OPERATIONAL FORCES SUPPORT

Purpose

The Navy Entomology Center of Excellence’s Operational Forces Support (OFS) Department provides specialized entomology support for Navy and Marine Corps commands worldwide. Its expertise and experience in entomology is provided to afloat and shore commands, as requested, and includes the following: technical assistance visits to ships and shore installations, vector-borne disease risk assessments, emergency disaster assistance, and medical entomology information for deploying units. The Operational Forces Support Department conducts surveys on insect prevalence and plans prevention and control measures against pests of medical or military significance. OFS also cooperates with local, state, and federal health agencies in matters of insect vector and pest infestation identification and control.

Contact Us

usn.jacksonville.naventoctrjaxfl.list.operational-forces-support@health.mil

Web Resources

Clinicians

Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview

Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance

Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024

Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
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General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed---pao@health.mil