Navy Nurses
NNCA posts news, articles, photos, and other content focused on Navy Nurses whether they are NNCA members or non-members. We take pride in all Navy nurses whether they served only a few years or completed a career.
In addition to NNCA Chapter news, Navy Medicine stories highlight the work of Navy nurses on active duty or in the reserve. You can find historical, inspirational, motivational and humorous posts on this page.
Pacific Partnership 2018 service members visit local school during first mission stop
BENGKULU, Indonesia (April 5, 2018) Sailors [including Commander Susan Mojica,, NC, USN] assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sing with students during a visit to SD 83 Elementary. Mercy is currently deployed in support Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). PP18’s mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jackey Smith/Released)
The USS Lenah Higbee Commissioning Story
The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123), in a ceremony held at the naval pier in Key West, Florida on May 13, 2023. Among the hundreds in attendance were family members and friends of crewmembers, the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Director of the Nurse Corps and other dignitaries, as well as a throng of dedicated well-wishers.
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