1966 US Army Vietnam War ARMOR ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMice includes advising the commander on mili- medical unit evacuate patients from the battaltaryfield sanitation, disease prevention, and ion aid station to the clearing station located inthe health of the command.the brigade trains area.b. Unit medical service is provided to armor d. Request for air evacuation is processedunits by organic medical platoons.through medical channels, utilizing logistical303. Division Medical Serviceradio nets. Command radio nets are used as requiredDivision medical service is provided by thedivision medical battalion and includes the 305. Medical Support of the Air Cavalryevacuation of patients from the battalion aidTroopstations, the operation of division clearing sta- a. The air cavalry troop receives medicaltions, and the furnishing of medical supply and support from the squadron medical section asemergency dental service. Division medical described for the company in paragraph 304.service is discussed in FM 8-10, FM 8-15, and However, during operations involving exten-FM 54-2.sive use of the organic air-ground elements,one aidman may be provided for each tactical304. Medical Treatment and Evacuation grouping (one per platoon or platoon team)a. Each battalion medical platoon estab- commensurate with the availability of medicallishes a medical aid station and provides a personnel.medical aid-evacuation team for each organic b. When the air cavalry troop is conductingcompany. The medical aid-evacuation teams operations in conjunction with ground combatmove with company combat trains following units, patients requiring medical treatmentclosely behind the combat elements. Patients beyond the capability of the troop aidman willare given first aid or emergency medical treat- normally be turned over to the ground unit forment by the medical aid evacuation team. If evacuation.further treatment is required, patients are c. When the air cavalry troop is operating inevacuated to the battalion aid station by the enemy controlled territory, normal evacuationmedical aid-evacuation team.means will be by air. Air ambulances of theb. At the aid station, patients are sorted as field army medical service provide evacuationto type and degree of injury or illness. If the support on an on-call basis. If the army unittactical situation permits, patients who will be cannot provide the required support, aircraftable to return to duty in a short time are re- organic to the division or the air cavalry trooptained in or near the aid station and are re- may be used to evacuate patients requiringturned to duty from there. Patients who must immediate medical or surgical treatment. Pabeevacuated for further medical treatment are tients not requiring immediate medical attenpreparedfor evacuation.tion will be evacuated when the troop or troopc. The supporting medical unit is responsi- elements withdraw to friendly territory. In allble for evacuation from the battalion aid sta- cases, the tactical mission is given priority ontion. Field ambulances from the supporting the use of organic aircraft.Section XI.AREA DAMAGE CONTROL306. General of combat service support and aiding in rees-Definite measures must be taken before, dur- tablishing such support.ing, and after a mass destruction or mass cas- b. In forward areas, area damage controlualty attack or natural disaster to minimize operations are directed toward minimizing intheeffects. The measures considered in this terference with tactical operations and the losssection, when appropriately modified, are ap- of combat power.plicable to the separate armored brigade and c. Area damage control activities are a comthearmored cavalry regiment as well as units mand responsibility, and the commander ofof the division.each echelon is responsible for damage controla. In rear areas, damage control is directed training and implementation of damage controlprimarily toward minimizing the impairment plans. The commander must direct all meas-159