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The battalion aid station belongs to, and is an organic component of, the unit it supports. It may be split into two functional units for up to 24 hours, the main aid station consists of a medical doctor and three 68W combat medics or Hospital Corpsmen and a forward aid station consisting of a physician assistant and three more 68Ws or corpsmen ...
An aid station at a public festival. An aid station is a temporary facility (often a tent, table, or general rest area) established to provide supplies to endurance event participants or medical first aid and provisions during major events, disaster response situations, or military operations.
The U.S. Army's medical evacuation vehicle (MEV) is assigned from the Battalion Aid Station for Battalion-sized units, and dedicated to each of the company-sized elements of the unit and provide treatment for serious injury and advanced trauma cases.
In the British Army, Canadian Forces and other Commonwealth militaries, the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) is a front-line military medical establishment incorporated into an infantry battalion or armoured regiment for the immediate treatment and triage of battlefield casualties. In the US forces, the equivalent is the Battalion Aid Station.
Headquarters and Service Company “Hades” - The largest company, H&S includes the Battalion Commander and the Sergeant Major. It is organized as such: S-1 (personnel) S-2 (intelligence) S-3 (operations) S-4 (supply and logistics) S-6 (communications) BAS (Battalion Aid Station staffed by U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen)
A battalion's subordinate companies and their platoons are dependent upon the battalion headquarters for command, control, communications and intelligence, and the battalion's service and support structure. The battalion is usually part of a regiment, group, or brigade, depending on the branch of service. [citation needed]
Battalion Aid Station; D. Dental battalions of the United States Marine Corps; M. Medical battalions of the United States Marine Corps This page was last edited on ...
A brigade support battalion (BSB) is a combat service support battalion of the United States Army. A BSB is an organic part of a brigade combat team (BCT), providing self- sustainment to the BCT for up to 72 hours of high-intensity combat before requiring replenishment.