Leader and mentor rolled into one (To the 95th anniversary of I.S.Brykin – the head of the medical service of the Baltic Fleet in 1976 – 1983)

The article is devoted to the contribution to the development of naval medicine of the head of the medical service of the Baltic Fleet in 1976–1983, colonel of the medical service I.S.Brykin, who would have turned 95 in July 2022. Constant analysis and generalization of the experience of the medical services of formations, fleet associations was the leitmotif of I.S.Brykin’s activity in the development and implementation of new forms and methods of medical support, the search for ways to increase the combat effectiveness of personnel. The methods and forms of organization of medical support introduced by him, as well as scientific developments on this topic, are used in practice by the medical service of the Baltic Fleet.