The Strategic Use of the US Army Veterinary Service in HCA/TCA Operations.

Abstract

The US Army Veterinary Service is the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Veterinary Services. The Veterinary Service has responsibility for the medical care of all government owned animals, food safety and quality assurance and prevention of zoonotic disease spread worldwide. This study traces the development and evolution of Humanitarian Civic Assistance and Traditional CINC Activities missions. The Veterinary Service's capabilities in these type of actions and what Veterinarians can do to improve the infrastructure of a nation where they are deployed are examined. The problem of why the Veterinary Service is not routinely included in the planning process is researached. Solutions which will bring the Veterinary Service into the geographic CINC's planning process are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326668

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Pixley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Domestic Animals
  • Food Safety
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Hygiene
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.