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Author: By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackie Hart, Defense Media Activity

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Worst Case Scenario

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Worst Case Scenario

Oct. 1, 2018

Training

Restore Readiness

In July 1967, aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) experienced one of the most costly at-sea fires the Navy has seen since World War II.
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The Armed Services Blood Program

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The Armed Services Blood Program

April 23, 2018

Health and Fitness

Restore Readiness

A combat-wounded soldier in World War II had approximately a 70 percent chance of survival. Those odds increased the sooner he reached an Allied hospital and received life-saving blood, according to a 2005 article in Science Daily by surgeon and writer Atul Gawande. As a result, during the war, military leaders and medical professionals quickly realized that the ability to provide blood for wounded service members as quickly as possible was an absolute necessity.
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