The primary source of data is the notifiable diseases forms raised when an individual is treated as a case of syphilis as required by law. Data for a 5-year period, 1974 to 1978 are used for this study. A special return on antenatal screening for syphilis for the same period was obtained from military medical establishments though not all units submitted them and even these were not complete fo...

Airmen unload boxes of MREs (Meals Ready To Eat) for victims of Hurricane Marilyn. The hurricane hit the US Virgin Islands in September 1995. The role of military organizations in operations other than war is long and distinguished. As the issue of homeland defense evolves, it is likely that the mission of both Active and Reserve Component units will encompass some of the new challenges the Uni...

The devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, resulted in massive destruction and human suffering that captured attention worldwide. This column details the experiences shared by the anesthesia department aboard the USNS Comfort. A total of 843 urgent and emergent surgical cases were completed. The mission included cooperation of both military and civilian anesthesia providers. The l...

To prevent and control infectious diseases was one of the major concerns of U.S. military government when they stationed in Korea in 1945. It was because the spread of various infectious diseases can cause social unrest and they can also affect the U.S. military. Malaria was one of the most important infectious diseases to which the U.S. military had been paying special attention. The U.S. mili...

You will practice high-tech health care in a variety of settings — from clinics and small hospitals, to field medical units, to any of the many Army medical facilities, including San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. And this is only part of the adventure. Imagine participating in a humanitarian mission in a foreign country or providing health care to our Soldiers fighting ...

The paper aims to elucidate the place and role, i.e., real power of functionaries lower-ranking units in Byzantine theme system. Their status bureaucratic aristocratic society was essentially determined by honorary dignities their commanding staff, which accompanied precisely defined powers army administration. Military or, more specifically, access military resources, were one main factors pro...

The goal of the research paper is to study, with active reference comparative legal method, Ukrainian and foreign models civil-military cooperation (CIMIC). following scientific methods have been used study chosen military-legal issues, substantiate theses expressed by authors, formulate conclusions: historical-legal, system analysis, formal-logical method comparison. It has determined that CIM...

Phraseology is part of the cultural heritage, reflecting peculiarities worldview and value system a particular people. In this regard, phraseological units military topics can give an idea perception war army within framework individual cultures languages. Since integral life in most countries world, attitude towards it embodied language make possible to understand its significance for bearers ...