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The M577A4 armored treatment vehicle (ATV) is a U.S. Army variant of the M577 command post carrier made by United Defense (now part of BAE Systems) which has been modified to function as an emergency medical treatment vehicle for personnel wounded or injured on the battlefield.
The vehicle generally performed favourably, providing performance similar to or better than that of other modern medical evacuation vehicles and aircraft; however, small concerns were noted (mostly in regards to the safety and security of stowages) which were fed back into the design process for improvement.
The medical evacuation vehicle is the primary ambulance platform in units equipped with the Stryker family of vehicles. [citation needed] It is based on the infantry carrier variant. The commonality of the platforms reduces the maintenance footprint and variety of logistics support. Internal view
USAMMA crest. The United States Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), is a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland, and serves as the U.S. Army's life cycle management command (LCMC) and executive agent for strategic medical acquisition, project management and logistics programs.
The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.
As a result of 2005 BRAC legislation that required the bulk of enlisted technical medical training in the Army, Air Force, and Navy to be collocated to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, much of the enlisted medical training was moved from AHS to the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC). [2] The transition took place during 2010 and 2011.
Individual Aid Kit. The U.S. Army Combat Lifesaver Course is an official medical training course conducted by the United States Army.The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier and the advanced life support skills that are taught to US Army Combat medics and to US Army Special Forces medical sergeants [citation ...
The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) integrated campus under a single university-style administration, with nearly 50 programs of study available to U.S. military enlisted students and a small number of foreign military students. [1]