NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – In late May, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT researchers and partners in Tunisia published a study in the journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology , identifying key locations and seasonal patterns of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus, a vector...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT welcomed Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Essozimna Andjo as its new command senior enlisted leader (CSEL) on June 17.Andjo, who brings more than two decades of operational and medical experience to the command, is...

LIMA, Peru – Miguel Ramirez, head of information management/information technology at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH, has been selected for the 2025 Captain Joan Dooling Information Professional Lifetime Achievement Award.The award, which will be formally recognized during the 2026...

Insect-borne illnesses have been a significant threat to U.S. forces overseas since the earliest deployments in the history of the nation’s military, and remain a constant danger to operations in the present day.These illnesses, how they are transmitted, and the areas that they affect are in...

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Following the conclusion of Exercise Flintlock 2026 on April 30, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT is applying operational and scientific experience gained during the multinational exercise to strengthen force health protection and warfighter readiness at Camp...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Kimberly Bishop-Lilly, a scientist with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), has been selected as a recipient of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2026 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award in the...

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston – Cohesys, producer of BoneTape, working in partnership with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, conducted a demonstration of a new ultrasonic applicator for the BoneTape resorbable fracture stabilization implant at the Battlefield Health and...

Operating under Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D), Naval Medical Research Units (NAMRU) EURAFCENT, INDO PACIFIC and SOUTH form a worldwide network focused on early detection of infectious disease threats and rapid scientific response in regions where outbreaks are most likely to emerge...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy — Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT personnel took part in African Lion 2026, U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) largest joint exercise hosted in Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia from mid April to early May.NAMRU EURAFCENT’s involvement supported the...

SAN ANTONIO – (May 19, 2026) – Leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing (MDW), participated in the annual AIM Health R&D Summit held at the...