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Hurricane Milton & Hurricane Helene

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From Right to Left: Keith Qualls, a civilian Prosthetics Technician assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) makes prosthetics. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael O'Day/Released) Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Earl Granville’s prosthetics is being fixed by Tyler Cook (prosthetist) at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, April 22, 2022. Photo by Alpha Kamara Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Elvin Rivera Perez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), signals to the pilots of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, during flight operations, Sept. 17, 2022. Staff Sgt. Derrick Breznicki, a medical platoon sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, removes a broken hearing aid from the ear of Sgt. 1st Class Jefferey Salvatore at the aid station Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Complex in New Mexico, Aug. 26, 2021. Karen Lambert, Hearing Center of Excellence, uses a model of the vestibular system to reinforce the anatomy of the inner ear during a lecture on positional testing for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). (U.S. Army Maj. Mark Mateja)
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Centers of Excellence

Military Health System Centers of Excellence were established to provide the Department of Defense with the ability to speed the advancement of our scientific knowledge and evidence-based practices for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions that impact our military personnel and their families with the help of a “critical mass” of experts.

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