Navy Medicine

Bring your dad to work day: Father of a U.S. Navy pharmacist supports humanitarian mission

Filed under Hospitals, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, U.S. Navy by jwick on July 26, 2012 at 12:04 pm {no comments}

Lt. Cmdr. Emily Zywicke is the Pharmacy Department head onboard the USNS Mercy Pacific Partnership 2012 mission. Pacific Partnership 2012 is the largest annual humanitarian and civic action (HCA) mission in the Asia-Pacific region. The mission delivers humanitarian civil assistance and conduct environmental sustainability missions from USNS Mercy to the host nations of Indonesia, Philippines, [...]

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Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa

Filed under Heath, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Public Health by jwick on July 10, 2012 at 8:00 am {no comments}

With a handshake the agreement is finally made, the well will be place where they stacked the stones, about 100 yards from the community building.

By Lt. Cmdr. Mary C. Graves, MSC, director, Naval Operational Medical Lessons Learned Center Part of the vision of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is to strengthen partnerships to contribute to the security and stability in East Africa. One way they do this is through humanitarian projects that benefit the [...]

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Alabama Care 2012 Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) – A Personal Perspective

Filed under Heath, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief by jwick on June 7, 2012 at 8:00 am {no comments}

Alabama Care 2012 Demopolis Site Officer-in-Charge Cmdr. Scott Olivolo (right) explains the clinic set-up and procedures to Navy Medicine Support Command Reserve Component Executive Officer Capt. Robert Powers during a visit May 5. Alabama Care 2012 is an initiative designed to improve military readiness while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout America. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Bruce Cummins

By Cmdr. Scott A. Olivolo, MSC, USN (RC) Several months ago, as I was “shopping” for a unique opportunity to perform my yearly two-week Annual Training (AT) as a Navy Reserve Medical Service Corps (MSC) officer, a trusted mentor introduced me to Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) projects. IRT provides real-world training opportunities for military members [...]

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Homeward bound: A Navy physician assistant’s journey of a lifetime

Filed under Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Force health and safety, Hospitals, U.S. Navy, Uncategorized by jwick on May 23, 2012 at 8:00 am {one comment}

U.S. Navy Lt. Sarah Browning was deployed to Afghanistan, Uruzgan Province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from Nov. 22, 2010 to July 20, 2011. Lt. Sarah Browning, physician assistant, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii My name is Lt. Sarah Browning and I am a 44 year old Physician Assistant in the U.S. Navy. Always wanting [...]

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Pacific Partnership: “Preparing in Calm to Respond in Crisis”

Filed under Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief by jwick on May 2, 2012 at 8:00 am {no comments}

The U.S. Navy lead Pacific Partnership 2012 will perform humanitarian and civic action (HCA) activities in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) will serve as the command platform in addition to a Japanese Landing Ship Tank (LST 4001) OOSUMI. PP12 seeks to build and strengthen alliances, partnerships and relationships with regional host [...]

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