Forward-deployed Medical Assets and the COIN Offensive

Abstract

Deployed U.S. military medical assets are primarily structured to support combat operations on the conventional battlefield, but they are increasingly deployed in support of expeditionary counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. The development of doctrine to guide medical support in a COIN environment has not kept up with the brisk pace of operations, resulting in significant gaps in the capabilities necessary to meet needs. With the publication of Field Manual 3-24, Counterinsurgency, in 2006, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps jointly developed a strategic framework to guide COIN operational planning, but medical and health support activities are not mentioned.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA617470

Entities

People

  • David S. Kauvar
  • Tucker A. Drury

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Physicians
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.