The destroyer was commissioned on May 13, 2023, the 115th birthday of the Navy Nurse Corps (NNC) to which the Sacred Twenty belonged. During the ceremony, Navy officials detailed the close ...

“So we went back all the way to the beginning -- 1908 -- when the Nurse Corps was founded in the U.S. Navy. Women were officially part of the Navy.” Interactive exhibits, including touch ...

The Navy's program includes a Navy Nurse Corps Option, as well as a Marine Corps program called the Marine Option NROTC. Those choosing the Marine option have a similar experience as the main ...

The "Sacred Twenty" were the trailblazing first women to serve in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, setting a profound precedent in military and medical fields. This pioneering group included Esther ...

Shannon Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” pilot program that provides in-home prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps.