NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy — Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella continued their long‑standing partnership with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective on April 1.
Under the five‑year collaborative agreement, NMRTC Sigonella will support research proposal review, patient access, biological sample collection and clinical infrastructure, while NAMRU EURAFCENT will provide specialized research expertise, equipment and advanced diagnostics and analysis.
“These agreements allow both commands to focus on what they do best,” said Cmdr. Micah Kinney, NAMRU EURAFCENT’s executive officer. “When clinical care and research...
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy — Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella continued their long‑standing partnership with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective on April 1.
Under the five‑year collaborative agreement, NMRTC Sigonella will support research proposal review, patient access, biological sample collection and clinical infrastructure, while NAMRU EURAFCENT will provide specialized research expertise, equipment and advanced diagnostics and analysis.
“These agreements allow both commands to focus on what they do best,” said Cmdr. Micah Kinney, NAMRU EURAFCENT’s executive officer. “When clinical care and research...
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy — Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella continued their long‑standing partnership with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective on April 1.
Under the five‑year collaborative agreement, NMRTC Sigonella will support research proposal review, patient access, biological sample collection and clinical infrastructure, while NAMRU EURAFCENT will provide specialized research expertise, equipment and advanced diagnostics and analysis.
“These agreements allow both commands to focus on what they do best,” said Cmdr. Micah Kinney, NAMRU EURAFCENT’s executive officer. “When clinical care and research...
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (May 14, 2026) Cmdr. Micah Kinney, executive officer of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kirk Ashley Young, biomedical equipment technician, both routinely practice within Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella. NAMRU EURAFCENT, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts research, surveillance and studies of vaccines, therapeutic agents, diagnostic assays and vector control measures in the EUCOM, AFRICOM and CENTCOM Areas of Responsibility to better prevent and treat infectious diseases in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Tiziana Consoli/Released)
