KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) personnel arrived in Kissimmee on August 3 to kick off the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS).MHSRS, a four-day symposium running this year from August 3-6, is one of the largest military research conferences. Held...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – While participating nations gather for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) leads a critical new research initiative to safeguard Sailors' health and readiness.Essex is piloting a comprehensive...

Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) Dayton was recently certified by NASA to unleash the Disorientation Research Device (DRD), commonly known as the "Kraken," as a research and training platform for the Artemis Human Landing System (HLS) Lunar Landing Skills curriculum.“Recent operational testing...

SAN ANTONIO – Research directors from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing met with representatives from the Houston-based TradeIL South-Midwest USA of Israel’s Foreign Trade Administration at VelocityTX...

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...