title: Military medicine in operations other than war. Part II: Humanitarian relief missions for Naval Reserve fleet hospitals.
abstract: The U.S. military has a long tradition of providing emergency humanitarian assistance to civilian populations overwhelmed by natural disasters or civil strife. Military medicine is designed primarily to provide operational support for combat-oriented missions. The humanitarian relief mission requires different doctrine, configuration, supplies, and training for proper response. The Naval Reserve Fleet Hospital can be used as a crisis-response asset tasked for this specific mission to lessen the negative impact on active duty military operations and medical treatment facilities.
authors.affiliation: Naval Reserve Combat Zone 500 Fleet Hospital 21, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ryals
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012066:Relief Work; D014481:United States