Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research, Dr. Melissa L. Flagg, Visits the Naval Health Research Center
161025-N-PZ713-026 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 25, 2016) Dr. Karen Kelly (right) talks to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research, Dr. Melissa L. Flagg (left), about the Warfighter Performance Laboratory during a tour at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). Kelly, a physiologist, focuses her research on optimizing warfighter performance and injury prevention. As the DoD's premier deployment health research center, NHRC's cutting-edge research and development is used to optimize the operational health and readiness of the nation's armed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mayra A. Conde)