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Mastering The First Breath: Navy Medicine Research Fortifies the Warfighter Against the Cold's Lethal Shock

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• Mar 10, 2026
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The first plunge into icy water is a shock to the system. For a warfighter operating in extreme cold-weather environments, a fall into near-freezing seas isn't a mishap; it's a life-or-death battle that is won or lost in the firstfew minutes. Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) scientists spent six days this winter at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) in Bridgeport, California, doing research in the Sierra Nevada. Working in air temperature hovering at 19 degrees Fahrenheit and with water temperatures at 34 degrees, researchers are working to give U.S. warfighters the...

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