{"id":15277,"date":"2023-06-13T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=15277"},"modified":"2023-06-15T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T06:48:10","slug":"naval-medical-forces-atlantic-talks-challenges-with-regional-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=15277","title":{"rendered":"Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Talks Challenges with Regional Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n It is important that we get out to our teams in real-time to see what they are doing.\u00a0I want to understand the challenges they are having and to help advocate for them.\n <\/p>\n

NMFL Commander Rear Adm. Matthew Case<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Challenges that Case and Pryor discussed during their visits included the understanding that more opportunities for specialized training and the availability of complex medical capabilities that are needed to support global force requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about the future and being deployed out in the middle of nowhere,\u201d said Pryor to the group. \u201cThink about where your training environment is, where you are possibly going to do combat operations, and what you can do every day to prepare for deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through self-assessments, teams can create a culture of learning and continuous improvement to sharpen their competitive edge required not only for combat, but to also monitor for symptoms of disease and non-battle injuries (DBNI) that have historically had a significant impact on mission readiness and operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a lot of conflict, potentially, that will require casualty care,\u201d said Case. \u201cI also want you to be challenged by what you see here at the military treatment facilities and learning more about DBNI; what diseases are and how you will identify and account for those. I want you to talk and learn from each other and available resources to be better at your craft.\u201d<\/p>\n

To win in combat, teams should also be able to adapt, learn and improve faster than any adversary.
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\u201cTo have that strategic advantage, we need to be ahead of the power curve,\u201d empathized Case. \u201cIf we have active learners, who are learning every day, nobody can mess with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sailors and government civilians were able to directly discuss their concerns during a question-and-answer session on topics such as resources, advancement and career development, and assignments to expeditionary platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou might still go to the same hospital and do the same job that you were before,\u201d explained Pryor. \u00a0\u201cBut instead of being assigned to the hospital, you will be assigned to the expeditionary platform at that hospital. So, when they deploy, all of you deploy together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The importance of resiliency and how deckplate leaders can better foster a positive environment was also stressed during the discussions. Leaders want to promote resiliency and help teams develop self-care tools before being involved in a conflict-type situation, where stress may be much higher.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy finding those stress relief outlets every day \u2013 something that is yours \u2013 that you can take with you everywhere,\u201d said Pryor. \u201cGetting through that and how quickly you will bounce back from the different stressors you are facing, that is a part of resiliency.\u201d<\/p>\n

The command visits also included tours of medical centers, branch health clinics and military treatment facilities, and stellar performers were recognized during coin presentations.<\/p>\n

Hospital Corpsman Julia Wentling, who works in audiology and occupational health at the Northwest Branch Health Clinic in Chesapeake, Virginia, was presented a coin and shared what she learned during the all-hands call.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always need to keep a bag packed,\u201d said Wentling. \u201cAnd that no matter what, you will always make it through the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

NMFL leaders will continue to visit subordinate commands over the next several months to engage and collaborate with Sailors and staff, and to allow for open communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for serving our patients that come in every day,\u201d concluded Case. \u201cThank you for serving your country, for stepping up and doing something that most people don\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Get Real, Get Better is a call to action for every Navy leader to apply a set of Navy-proven leadership and problem-solving best practices that empower our people to achieve exceptional performance.<\/p>\n

NMFL, headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, delivers operationally focused medical expertise and capabilities to meet Fleet, Marine and Joint Force requirements by providing equipment, sustainment and maintenance of medical forces during combat operations and public health crises. NMFL provides oversight for 21 NMRTCs, logistics, and public health and dental services throughout the U.S. East Coast, U.S. Gulf Coast, Cuba, Hawaii, Europe, and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Navy Medicine \u2013 represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian health care professionals \u2013 provides enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea, and ashore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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