US Army Health Service Support in 2025

Abstract

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 theater of operations; however, what about the future? What are the changes required to support the Army Future Force of 2025? The purpose of this monograph is to conduct a holistical examination of the US Army's medical functional areas starting with the Vietnam War and includes a current medical analysis of the US Army Future Force. The monograph considers not only historical trends from past reports, but also examination of a Future Force scenario by applying systematic analysis of Level 1 through 3 health care. The result is the capture of critical medical issues associated with medical support to support the Future Force in a contemporary environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436131

Entities

People

  • Keith A. Rigdon

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Health Services
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • Patient Care
  • Therapy
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine