Hyams K C, Bourgeois A L, Escamilla J, Burans J, Woody J N
U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20852.
Mil Med. 1993 Nov;158(11):729-32.
The Navy Forward Laboratory (NFL) was an advanced infectious disease laboratory which provided a theater-wide reference diagnostic capability during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. During Operation Desert Shield, when massive numbers of troops were being deployed, the NFL primarily supported medical personnel in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. During the war, the laboratory provided rapid biologic warfare diagnostic support. The NFL demonstrated the benefits of a comprehensive, on-site diagnostic laboratory when large numbers of troops are deployed to high-risk areas and demonstrated the importance of military medical research laboratories for training of scientists and physicians, threat assessment, and product development.
海军前沿实验室（NFL）是一个先进的传染病实验室，在沙漠盾牌/风暴行动期间提供战区范围的参考诊断能力。在沙漠盾牌行动期间，当大量部队被部署时，NFL主要支持医务人员对传染病的诊断和治疗。在战争期间，该实验室提供了快速的生物战诊断支持。NFL展示了在大量部队部署到高风险地区时，一个全面的现场诊断实验室的好处，并证明了军事医学研究实验室在科学家和医生培训、威胁评估及产品开发方面的重要性。
