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US and foreign military medical providers have provided exceptional and varied humanitarian assistance and disaster relief for almost a century. Unique complexities and capacities of military medical resources are described in both natural disaster response and civil conflict environments. Civil-military roles and relationships are reviewed in the context of contemporary engagements.
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Brennan, M.W. (2019). Military Medicine and Global Health: A Core Competency. In: Olivier, M., Croteau-Chonka, C. (eds) Global Health and Volunteering Beyond Borders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98660-9_10
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