10 March 2026 Mastering The First Breath: Navy Medicine Research Fortifies the Warfighter Against the Cold's Lethal Shock The first plunge into icy water is a shock to the system. For a warfighter operating in extreme cold-weather environments, a fall into near-freezing seas isn't a mishap; it's a life-or-death battle that is won or lost in the firstfew minutes.Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) scientists spent six...