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<p>"Last month, the five of us embarked on a visit with medical units and combat leaders in Afghanistan. In the austere environment of this country, the Military Health System is an actor in two major missions – our combat medicine mission and the sustainment of host-nation health capacity in the era following our drawdown this summer."<br><br>Jonathan Woodson, M.D., assistant secretary of defense (Health Affairs)<br>Forrest Faison, RADM, MC, USN, deputy surgeon general<br>Mark Ediger, Maj Gen, USAF, MC, deputy surgeon general<br>Nadja West, MG, MC, USA, joint staff surgeon<br>Joseph Caravalho, MG, MC, USA, commander, US Army Medical Research and Material Command<br></p>
<br>Subjects: Afghanistan; military medicine; Navy Medicine Live Blog;</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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