Medical Command in the Contingency Force

Abstract

Desert Shield/Storm accelerated the identification of an organizational weakness in the command and control of the medical component of the XVIII Airborne Corps. On 20 December 1991, the XVIII Airborne Commander approved a reorganization plan which removed the 44th Medical Brigade from 1st COSCOM, establishing the 44th Medical Brigade as a separate brigade. This paper will explain why this change was needed in the Corps and analyze the organizational change using accepted management principles. The conclusion suggests that the medical command and control organizational doctrine for the Army at the corps level may need to be modified to obtain some of the advantages of this organizational structure change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251440

Entities

People

  • Ira F. Walton Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • General Officers
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Logistics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control