Army operational doctrine addresses the range of full spectrum operations across the spectrum of conflict. Full spectrum operations include offensive, defensive, stability, and support operations. Missions in any environment require Army forces who...
This thesis examines the US Army Interim Force needs with regard to deployable hospitalization during small-scale contingency (SSC) operations and the Army Medical Department's (AMEDD) ability to adequately meet the requirements. Under the current...
The United States Army is rapidly becoming a modular, highly mobile force based on specific capabilities. The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) has tried to adapt the combat support hospital to support the “unit of action” concept. Based on...
In this personal experience paper, I will discuss the deployment of the 67th Combat Support Hospital. The 67th CSH deployed to OIF II in support of the Global War on Terrorism from January 2004 to January 2005. The 67th CSH provided medical support...
In 2002 I was the Detachment Sergeant for the 223rd Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine) stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. That fall almost the entire installation was alerted for deployment to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)....
The US Army Medical Department (AMEDD) is in the process of developing new concepts to support the Army’s transformation. Its current mission is to conserve the fighting strength of US Army forces, providing force health protection to forces in a...
An orthopedic surgeon in command of the 274th Forward Surgical Team in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from February to August 2003, Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Richard Pope was tasked with providing surgical support to enemy prisoners of war,...
In this March 2009 interview MAJ Tamara Funari, Army Nurse Corps discusses her two-year assignment to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). MAJ Funari describes a typical day and typical...
"This reference note has been prepared to acquaint the artilleryman with the Army Medical Department--its mission, personnel, and capabilities. Medical implications of training, supply, and field operations are presented to assist the artilleryman...
The United States Armed Forces in Iraq currently provides healthcare for thousands of detainees in U.S. custody. Required healthcare, in accordance with Department of Defense Directive and U.S. Army regulation, for detainees surpasses current...
My personal experience paper will highlight the challenges of establishing a Combat Support Hospital in Iraq. My unit encountered many obstacles during Operation Iraqi Freedom I (OIF I), such as security problems, lack of logistical support,...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
In this interview, MAJ Thomas Hrabal, US Army, Medical Service Corps, discusses his experience with being in the US Army and his wishes of being deployed. MAJ Hrabal discusses the reason he felt he had to join the US Army and his experience with...
In this interview MAJ Boyd, an Army nurse, discusses his 2004-2005 deployment to Baghdad, Iraq with the 772nd Forward Surgical Team (FST). This was an unexpected deployment for MAJ Boyd as he had just arrived in Germany and didn't know he was...
In the last 20 years, the Army’s Field and Combat Support Hospitals have found it difficult to deploy rapidly and to keep pace with maneuver forces. The Forward Surgical Team (FST) was the bridge for this gap in capabilities. Until recently, the...
The 31st Combat Support Hospital (CSH) with a proud legacy of patient care, embarked on a life saving mission to Iraqi during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. The CSH separated into two teams; one went to Balad and the other to Baghdad. Despite the...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my ECT at JRTC, FT. Polk, Louisiana, during JRTC Rotation 08-05. I discuss: Staff operations, hospital set up and operations to provide level III care to the 4th Brigade, 1st...
In this interview Major Rauch discusses his deployment to Iraq as the company commander for Alpha Company 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), which served at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Diamondback in Mosul from October 2005 until October 2006. ...
CH (MAJ) Geoffrey Bailey served as the battalion chaplain with the 2-43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) in Jalibah, Iraq during 2003 and as the Combat Support Hospital (CSH) chaplain with the 86th CSH in Mosul, Iraq during 2007 through 2009 in...
My personal experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom was challenging to my unit in many ways. Many tasks were placed upon our already strenuous wartime mission. There was no battle hand off between units, which made our transition very laborious....