The Combat Medics found themselves in a poor situation during the Vietnam Conflict.
The organization and duties, weapons and heroes all played an important role in the development
of the NCO during the Vietnam Conflict. Many organizational problems...
The Army Medical Department has a long and hallowed history of taking care of America’s sons and daughters since 1775. This history continues today on the streets of Baghdad and many other non-descript locations throughout the world. In all of...
The objective of this monograph is to determine whether the Army's casualty evacuation system is adequate to support soldiers in future combat. Research indicates the high Dow rates results primarily from the units' difficulties in efficiently...
Without a hospitalization capability, battalion medical care is limited to primary care and combat resuscitation. The U.S. Army has traditionally dispatched doctors to battalions. After the Vietnam War, the Army studied this practice critically....
The transformation of the U.S. Army from a 2002 legacy force, into the future Objective Force will create unique challenges for the medical sustainment mission. As new methods and concepts are introduced that capitalize on information technologies...
Charlie Company 1_214th Air Ambulance (AA) Company, comprised of 12 aircraft UH-60 and 135 personnel, deployed from Landstuhl, Germany on 15 Aug 2007 in support of OIF 07-09. At the time I had 14 flight medics assigned, including myself. I am a...
The Combat Medic during World War II played a critical role in the medical treatment of wounded soldiers. Their selflessness and heroic acts greatly contributed to the successful outcome of Allied Forces during World War II. This paper will discuss...
While participating in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), I had the first hand opportunity to see how the policies and public pressure of the United States had a direct effect on the progress of the Afghan National Army (ANA) ability reach a state...
The following Personal Experience Paper (PEP) addressed the deployment and combat experience of a U. S. Army Senior Line medic during operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Our combat medic‟s must obtain the trust and confidence of the Soldiers...
Extraction in bound, withdrawal of forces to perspective landing zones (LZ) begins. The unit sustained a few casualties on this mission. The helicopters (Helo) land, personnel get on and take off in a timely manner. The two casualties marked with...
The advent of World War II (WWII) brought back the immediacy for a trained and competent Medical NCO Corps. Long gone were the days of old were the medical system consisted of inept or otherwise expendable soldiers who were merely litter bearers....
It was the month of October 1983. There were rumors of nuclear arms having been placed on the island of Grenada and Cuban militia occupied the island causing havoc to the locals and eventually threatening students attending a medical school located...
The United States Army regards senior noncommissioned officers as leaders regardless of MOS. I was a medical NCO and the team leader for 11 infantrymen tasked to guard the battalion’s equipment on a ship bound for Turkey. The task should have...
The purpose of this paper is to document the lessons learned and experience of how my unit; the 68th Air Medical Company, 25th Aviation Brigade, 25th ID, Schofield Barracks HI, supported Air Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) operations in Afghanistan.
Much has been said about the way terrorists have been treated and what rights they should have. Some argue that they should be treated like you would want to be treated. The United States, in theory, treats all combat wounded the same, without...
The Infantry was successful throughout American history by the use of other branches of service to achieve victory in battle. This theory has been proven throughout time over the last 230 years of conflict. The Infantry cannot survive in battle...
Alfred V. Rascon, born in Mexico, came to the United States with his parents. At age 17, he enlisted in the Army and became a medic in the 173rd Airborne Brigade. In a firefight in South Vietnam on March 16, 1966, he ignored orders to stay behind...
The contributions of the Medical noncommissioned officer (NCO) are numerable. Soldiers in the Medical Corps have served their country for years with little or no recognition. Doctors and medics receive recognition but what about the X-Ray and...
In modern day combat, it is sometimes easy to see how everyday Soldiers doing their jobs are mistaken for heroes. I encountered one of these situations on 3 April 2003. What appeared in the eyes of many to be a heroic act was just a time in my life...
In this interview MAJ Scott Stokoe, Medical Service Corps, describes his deployment to Afghanistan as a member of an embedded training team (ETT). MAJ Stokoe discusses the challenges he experienced in training at Fort Riley, Kansas and how the...