Army Medical Logistics

1 *ATP Medical Logistics OCTOBER 2015 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM , army Medical Logistics , dated 8 December , Department of the army This publication is available at army Knowledge Online ( ). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at *ATP Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM , army Medical Logistics , dated 8 December army Techniques Publication No. Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC, 29 October 2015 army Medical Logistics Contents Page v INTRODUCTION .. vi Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF army Medical 1-1 Section I The army Health System .. 1-1 army Health System Support.

2 1-1 Health Service Support .. 1-1 Significance of the Medical Commodity .. 1-2 Section II Levels of Sustainment .. 1-3 Strategic Level .. 1-3 Operational Level .. 1-4 Tactical Level .. 1-4 Section III Medical Logistics Support .. 1-4 army Medical Logistics .. 1-5 Medical Logistics Support to Unified Land Operations .. 1-6 Chapter 2 Medical Logistics ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE .. 2-1 Section I Theater Medical Logistics Support .. 2-1 Section II Medical Logistics Support Organizations in the Operating Force .. 2-1 Medical Logistics Company .. 2-1 Logistics Support 2-4 Medical Detachment (Blood Support) .. 2-5 Medical Logistics Management Center .. 2-9 Chapter 3 Medical Logistics OPERATIONS .. 3-1 Section I Medical Force Generation and Readiness.

3 3-1 army Force Generation .. 3-1 Generating Force Support .. 3-1 Contents ii ATP 29 October 2015 Operating Force Support .. 3-2 Section II Force Projection .. 3-2 Medical Support to Force Projection .. 3-3 United States army Medical Materiel Agency .. 3-3 Medical Materiel Centers .. 3-4 Regional Health Commands .. 3-5 Installation Medical Supply Activities .. 3-5 Section III Force Sustainment .. 3-5 Integrated Medical Logistics Management .. 3-5 Mission Command for Theater Medical Logistics .. 3-7 Class VIII Support During Early Entry Operations .. 3- 11 Class VIII Supply Operations for Roles 1 and 2 Medical Treatment Facilities . 3- 11 Class VIII Supply Operations for Roles 3 Medical Treatment Facilities .. 3- 14 Class VIII Support for Echelons Above Brigade Medical Units.

4 3- 14 Distribution of Class VIII .. 3- 14 Host-Nation 3- 16 Agreements .. 3- 16 Logistics Civil Augmentation Program .. 3- 16 Medical Contracting Support .. 3- 16 Section IV Redeployment .. 3- 17 Retrograde Operations .. 3- 17 Disposal of Class VIII .. 3- 18 Section V Class VIII Contingency Materiel .. 3- 18 army Pre-Positioned Stocks .. 3- 18 The Surgeon General s Contingency Stock .. 3- 19 Issue of Class VIII Contingency Materiel .. 3- 21 Section VI Defense Support of Civil Authorities .. 3- 21 Defense Support of Civil Authorities Tasks .. 3- 21 Medical Logistics Support to Defense Support of Civil Authorities .. 3- 22 Chapter 4 Medical Logistics INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS .. 4-1 Section I Current Systems.

5 4-1 Communications Support .. 4-2 Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care .. 4-2 Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support .. 4-3 Theater Enterprise-Wide Logistics System .. 4-4 Theater Blood Application .. 4-4 Joint Medical Asset Repository .. 4-4 Patient Movement Item Tracking System .. 4-4 Spectacle Request Transmission System .. 4-5 Section II External Enablers .. 4-5 Single army Logistics Enterprise .. 4-5 Automated Movement and Identification Solutions .. 4-5 Integrated Data Environment and Global Transportation Network Convergence Program .. 4-6 Battle Command Sustainment Support System .. 4-6 Contents 29 October 2015 ATP iii Section III Common Operational Picture .. 4-7 Section IV Medical Logistics Automated Information System Operational Concept.

