JUNE 12, 2023 - On a hot and bright afternoon, U.S. Marines and NATO allies move quietly through an occupied town. This town is full of small shops with people walking in and out. As the Marines and their allies traverse slowly through the city center, the townspeople converse and laugh with each other, most of them paying no mind to the armed men in uniform. A shop owner dumps … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2023
Small Bugs Pack a Pathogenic Punch
JUNE 12, 2023 - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center partners with its Department of Defense stakeholders and the National Institutes of Health to promote Bug Awareness Week, an annual public health campaign held June 10 – 17 to heighten awareness of the potential risks associated with insect-related transmissible diseases. According to the Defense Health Agency, … [Read more...]
24 Nations Unite at Military Nursing Exchange
JUNE 12, 2023 - Nurses and medical professionals from 24 allied and partner nations, including the U.S., converged at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa 2023 European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference, May 31 – June 2, to share medical knowledge and professional best practices with one another. This year’s conference included military service … [Read more...]
Army Provides Disaster Response, Gears Up for Hurricane Season
JUNE 12, 2023 — Typhoon Mawar, a Category 4 storm, hit the U.S. territory of Guam May 24 bringing torrential rain, strong winds and leaving thousands without power, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In the days before landfall, President Joe Biden declared an emergency and ordered federal assistance to supplement local response efforts. The … [Read more...]
Four Nations’ Navies Flex Partnership in Western Pacific
JUNE 12, 2023 – Ships from the navies of Japan, France and Canada joined two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups to operate as a unified force in the Philippine Sea, June 9. The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) met the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s large-deck helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) and surface units from Canada and … [Read more...]