The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for all medically related Department of Defense policies, programs, and activities. The office is responsible for deployment medicine, force health protection, medical readiness, international health agreements, deployment related health policy, theater information systems, humanitarian and health missions, and national disaster support.
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9/23/2016
![Soldiers from the 7th Mission Support Command, Medical Support Unit-Europe conduct medical evacuation training with Staff Sgt. Jessie Turner, flight medic with the 1st Armored Division's Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/helo%20training1.ashx?mw=120)
Army Reserve medics and active duty helicopter pilots worked together to practice loading and transporting patients
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9/20/2016
![A Ukrainian Soldier uses hand signals during a ground guide exercise of field litter ambulance familiarization on the driving range at Yavoriv Training Area, Ukraine. A team of medics and a mechanic from 557th Medical Company and 212th Combat Support Hospital are working together to conduct field littler ambulance and medical equipment familiarization with the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jeku)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/FLA.ashx?mw=120)
Field litter ambulances provide mobility for emergency situations and provide a quick link between battlefield casualties and emergency services not available on the front lines of battle
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9/20/2016
![Navy Lt. Cmdr. Reginaldo Cagampan, left, and Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rocky Pambid, members of the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Emergency Response Team, treat a simulated patient during the 2016 Big Rescue Kanagawa Disaster Prevention Joint Drill in Yokosuka city, Japan. Multiple agencies took part in the drill including the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force, as well as personnel from the Japan Self-Defense Force and Japanese government agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Greg Mitchell)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Big%20Rescue.ashx?mw=120)
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Reginaldo Cagampan, left, and Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rocky Pambid, members of the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Emergency Response Team, treat a simulated patient during the 2016 Big Rescue Kanagawa Disaster Prevention Joint Drill in Yokosuka city, Japan. Multiple agencies took part in the drill including the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force, as well as personnel from the Japan Self-Defense Force and Japanese government agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Greg Mitchell)
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U.S., Japanese forces conduct Big Rescue Kanagawa 2016
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9/20/2016
![A Ukrainian Soldier uses hand signals during a ground guide exercise of field litter ambulance familiarization on the driving range at Yavoriv Training Area, Ukraine. A team of medics and a mechanic from 557th Medical Company and 212th Combat Support Hospital are working together to conduct field littler ambulance and medical equipment familiarization with the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jeku)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/FLA.ashx?mw=120)
A Ukrainian Soldier uses hand signals during a ground guide exercise of field litter ambulance familiarization on the driving range at Yavoriv Training Area, Ukraine. A team of medics and a mechanic from 557th Medical Company and 212th Combat Support Hospital are working together to conduct field littler ambulance and medical equipment familiarization with the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jeku)
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U.S. Army medical brigade trains Ukrainian soldiers on field litter ambulances
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9/19/2016
![Adequate intake of B vitamins is important to ensure optimum energy production and the building of muscle tissue.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Vitamin%20DB12%20Deficiency.ashx?mw=120)
Vitamins D and B12 are key nutrients to staying healthy and having a balanced diet
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9/16/2016
![A Republic of Korea navy UH-60 Black Hawk takes off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur. The ROKN helped in an emergency medical evacuation of a U.S. Sailor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gerald Dudley Reynolds)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/USS%20Decatur.ashx?mw=120)
USS Decatur was assisted by the Republic of Korean navy in an emergency medical evacuation of a Sailor
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9/13/2016
![Opening up the existing perioperative, or operating room, course to civilians and developing a new ER training course for civilians allows Madigan to invest in its civilian employees, which comprises nearly 68 percent of the hospital staff. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Cousins)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/emergency%20nurses.ashx?mw=120)
Opening up the existing perioperative, or operating room, course to civilians and developing a new ER training course for civilians allows Madigan to invest in its civilian employees
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9/8/2016
![A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off during flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/emergency%20drill.ashx?mw=120)
The participation in the drill demonstrated expanded capabilities that the U.S. military can contribute to assist Japan in the event of a disaster
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9/7/2016
![Emergency medical technicians assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., transport a patient to safety as they are fired on by simulated enemy fire during the commando challenge scenario of the 2016 EMT Rodeo.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019050057im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/2016%20EMT%20rodeo.ashx?mw=120)
Now in its ninth consecutive year, the competition continues to grow and medics from across the Air Force show off their unique emergency medicine capabilities
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