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USNS Mercy Millinocket arrive in Vietnam for Pacific Partnership

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8/21/2015
Crewmembers of the hospital ship USNS Mercy train to participate in a mass casualty drill during Pacific Partnership 2015 recently. The current stop in Vietnam will culminate in a disaster medicine drill where both U.S. and Vietnamese medical personnel will participate both on and off USNS Mercy.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William McCann)

Crewmembers of the hospital ship USNS Mercy train to participate in a mass casualty drill during Pacific Partnership 2015 recently. The current stop in Vietnam will culminate in a disaster medicine drill where both U.S. and Vietnamese medical personnel will participate both on and off USNS Mercy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William McCann)

MHS Research Symposium wraps up, but knowledge gained will save lives for years to come

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8/21/2015
Dr. David Smith, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, addresses attendees of the MHS Research Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Smith said the knowledge learned at the conference will pay dividends for military medical research for years to come.

Dr. David Smith, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, addresses attendees of the MHS Research Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Smith said the knowledge learned at the conference will pay dividends for military medical research for years to come.

Military researchers study how to prevent injuries from keeping warfighters down

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8/20/2015
Army Sgt. Jonathan Reiff, team leader attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan, lifts his 80-pound ruck sack as he prepares to leave for a multiple day mission.

Army Sgt. Jonathan Reiff, team leader attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan, lifts his 80-pound ruck sack as he prepares to leave for a multiple day mission.

Hemorrhage control

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8/19/2015
New tourniquets are credited with saving between 1,500 and 2,000 military personnel during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

New tourniquets are credited with saving between 1,500 and 2,000 military personnel during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

AF Medicine Training Exercise

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8/19/2015
Air Force medical personnel check for puncture wounds on a simulated head wound victim during a training exercise.

Air Force medical personnel check for puncture wounds on a simulated head wound victim during a training exercise.

Navy Joint Exercise

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8/19/2015
A Navy doctor and Corpsmen treat a soldier in a medical exercise.

A Navy doctor and Corpsmen treat a soldier in a medical exercise.

Air Evac1

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8/18/2015
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provide in flight medical care to injured service members on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that departed Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, heading for medical care in Germany.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provide in flight medical care to injured service members on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that departed Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, heading for medical care in Germany.

separation

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8/18/2015
Sailor and daughter embrace

Deployment and other military-related separations can be tough on families, but many families can (and do) learn how to adapt to them.

MHSRS Global Engagement

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8/18/2015
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Edrik Nillo, prepares blood for medical procedures aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy on its way to Papua New Guinea during Pacific Partnership 2015.

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Edrik Nillo, prepares blood for medical procedures aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy on its way to Papua New Guinea during Pacific Partnership 2015.

MHSRS Kellermann

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8/17/2015
After a recent attack on a U.S. military installation in Kabul, Afghanistan, left service members injured, getting them from the battlefield to higher-level care was a task assigned to military healthcare.

After a recent attack on a U.S. military installation in Kabul, Afghanistan, left service members injured, getting them from the battlefield to higher-level care was a task assigned to military healthcare.

Corpsmen teach

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8/17/2015
Marine Lance Cpl. Fred Hass (left) and Lance Cpl. Clinton Turman (right), both with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, treat a patient during the final test of the Combat Life Savercourse.

Marine Lance Cpl. Fred Hass (left) and Lance Cpl. Clinton Turman (right), both with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, treat a patient during the final test of the Combat Life Savercourse.

DHITS Preview

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8/17/2015
DHA military leaders and health information technology personnel convene for the second annual Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Orlando, Florida, to discuss strategies to modernize the Military Health System.

DHA military leaders and health information technology personnel convene for the second annual Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Orlando, Florida, to discuss strategies to modernize the Military Health System.

Restorative sleep

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8/14/2015
U.S. Army Soldiers awake in their hasty fighting position after a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Soldiers awake in their hasty fighting position after a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan.

TCCC2

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8/14/2015
Staff Sgt. Clay Porter, 435th Security Forces Squadron Ground Combat Regional Training Center instructor, is treated for a simulated gunshot wound during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care.

Staff Sgt. Clay Porter, 435th Security Forces Squadron Ground Combat Regional Training Center instructor, is treated for a simulated gunshot wound during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care.

Sailors Kicking Habit Navy Families and Youth Must Face Misconceptions

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8/14/2015
"E-cigs," as they are commonly called, as well as personal vaporizers (PVs) are essentially electronic nicotine delivery systems providing battery-powered doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol.

"E-cigs," as they are commonly called, as well as personal vaporizers (PVs) are essentially electronic nicotine delivery systems providing battery-powered doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol.

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