U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team Combat Health Support Guide: Including Task Force Tactical Operations And Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

The past trends at the National Training Center have shown that
the task force medical platoon has had difficulty in conducting
medical operations and supporting the maneuver elements
within their task force. The platoons show difficulty in utilizing
troop leading procedures (TLPs), integration of the medical
platoon leader in the task force tactical decision making process
(TDMP), understanding and planning combat health support
operations (CHS), and understanding the task commander’s
intent and concept of operations. Additionally, medical platoons
show difficulties in synchronizing and executing their medical
plans. The Task Force Combat Health Support Guide comes from
various Field Manuals, Mission Training Plans, and TTPs I have
found successful at the National Training Center. There are
several manuals that are useful in conducting medical
operations, but that information needed to be consolidated. I
attempted to do this by gathering, in what I felt, the important
information needed by the task force medical platoons. I hope
this information is valuable to the units while conducting
operations at the National Training Center. Additionally, I have
added input from my fellow Observer/Controller brethren,
specifically, the Armor Task Force Medical Trainers (Cobra
Team). This guide is not intended to substitute current
directives, instructions, or doctrinal publications and there is no
official endorsement by any Department of Defense or
Department of Army personnel.

CONTENTS By Chapter:

Chapter 1
TACTICAL DECISION MAKING, MISSION ANALYSIS, & TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES

Chapter 2
TASK FORCE TACTICAL OPERATIONS

Chapter 3
COMBAT HEALTH SUPPORT IN A BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM

Chapter 4
MEDICAL EVACUATION

Chapter 5
MEDICAL COMPANY EXECUTION CHECKLIST

Chapter 6
MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL AND GENERAL INFORMATION