MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Hospitalman Cyril Johnson, a native of Staples, Minnesota, was recently selected as Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2025 while serving with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville, Florida. 

Blue Jacket of the Quarter is awarded to a junior sailor who exemplifies outstanding dedication to duty and superior performance by going above and beyond their assigned job.

“It shows the work I have put in and that my teammates put in does not go unnoticed,” Johnson said. “This award speaks to how we work as a team and how our leaders help mentor and mold us into better sailors and people.”

Johnson, a 2023 graduate of Staples-Motley High School, joined the Navy two years ago and now serves as a hospital corpsman.

NMRTC Jacksonville’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high-quality health care services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research.

NMRTC Jacksonville, co-located with Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, has five units across Florida and Georgia to support warfighter medical readiness to deploy and clinician readiness to save lives. NH Jacksonville and its five branch health clinics serve 175,000 active duty, active duty family members, and retired service members, including 54,000 patients enrolled with a primary care manager.