Global Health Engagement
USU’s National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation Strengthens Partnerships for a Changing World
BLUF – The Uniformed Services University’s National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation is bringing disaster medicine, global health engagement and security-cooperation education under one organization to strengthen U.S. and partner-nation health systems and improve readiness for disasters, humanitarian crises and conflict. For Navy Medicine, the institute provides a framework for expanding medical interoperability with allies and civilian partners—including shared trauma systems, evacuation planning and medical logistics—capabilities increasingly important for distributed operations where U.S. forces may depend on partner nations for casualty care and sustainment.
https://news.usuhs.edu/2026/09/usus-national-institute-for-defense.html
Naval History and Heritage Command Publication – A Global Force for Good
Over 32 million people have perished in natural disasters since 1900. In an era of climate change, the frequency and intensity of natural disasters will inevitably increase. The effects of war, political instability, mass migration, pandemics, and rapid urbanization exacerbate these incidents. The U.S. military is often the only entity capable of responding in a timely and meaningful way to these disasters. Drawing upon original sources and numerous interviews, this volume examines the response of the U.S. Navy and its partners to three of the most destructive disasters in recent history: the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s triple disaster in 2011.