Navy Surgeon General: Navy Medicine Focused on Readiness for Next Conflict
Story Number: NNS170330-03Release Date: 3/30/2017 8:27:00 AM
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (NNS) -- The Navy's top doctor testified before Congress, March 29.
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to discuss the current status of Navy Medicine, alongside his Army and Air Force counterparts.
His testimony emphasized readiness, a top Navy Medicine priority.
"We have no greater responsibility than sustaining readiness, now and in the future. On any given day, Navy Medicine personnel are forward-deployed with the fleet, Fleet Marine Forces, special warfare units, the joint force, and at overseas commands, supporting a high operational tempo and meeting the demand for contingency operations around the world," said Faison.
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