AUGUST 17, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) made history Aug. 9 when dermatologists performed their first allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell infusion on a patient -- the first ever performed at a U.S. military treatment facility. Cmdr. John Trafeli, division head for Dermatology Research and head of Training and Research for Project C.A.R.E. … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Phoenix Stripe Provides Future AMC Leaders with Success Tools
AUGUST 17, 2016, SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) - Air Mobility Command welcomed 147 of the Air Force’s top NCOs and civilians to Phoenix Stripe, which focused on offering essential leadership tools to Airmen who have a direct impact on the AMC mission here Aug. 3-5. One of the event mentors, Master Sgt. Yvonne Forsyth, the 375th Expeditionary Operations School … [Read more...]
Units Work Together to Have a Blast at Northern Strike 16
AUGUST 17, 2016, CAMP GRAYLING JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Mich., - Whether it is the newest Soldier or a seasoned non-commissioned officer, field artillery Soldiers enjoy going to Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center to continue to refine their craft. “I enlisted because I wanted to make stuff explode,” said Pvt. William Wheeler, a field artillery Soldier with … [Read more...]
Down to the Wire: ONR Researchers, New Bacteria
AUGUST 17, 2016, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair, officials announced Aug. 16. As electronic devices increasingly touch all facets of people's lives, there is … [Read more...]
Army Mariners Sail for Japan in Support of Pacific Pathways
AUGUST 16, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Most civilians might not know it; in fact, most Soldiers might not know it either. But the Army has its own fleet of ships and its own cadre of mariners to run them. This month, 31 of those ocean-going Soldiers will set sail for Japan as part of a Pacific Pathways deployment. "We don't call ourselves 'sailors,' because that … [Read more...]