The Union's Campaign for Chattanooga, Tennessee, and its resulting Battle of Chickamauga, is a valuable study of marked contrasts. On the one hand, brilliant strategic planning and operational maneuver, in concert with skillful deception, allowed...
The United States Army is rapidly becoming a modular, highly mobile force based on specific capabilities. The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) has tried to adapt the combat support hospital to support the “unit of action” concept. Based on...
In the past 8 years since September 11, many improvements have been made to the National response capabilities; however, the "all hazards" approach is still inadequate to respond to a moderate pandemic outbreak. Shortcomings of our fragile...
The United States has entered a new security environment, causing its military to conduct operations in remote areas of the world with limited resources to support its troops. The Fleet Hospital Program is responsible for providing health service...
World War I represents the first time that the United States Army Medical Department successfully supported a mass army overseas. The system established served as a model for those used in subsequent wars. By studying the support for the American...
The purpose of this study is to critically examine the 30-bed MASH developed by the United States Army Medical Department and to examine its ability during nonlinear operations to provide forward surgical support to AirLand Operations. The...
The Russo-Japanese war presents prominent features, apparently the result of the normal evolution of modern warfare, which affects the medical department as well as other branches of the service. This book presents a series of reports by United...
This study explores the Geneva Convention of 1906 and the Hague Convention of 1907 and their effectiveness in protecting military medical personnel, facilities, and transport during World War I. The analysis focuses on violations against American,...
This is a study on public health and sanitation in French Indo-China. Chapters include contents regarding the public health department (organization, water, sewage, insects and animals important to man- control of), medical facilities (hospitals,...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the present organization of the division and corps medical regiments, and the army medical service in order to determine whether or not any change of a basic character should be made in these units, so as to...
"This reference note has been prepared to acquaint the artilleryman with the Army Medical Department--its mission, personnel, and capabilities. Medical implications of training, supply, and field operations are presented to assist the artilleryman...
The following topics are detailed in this Civil Affairs document on Japan's public health and sanitation: vital statistics; Ministry of Public Health and Welfare; Central Sanitary Administration; health functions in other departments; Public Health...
This is a study of the medical logistics system that supported the U.S. forces in the maneuver phase of the Iraq War, 20 March to 1 May 2003. It begins with a review of logistical lessons learned from retired logisticians stretching from World War...
This study on public health and sanitation in Bulgaria contains information on the country's social and economic background, public health administration, medical institutions and personnel, social insurance, public assistance, control and...
This thesis examines the US Army Interim Force needs with regard to deployable hospitalization during small-scale contingency (SSC) operations and the Army Medical Department's (AMEDD) ability to adequately meet the requirements. Under the current...
A wealth of literature exists quantifying the benefits of clinical pharmacist optimization of a patient's medication therapy, but little literature exists codifying a model of clinical practice that allows for standardization and efficient staffing...
Casualties are an inevitable consequence of battle, and they are commonly listed at the end of historical accounts as figures for dead and wounded. The assumption, on reading these numbers, is that the dead were at some point, during or after the...
Army operational doctrine addresses the range of full spectrum operations across the spectrum of conflict. Full spectrum operations include offensive, defensive, stability, and support operations. Missions in any environment require Army forces who...
Consequence Management is a complex problem facing the US today. A subset of Homeland Security, Consequence Management is the post attack actions needed to prevent further suffering and restore basic government services. Consequence Management...