The Long War Concept - Determining the Right Health Service Support Capabilities for the Special Purpose MAGTF (SP MAGTF) - (Security Cooperation) Operating in Africa

Abstract

The Security Cooperation Teams (SC Teams) operating in Africa are confronted with severe and life threatening endemic diseases, poor host nation medical support, and austere environmental conditions. The standard organic Marine Corps medical first responder, an Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) or General Duty Hospital Corpsman lacks the training experience and reach back capability to treat the hazardous medical conditions that are common in the countries of Africa. The importance of deploying the right Health Service capabilities, in support of the SC Teams, will significantly contribute to the success of the team as it develops partnership nations, contributes to capacity building, and ultimately maximizes security efforts throughout the operating count,ries in Africa. Additionally, the intent is to mitigate the deploying force's reliance on sub-standard Host Nation health care while reducing the risks of forces contracting African endemic diseases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2011
Accession Number
ADA600671

Entities

People

  • James R. George

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • First Responders
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Hygiene
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies