US Navy medical forces are preparing for high-intensity military conflicts in various parts of the world
The U.S. Department of Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) reports that the U.S. Navy Medical Forces, for the first time in stories change the concept of work in order to ensure the actions of the naval forces in a military conflict. The corresponding order was signed by the Chief Surgeon of the US Navy, Rear Admiral Bruce Gillingham, who heads this service, which consists of about 54 military and civilian medical workers. These personnel provide expeditionary medical support to military personnel stationed at naval bases and ships around the world.
The order prioritizes support for distributed maritime operations, forward-based expeditionary operations and logistics operations in a military conflict, including increased intensity.
- explained the appearance of the order, the head of the military medical service.
The order was preceded by reorganization actions in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and its subordinate commands, the Atlantic Naval Medical Force, the Pacific Naval Medical Force, and the Naval Medical Support Command. These changes include the creation of a Naval Headquarters (MHQ) and a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) in each command.
Associate Director of the Naval Medical Task Force Kathleen Dager said that thanks to the changes already made and the implementation of the new concept, the US Navy Medical Service should be able to provide the necessary support and assistance. the fleet and the Marines "in some of the harshest maritime conditions we've seen since World War II."
Gillingham stressed, adding that as a result of the reforms under the new concept, “our highly qualified medical workers will be ready for future combat.”
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