Navy Reserve Captains Tony Nelipovich and Matthew Koerber deployed from Dec. 14 to Jan. 14 to Navajo Nation hospitals in Chinle, Arizona, and Shiprock, New Mexico serving as liaisons between Navy healthcare professionals, the Indian Health Service, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Navajo Nation hospital staff.
Nelipovich operated out of the Task Force-51 command post in Chinle, while Koerber worked at the hospital in Shiprock. Both NEPLOs were under the direction of U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Commander. Task Force-51 is Army North’s deployable headquarters and directs the efforts of DoD Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers working jointly in support of civil authorities and healthcare professionals.
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Gunfire, explosions at Navy Hospital ‘just a drill’ this week
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Naval Air Station Jacksonville s current commander is Capt. Brian D. Weiss. (Naval Air Station Jacksonville)
Residents might be surprised to hear gunfire and explosive sounds coming from Naval Hospital Jacksonville this week, but the Navy assures the public it’s just a drill.
The Navy hospital is holding training exercises Wednesday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Those exercises could include simulated gunfire and simulated explosions, the Navy warned.
The training is part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care program, “which is vital to preparing Naval Hospital Jacksonville medical professionals in performing their jobs under battlefield conditions,” the Navy said.
In one ashore shop, a sailor worries about COVID exposure January 11 Hospital Corpsman Ethan Holder, left, takes a test sample from Cmdr. Andrew Koy, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Sterett, during COVID-19 testing in April 2020. (Navy) For one petty officer at a Norfolk shore command, the past year has entailed wondering if the next shipmate coming through the door had the coronavirus, while concurrently helping sailors understand what to do if they suspect they are positive and shouldering more work when sailors needed to isolate. Masks are mandatory on base, but the petty officer also conceded that “we get sloppy in our shop.”