change Battlefield Medicine

Posted on April 27, 2026 Updated on April 21, 2026

https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2026/04/20/newly-developed-shelf-stable-synthetic-blood-could-change-battlefield-medicine/

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This entry was posted in Readiness, Trauma and tagged Readiness, Trauma.

DoD seeks to split Defense Health Program into two accounts in fiscal 2027

Posted on April 26, 2026 Updated on April 23, 2026

DoD seeks to split Defense Health Program into two accounts in fiscal 2027

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This entry was posted in Budget, DHA and tagged Budget, DHA.

When did healthcare become your path in the Navy?

Posted on April 26, 2026 Updated on April 19, 2026

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1002796/did-healthcare-become-your-path-navy

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The Direct Care System Outperforms. The FY2027 Budget Restructures It Anyway.

Posted on April 26, 2026 Updated on April 19, 2026

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