Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, acting U.S. Navy surgeon general: “By 2027, Navy Medicine will deliver agile, scalable, trained, and certified expeditionary medical teams to provide enduring support to the Navy and joint force.” He joined the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army surgeons general to speak on military medical readiness priorities at the annual meeting of The Society of Federal Health Professionals March 5.
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