JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – Research Scientists Drs. Dickson Kirui (left) and Abu Mitul, research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Directed Energy Health Effects directorate, briefs Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC), during a visit to the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. During the visit, Hodapp, joined by Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, toured research laboratories at TSRL and conducted independent record reviews with MSC officers. Additionally, they gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
| Date Taken: | 03.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.09.2026 14:37 |
| Photo ID: | 9557289 |
| VIRIN: | 260304-N-ND850-1006 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
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| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
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