Budgeting For Expendable Medical Materiel In The Operating Force

Proposes converting surplus AAVs into forward surgical suites and CASEVAC platforms to support amphibious LSCO operations in the Indo-Pacific, addressing gaps in expeditionary Army medical capability.

By CPT Nathan D. Brindley

Forward combat medical units face rising risk as evacuation delays and blood shortages increase in large-scale conflicts. A combined lyophilized plasma and platelet strategy offers a practical, cold-chain-free solution to extend life‑saving resuscita...

By SFC Jeffrey R. Wadford

Army Nurses must evolve into combat multipliers for Large-Scale Combat Operations, mastering prolonged field care, decentralized leadership, and moral resilience to sustain combat power against near-peer adversaries.

By MAJ Teresa Rios-Rodriguez

Evidence-based framework for military mass casualty management (MASCAL), covering triage methodology, casualty collection points, end-of-life care, communication, security, and training recommendations for medical and nonmedical responders.

By SGM Michael Remley, Col Steve Rush, SGM Jake Brown, LTC Andrew Schaffrinna, MSG Christopher Hutchison, Mrs. Shelia Savell, COL (retired) Stacy A. Shackelford, COL (retired) Russ Kotwal

Army medical units tested a hybrid Role 2 augmentation using an ICW to expand patient hold capacity, returning 19 of 23 Soldiers to duty and preserving combat power during large-scale combat operations.

By LTC Vern Campigotto, MAJ Richard Skinner, CPT Hannah Dalke, CPT Gabriel Lizama

U.S. Army POCUS capability gap analysis proposing standardized point-of-care ultrasound training for military medical personnel to enhance combat support, battlefield diagnostics, and Soldier survivability in multidomain operations.

By CPT Ryan A. Stevens MD, MBA, RDMS, MAJ Chelsea Ausman MD, RDMS, LTC Aicha Hull, MD, CPT Theodore McLean MD, LTC Melissa Myers, MD, MAJ Renato Rapada, DO and MAJ Kristine Jeffers, MD

Part 7 of 8: FA Branch Historian examines Civil War artillery personnel, exploring Redleg recruitment, USCHA Colored troops, the Fort Pillow Massacre, Gettysburg's artillery failures, and the enduring truth that people make the critical difference.

By CPT Sean Flournoy

Frank Abbott argues Army medical forces must modernize to survive and thrive in future LSCO, requiring greater mobility, reduced signatures, self-defense capabilities, AI-assisted triage, autonomous evacuation, and resilient force design.

By Frank J. Abbott

LTC Mason examines multinational patient regulation challenges in LSCO, drawing on NATO Exercise Steadfast Leada 21 to propose a theater clearing hospital and strengthened MN-PECC to maintain evacuation flow and operational momentum.

By Lieutenant Colonel Brian A. Mason

MAJ Clark proposes a decision-centric Medical Staff Ride program for AMEDD officers, using historical decision games to build critical thinking, operational art, and command skills needed for LSCO mass casualty environments.

By MAJ Graham Clark

Soldiers in camouflage carry a strapped casualty on a military litter across a barren field during a combat medical evacuation exercise, demonstrating battlefield trauma response and team coordination.

By MAJ Orphelia Moraga

Soldiers in camouflage carry a strapped casualty on a military litter across a barren field during a combat medical evacuation exercise, demonstrating battlefield trauma response and team coordination.

By MAJ Cheryl L. Miller, CPT Thomas W. Graham III, and 1LT Aimee M. Feary

Soldiers in camouflage carry a strapped casualty on a military litter across a barren field during a combat medical evacuation exercise, demonstrating battlefield trauma response and team coordination.

By: LTC Samuel Teague, MAJ Wesley Snow, COL Sean Hipp, and SFC Jamez White

Soldiers in camouflage carry a strapped casualty on a military litter across a barren field during a combat medical evacuation exercise, demonstrating battlefield trauma response and team coordination.

By 1LT Leoniel O. Rodriguez Rosas, CPT Ryan C. Brown, and 1SG Sakeena Lites

Wearable technology and AI provide continuous health monitoring that enhances force readiness, reduces preventable injuries, and supports data‑informed decision-making in line with Army modernization priorities.

By 2LT Kinley DeSpain and Dr. Hanna Jensen