MILITARY MEDICINE IN OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR .2. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF MISSIONS FOR NAVAL RESERVE FLEET HOSPITALS

The U.S. military has a long tradition of providing emergency humanita rian assistance to civilian populations overwhelmed by natural disaste rs or civil strife. Military medicine is designed primarily to provide operational support for combat-oriented missions. The humanitarian re lief 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 l essen the negative impact on active duty military operations and medic al treatment facilities.