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Therefore, the Medic carries basically what a Rifleman or any other soldier carries. The basic equipment of a US Army medic usually consists of: An M4A1, [2] now being replaced by the XM7, [3] and/or a SIG Sauer M17/M18 Modular Handgun System. [4] A MOLLE Vest with a full "combat load," being (most often) 210 rounds for the M4A1 carbine or XM7 ...
M113 armored medical evacuation vehicle (AMEV) M548A3 cargo carrier; M577A3 medical vehicle; M901A3 improved TOW vehicle (ITV) M1059A3 Lynx smoke generator carrier (SGC) M1064A3 mortar carrier; M1068A3 standard integrated command post system (SICPS) Carrier (AMPV) Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle – 130 units, LAV-25 – (light armored vehicle ...
Personal military carrying equipment refers to systems of frames, straps, backpacks, and other bags that are standard issue for a soldier in the field. Such systems can also be used in police and other tactical operations and for backpacking purposes, but they are primarily designed by military contractors.
In the early 1990s the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) initiated a review of the M113A2/3 armored ambulance and identified a number of deficiencies including: [4] [2] inadequate casualty evacuation and treatment capacity; poor patient and attendant ride stabilisation; limited patient in-transit support by medical personnel
A U.S. Army Medical Corps team at work during the Battle of Normandy U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman providing treatment to a wounded Iraqi soldier during the invasion of Iraq.. A combat medic is responsible for providing emergency medical treatment at a point of wounding in a combat or training environment, as well as primary care and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or ...
The Army Nurse Corps originated in 1901, the Dental Corps began in 1911, the Veterinary Corps in 1916, the Medical Service Corps emerged in 1917 (during WW I the Sanitary Corps was created as a temporary organization to relieve U.S. Army physicians from a variety of duties), [3] and the Army Medical Specialist Corps came into existence in 1947.
The Soldier Plate Carrier System (SPCS), known commercially as the KDH Magnum TAC-1, is a plate carrier developed for the U.S. Army which provides protection in accordance with if not greater than, the Improved Outer Tactical Vest. [2] The SPCS is a lighter alternative to the IOTV, with increased mobility and comfort.
The IIFS (individual integrated fighting system) [1] was introduced in 1988, to serve as a fighting (arms, ammunition etc.) and existence (food, first aid, etc.) carrying system—a possible replacement for the all-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment (ALICE) [2] employed and fielded by United States Armed Forces since 1973.