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AMEDD BOLC Exam 2024
Breakdown of the Infantry Medical (Combat Medic section) - ANSWER-15 combat medics (dispersed between the manuver companies) Name some Force Multipliers - ANSWER-Appropriate gestures Proper greetings How to show respect What is deemed disrespectful Role of women within the culture What is considered sacred How to ask for things Eye contact (remove sunglasses) Medical Planning Factors - ANSWER-Maintain a medical presence with the Soldier Maintain the health of the command Save lives Clear the battlefield of casualties Provide state of the art medical care Ensure early return to duty What are EEFIs - ANSWER-Essential Elements of Friendly Information "what I DO NOT want the enemy to know" Intelligence - ANSWER-The related tasks and systems that facilitate understanding of the enemy, terrain, weather, and civil considerations. Movement and Maneuver - ANSWER-The related tasks and systems that move forces to achieve a position of advantage in relation to the enemy. Fire Support - ANSWER-The related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, joint fires, and offensive information operations. Protection - ANSWER-The related tasks and systems that preserve the force so the commander can apply maximum combat power. Sustainment - ANSWER-The related tasks and systems that provide support and services to ensure freedom of action, extend operational reach, and prolong endurance. Mission Command - ANSWER-The related tasks and systems that support commanders in exercising authority and direction.
Define War Fighting Functions - ANSWER-A warfighting function is a group of tasks and systems (people, organizations, information, and processes) united by a common purpose that commanders use to accomplish missions and training objectives. S1 functions - ANSWER-Manning (Unit Personnel Strength) Personnel Service Support Manage organization & administration of the headquarters Coordinates staff responsibilities for Special Staff Officers S2 functions - ANSWER-Military Intelligence -Collecting, processing, producing, and disseminating intelligence -Conducts Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) -Helps the G/S-3 and Commander figure out the enemy's decision cycle Counter Intelligence -Identifying and evaluating enemy's intelligence capabilities -Security Operations -Supervises the command & personnel security programs Intelligence Training -Prepares the command intelligence training plan and integrates intelligence, counterintelligence, operational security, enemy, and IPB S3 functions - ANSWER-Training -Prepares and supervises the execution of training within the command Operations & Plans -Prepares, coordinates, authenticates, and distributes the command SOP, OPLAN, OPORD, FRAGOs, and WARNOs to which other staff sections contribute Force Modernization S4 functions - ANSWER-Logistical operations & plans Supply Maintenance Transportation Coordinates Mortuary Affairs Activities G5 functions - ANSWER--Overseeing operations beyond the scope of the current order (such as the next operation or the next phase of the current operation)
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The CTCP provides supplies, services, maintenance, & medical aid forward to the companies Battalion Aid Station What does FTCP stand for? - ANSWER-Field Trains Command Post What is at the FTCP? - ANSWER-HHC Commander provides Mission Command Provides supply, distribution and maintenance to their maneuver battalions where is the FTCP - ANSWER-FTCP is located in the BSA What is a FSC and where is it? - ANSWER-Forward Support Company located near the CTCP tasked organized to support a maneuver battalion, however it falls under the Brigade Support Battalion What does the FSC do - ANSWER-FSC Commander provides mission command over field feeding, water, bulk fuel, general supply, ammunition, and field maintenance. Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) - ANSWER-Provides Tactical Sustainment for a BCT Supply and Distribution Maintenance (vehicles, weapons, electronics, etc.) Medical (Role II Medical Treatment Facility) One Forward Support Company per maneuver battalion What can the Sustainment Brigade do - ANSWER-Supply (Food, Water, Fuel, Ammo, construction material, vehicles/weapons, etc.) Maintenance (vehicles, weapons, communication equipment, etc.) Transportation (provides trucks to move supplies & soldiers)
