Story by Denise alford | Naval Medical Research Command | 03.05.2020
PUTUMAYO RIVER, Peru-A staff member from U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6) embarked with the Peruvian Navy aboard the vessel B.A.P Rio Putumayo II (PIAS 3104) in Iquitos, Peru for a 30-day mission from 19 November to 19 December along the Putumayo River, which forms the border between Peru and Colombia. Stephen Lizewski, microbiologist and Deputy Department Head of Parasitology,......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet | 02.11.2019
U.S. Navy Story by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder & U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs AMAZON RIVER (NNS) – On Feb. 4, 2019, Brazilian Navy Oswaldo Cruz-class hospital ship NAsH Carlos Chagas (U 19) departed Manaus, Brazil with four U.S. Navy physicians embarked to work alongside their Brazilian Navy counterparts and deliver medical care to a series of small villages......
