Combined Joint Military Healthcare: Building INDOPACOM's Next Medical Hub Down Under
Abstract
The Rise of Great Power Competition and its anticipated showdown between the Peoples Republic of China and the United States of America has earned significant deliberation and thought by US operators and planners alike. Of this hypothetical conflicts medical considerations, securing the safe passage of battlefield casualties from the point of injury to complex surgical intervention and finally on to convalescence and therapy requires implementing a redesigned Joint Trauma System (JTS). Today, a high level of uncertainty exists in achieving and maintaining air superiority over the INDOPACOM area of responsibility (AoR) to execute the safe medevac of combatant casualties to CONUS hospitals. By examining INDOPACOMs key operational factors of space, time, and medical force distribution, the challenge of providing effective, high-end medical care to casualties suffered deep within the AoR is addressed by the development of an in-theater, Role IV, military-specific combined joint medical center strategically located in the northern territory of mainland Australia.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 05, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1210328
Entities
People
- Michael Wilinski
Organizations
- Naval War College