Composition of Sustainment Brigade - ANSWER-3-7 battalions that can be tailored to the mission. Includes following battalions: Transpo Petroleum Special Troops (HQ, Signal Company) Combat Sustainment Support Who leads a Squad - ANSWER-Squad Leader (SSG or SGT) *can be composed of Fire Teams Who is in a PLT HQ? - ANSWER-PL, PSG, RTO, medic How many PLTs in a Company - ANSWER-3- Who leads a Company - ANSWER-CPT or 1LT, as a Commander Who is in charge of the Staff - ANSWER-XO How is an OPORD made - ANSWER-Each staff section does their part of the order, guided by the Commanders Intent Define Mission Command - ANSWER-the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations Plans and Orders - ANSWER-Focus subordinates' activities Provide tasks and activities, constraints, and coordinating instructions Encourage agility, speed, and initiative Convey instructions in a standard, recognizable, clear, and simple format What are the types of Combat orders - ANSWER-Strategic plans: cover the overall conduct of a war Operational or campaign plans: cover a series of related military operations aimed at accomplishing a strategic or operational objective Tactical plans: cover the employment of units in operations When does the OPLAN become the OPORD - ANSWER-when the commander sets an execution time What are the 3 types of orders - ANSWER-OPORD -directive from CDR to coordinate execution of an operation. 5 paragraph format
gives the subordinate leader their left and right limits for Mission Command What are the parts of each Phase in the Concept of Operations - ANSWER--Decisive (gaining and accomplishing current ops) -Shaping (prepping for future ops) -Sustaining (maintaining current ops) What is included in the Scheme of Maneuver - ANSWER-Scheme of: -Recon/Surveillance -obscuration (smoke) -mobility/counter mobility -intelligence -fires -protection -stability ops -assessment What are CCIRs - ANSWER-Commanders Critical Information Requirements -the stuff you'd wake the commander up to tell them -"what do I need to know to win" What is in the Sustainment Paragraph - ANSWER-Logistics (done by S4) -maintenance -supply -distribution Personnel (done by S1) -strength maintenance -finance, religious, and legal support Army Health Support System (done by MEDO) -evacuation -hospitalization What is in the Command and Signal Paragraph - ANSWER-Command -location of commander -succession of command -liaison requirements Control -command posts -required reports -signals (includes Challenge and Password)
What are the types of attachments - ANSWER-Annexes (each war fighting function has an annex) Appendixes Tabs Exhibitions Who is in a Company HQ section - ANSWER-CDR, 1SG, sometimes certain staff like Supply Sergeant Secure - ANSWER-A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action. Physical occupation not required Seize - ANSWER-To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area.* Must physically occupy the ground Clear - ANSWER-A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and eliminate organized resistance within an assigned area. Delay - ANSWER-When a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on enemy forces without becoming decisively engaged. Disrupt - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt his timetable, or cause enemy forces to commit prematurely or attack in piecemeal fashion. On Order - ANSWER-A mission which the force will accomplish at a later time, in the 2nd paragraph of the OPORD Be Prepared - ANSWER-A mission which the force may accomplish at a later time; next in priority to any on order mission for planning Destroy - ANSWER-Physical destruction over psychological destruction Defeat - ANSWER-Occurs when an enemy force has temporarily or permanently lost the physical means or the will to fight. May or may not entail the destruction of any part of the enemy force Psychological over physical destruction
-medical treatment -hospitalization -medical evacuation (includes medical regulating) -dental services -preventative med -combat and operation stress control -veterinary medicine -medical logistics (includes blood services) -medical laboratory services Army Health System (AHS) - ANSWER-all encompassing term that describes both the HSS and FHP aspects of AMEDD support Roles of Medical Care - ANSWER-Role 1: batallion aid station and below Role 2: batallion aid station, small ho Role 3: Combat support hospital Role 4: CONUS or OCONUS hospital What's at a Role 1 - ANSWER-BATTALION LEVEL -immediate lifesaving measures -CLS -buddy aid/self aid -EMT/AMT -medic, PA -Medical evacuaiton -combat stress What is at a Role 2 - ANSWER-BRIGADE LEVEL -x-rays -dental support -short term patient hold (72 hours) -physcial therapy -packed red blood cells -advanced trauma management -medical logistics -medical evac What is at a Role 3 - ANSWER-- hospitialzation -resuction -intial wound surgery -postop treatment