6 4-7 Role 1 Medical Logistics Support .. 4-8 Role 2 Medical Logistics Support .. 4-8 Role 3 Medical Logistics Support .. 4-8 Chapter 5 Medical EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .. 5-1 Section I Role of Medical Equipment Maintenance .. 5-1 army Medical Department Maintenance System .. 5-1 Field Maintenance .. 5-2 Sustainment Maintenance .. 5-3 Section II Medical Equipment Maintenance Capabilities and Responsibilities at Each Role of Care .. 5-4 Medical Maintenance Capabilities .. 5-5 Medical Equipment Maintenance Support at Roles 1 and 2 .. 5-5 Medical Equipment Maintenance Support at Role 3 .. 5-8 Nonstandard Repair Parts .. 5-9 Section III Continental United States-Based Organizations .. 5- 10 Chapter 6 OPTICAL SUPPORT .. 6-1 Section I Theater Optical Support.

7 6-1 Optometry Detachment .. 6-2 Medical Logistics Company Optical Support Section .. 6-2 Other Optical Support .. 6-2 Section II Optical Equipment Sets .. 6-3 Chapter 7 BLOOD SUPPORT .. 7-1 Section I Theater Blood Support .. 7-1 Emergency Blood Collections .. 7-3 Role 2 Blood Support .. 7-4 Role 3 Blood Support .. 7-5 SECTION II Storage and Distribution of Blood Products .. 7-6 Storage of Blood 7-6 Distribution of Blood Products .. 7-7 Section III Blood Reporting System .. 7-7 Chapter 8 HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT .. 8-1 Section I Expeditionary Health Facility Management .. 8-1 Section II Roles and Responsibilities .. 8-2 Brigade Support Medical Company .. 8-3 Medical Company (Area Support) .. 8-3 Combat Support Hospital.

8 8-3 Medical Brigade .. 8-3 Medical Command (Deployment Support) .. 8-4 Nonmedical Facility Engineering Support .. 8-4 Section III Health Facility Planning Considerations During Contingency Operations .. 8-4 Design Considerations .. 8-5 Contents iv ATP 29 October 2015 Medical Considerations .. 8-7 Health Facility Planning .. 8- 10 Appendix A PATIENT MOVEMENT ITEMS .. A-1 Appendix B AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY .. B-1 Appendix C Medical Logistics PLANNING .. C-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES .. References-1 INDEX .. Index-1 Figures Figure 2-1. Medical Logistics company .. 2-2 Figure 2-2. Logistics support company .. 2-4 Figure 2-3. Medical detachment (blood support) .. 2-6 Figure 2-4. Medical Logistics management center.

9 2- 10 Figure 3-1. Class VIII materiel flow .. 3- 12 Figure 5-1. Roles 1 and 2 Medical maintenance support .. 5-6 Figure 7-1. Sample message blood 7-8 Figure 8-1. Force beddown and base development .. 8-6 Figure 8-2. Examples of initial, temporary, and semipermanent health care facilities .. 8- 10 Figure B-1. Linear bar code example .. B-2 Figure B-2. Two-dimensional bar code example .. B-3 Figure C-1. Example of a Medical Logistics support plan .. C-5 Tables Table 7-1. Storage requirements for theater blood component .. 7-6 Table C-1. Class VIII planning factors .. C- 11 Table C-2. Class VIII pounds per admission type .. C- 12 29 October 2015 ATP v Preface This army Techniques Publication (ATP) addresses the role of Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) in the army Health System (AHS).

10 It covers MEDLOG operations from the support battalions at the tactical level to the Medical command (deployment support) (MEDCOM [DS]) and theater sustainment command where the critical crossover occurs between strategic agencies within the AHS and commands and the operational units providing Logistics support in-theater. The principle audience for this publication is commanders, their staffs, Medical planners, MEDLOG officers, Soldiers, and personnel at all levels. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable United States ( ), international, and in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement.