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CHAPTER II
JOINT TASK FORCE SURGEON’S OFFICE
“A soldier’s health must come before economy or any other consideration.”
1. Introduction
Napoleon I
a. To assist JFC’s at each level in supervising their FHP responsibilities, a JFS is normally
appointed for each combatant command, subunified command, and JTF. As the principal advisor
to the JFC for HSS and FHP, the JFS normally reports directly to the JFC as a member of the
personal staff (see Figure II-1).
b. This chapter however, will focus on the JTF level and address the formation of a notional
JTF surgeon’s office.
2. Joint Task Force Surgeon’s Office
a. The JTF surgeon’s office coordinates HSS and FHP matters for the JTF, under the
leadership and guidance of the joint task force surgeon (JTFS). The JTFS’s staff should be
reasonably balanced in experience and rank among the Services concerned, and should be of
sufficient size to effectively accomplish the following tasks:
(1) Joint coordination of HSS and FHP initiatives.
(2) Deployment health surveillance.
(3) HSS and FHP operations that sustains collaborative joint planning between
combatant commands, Services, DOD agencies, NGOs, IGOs, and HN and allied participants
as required.
(4) Standardization and interoperability of medical capabilities and materiel.
(5) Development of the HSS plan and COA analysis.
(6) Review of subordinate plans and operations.
(7) Joint coordination of intratheater PM.
(8) Reachback support.
(9) HSS planning and FHP operations to include:
(a) Medical care and treatment.
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