-clinical srevices -pharamacy -medical regulating What is at a Role 4 - ANSWER--CONUS or OCONUS safe haven -definitive care -full hospitalization capabilities What is another name for a Role 2 - ANSWER-Charlie-Med, will always be in a Charlie company Where are Role 2s located? - ANSWER--Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC) -Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS) How long can someone stay at a Role 3? - ANSWER-typically kept at Role 3 until they are stable enough to survive air travel to a Role 4 Common Attributes- Medical Logistics - ANSWER-All units carry a basic load of medical supplies Common Attributes- Mission command - ANSWER-All roles are synchronized and controlled by maneuver commanders on the advice of medical personnel (Command Surgeon and medical unit commander Components of the Modular Medical Support System - ANSWER--combat medic -treatment squad -patient holding squad -ambulance squad -area support squad -forward surgical team (FST) Combat Medic Module - ANSWER-Found in - All Role 1 and Role 2 medical units Consists of - One Health Care Specialist with assigned medical treatment equipment Organic to medical platoons or sections of combat and combat support battalions Attached to the platoons/companies of supported units What can Medics do - ANSWER-Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) Physical assessment
What makes up a Treatment Squad - ANSWER-Team A: -1 Physician -3 medics Team B: -1 PA -3 medics Area Support Squad Module - ANSWER-Found in - Brigade Support Medical Companies (BSMC) and Medical Companies, Area Support (MCAS) (Role 2) Provides - Dental, laboratory, and X-ray services Emergency dental treatment and augments ATM capability Basic diagnostic lab services and specimen collection Provides limited X-Ray capability Where do you find an Area Support Squad - ANSWER-Collocated with the medical company Role 2 Medical Treatment Facility (may not operate independently like the treatment squad module) Who is in the Area Support Squad - ANSWER--1 dentist -1 dental specialist -Xray NCO -Xray specailist -Lab NCO -Lab specialist Patient Holding Squad Module - ANSWER-Found in - Brigade Support Medical Companies (BSMC) and Medical Companies, Area Support (MCAS) (Role 2) Provides - Holding and minimal care for up to 40 patients Patients must be RTD or evacuated to a higher role of care within 72 hours Who is in the Patient Holding Squad - ANSWER--1 Nurse -2 Practical Nurses (LPN) -2 heatlh care specialists
What is an Area Support Section - ANSWER-When a treatment squad, an area support squad, and a patient holding squad are collocated Provides HSS/FHP on an area basis to all forces within an assigned area Part of the medical company Role 2 Medical Treatment Facility Forward Surgical Team Module (FST) - ANSWER-initial emergency resuscitative surgery, life- and limb-saving actions, provided in forward areas. The location is dependent upon METT-TC and support requirements, such as collocating with a medical company What does the FST treat - ANSWER-Medical conditions which warrant forward resuscitative surgery include interventions for severe uncontrolled bleeding, airway compromise, life-threatening chest injuries, and some soft tissue and orthopedic injuries Who is in the FST - ANSWER-Officer Personnel: 3 xGeneral Surgeon 1 x Ortho Surgeon 2 x Med-Surgical Nurse 1 x OR Nurse 2 x Nurse Anesthetist 1 x Field Medical Assistant Enlisted Personnel: 1 x 68W NCOIC 1 x 68D OR NCO 1 x 68D OR NCO 1 x 68C Practical Nurse NCO 2 x 68C Practical Nurse Specialist 1 x 68W Health Care Specialist 1 x 68D OR Specialist 2 x 68W Health Care Specialist Role of the Command Surgeon - ANSWER-Special staff officer that plans and monitors execution of the AHS mission Ensures all Medical Functions and medical operational planning factors are planned and synchronized in operation plans and orders Has technical supervision of medical operations within the command, but is not a commander HSS and FHP services are delivered through - ANSWER-The 10 medical funtion areas
Conformity - ANSWER-Ensures that a comprehensive AHS support plan conforms to tactical plans Medical assets are arrayed on the battlefield properly Proximity - ANSWER-Provide medical support at the right time and place Medical resources employed as far forward as possible, without impeding ongoing operations Flexibility - ANSWER-Ability to shift AHS resources to meet changing battlefield requirements Effectively managing scarce medical resources so that they benefit the greatest number of Soldiers in the AO Mobility - ANSWER-AHS assets remain in supporting distance to support maneuvering forces Vehicle hardening equal to that of supported unit Continuity - ANSWER-Patient moves through progressive, phased roles of care Each Soldier receives the care required to optimize patient outcome Control - ANSWER-Resources are efficiently employed Ensure scope and quality of medical treatment meets professional standards and policies Each Medical COA should be - ANSWER-Suitable - Is it nested with the maneuver plan? Feasible - Can we do it? Acceptable - Acceptable risk? Complete - Includes all AMEDD functional areas? Each Medical COA should address support for - ANSWER-Security Operations (Basic Reconnaissance Teams) Main / Supporting Attacks (close fight) Rear Operations (BDE Staging Area, FA units, etc.)
Follow-on Operations (Stability OPS, Defense OPS, etc.) Medical Scheme of Manuver should include - ANSWER-Task Organization for medical assets Task and Purpose for each medical element Mission Command relationships Evacuation and Supply routes Ambulance Exchange points (AXPs) and Casualty Collection Points (CCPs) Evacuation routes (air / ground) Location of treatment facilities Pickup Zones (PZs) and Landing Zones (LZs) Wargaming the COA should include - ANSWER-Refine casualty estimates by phase and/or event Movement of medical assets (determine grid locations) Decision points (add to medical synch matrix) Requirements vs. Capabilities (identify shortfalls and use to request additional support, if needed) Time / Distance analysis MEDEVAC / CASEVAC coverage Two critical products for the medical plan - ANSWER-COA Sketch (cartoon) Medical Synch Matrix Strategic Environment - ANSWER-the global enviornment in which we operate, includes diplomatic, informational, military, and economic factors Operational environment - ANSWER-composite of conditions, circumstances, and influcene where soldiers live, work, train, and fight What are the variables of the Operational Environment - ANSWER-Political Military Economics
Breakdown of the Stryker Medical platoon (Evac Section) - ANSWER--4 stryker MEV ambulances -12 combat medics (3 per MEV) Breakdown of the Stryker Medical platoon (Combat Medic Section) - ANSWER- combat medics dispersed amoung the manuver untis Breakdown of the Armored Medical platoon (HQ section) - ANSWER--2 vehicles -2 M577 track vehicles (each becomes a BAS) -2 treatment teams -1 ambulance section (PSG leads) -2 Tactical Combat Medical Care sets -2 Chemical Agent Treatment sets -1 Chemical decontamination set Responsibilities of the HQ section - ANSWER-Mission command Manages the battalion's evacuation assets (to include coordinating MEDEVAC) Manages the battalion's medical logistics Manages the platoon's maintenance program Develops the battalion FHP/HSS plan Normally co-located with a treatment squad to form the Battalion Aid Station (BAS) Roles in the HQ section - ANSWER-Battalion surgeron: supervise PL and PSG: execution HQ Section Capabilities - ANSWER-Maintain mission command (MEDEVAC, Situational Understanding, FHP Planning) thru BFT, FM radio, Telecoms, MIRc FHP Reporting (DNBI, Class VIII) Conduct MDMP thru coordination with TF Logistics Officer (S4) and Operations Officer (S3, FHP Planning) Treatment Squad Responsibilities - ANSWER-Provides Role I Medical Care: Triage, Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT), Advanced Trauma Management (ATM), Sick Call Services. Limited PM and COSC support is provided. Establish & Operate Battalion Aid Station (BAS) in direct support of battalion units
Treatment squad capabilities - ANSWER-Provides Role I Medical Care through use of Medical Equipment Sets (MES) Squad Consists of (2) Treatment Teams with the ability to conduct split operations Battalion Surgeon Responsibilities - ANSWER-Provides Role I Medical Care: Triage, EMT, ATM, Sick Call, Combat Stress Control (As supervising physician). Advises the battalion commander in regards to the health of the command and medical threats Coordinates and oversees all medical training to include: CLS, 68W Sustainment, and Medical CEUs (Continuing Education Units). Operates Battalion Aid Station (BAS) in direct support of battalion units Assumes the role as the Medical Platoon Leader as needed Oversees field medical record maintenance Battalion PA responsibilities - ANSWER-Provides Role I Medical Care: Triage, EMT, ATM, Sick Call, Combat Stress Control (Assists physician). Assists Surgeon in overseeing all medical training to include: CLS, 68W Sustainment, and Medical CEUs. Operates Battalion Aid Station (BAS) in direct support of battalion units Evacuation Section Responsibilities - ANSWER-Provides medical evacuation from Casualty Collection Point (CCP) and enroute care to the BAS Provides medical evacuation and enroute care on an area basis within the battalion AOR (Positioned at the BAS) Works with the Line Medics/Trauma Specialists to assist company FHP/HSS plan Conducts Class VIII Re-supply from BAS to maneuver companies Maintains mission readiness of their ambulances M997 Ambulance Capabilities - ANSWER-Crew: Three 68W Medics Capacity: 4 Litter or 8 Ambulatory patients Max Speed: 45mph / 70kph - terrain dependent
