Medical Battalion Capability Enhancement MBCE Decision Brief

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Medical Battalion Capability Enhancement
(MBCE)Decision Brief

• 29 March 2007

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Current Medical Capabilities of Medical
Battalion
Surgical Company
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Health Services Support (HSS) OAG Course of
Action

• HS Company (x1)
• FRSS (x3)
• STP (x3)
• ERCS (x3)
• Combat Stress (x3)
• Evac Ward (x4)
• Lab (x4)
• X-ray (x2)
• MEU CLB Dets (x3)
• Prev Ment (x1)
• HQ Plt (x1)

Forward Surgical Company (x3) - FRSS (x3) - STP
(x3) - ERCS (x3) - X - ray (x1) - Amb Plt (x1) -
HQ Plt (x1)
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Enhanced Capabilities of Medical Battalion (OAG
COA)
Medical Battalion
Headquarters Service Company
Forward Surgical Company
Forward Surgical Company
Forward Surgical Company
FRSS Platoon
FRSS Platoon
FRSS Platoon
FRSS Platoon
STP
Triage/Evac Platoon
Triage/Evac Platoon (STP)
Triage/Evac Platoon (STP)
Triage/Evac Platoon (STP)
Ward
ERCS Platoon
ERCS Platoon
ERCS Platoon
ERCS Platoon
Prev Med
AMB Platoon
AMB Platoon
AMB Platoon
Ancillary Services
Ancillary Services
Ancillary Services
Ancillary Services
Combat Stress Platoon
MEU CL B DET
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Modeling and Simulation Results

• Analysis supports the OAG COA to restructure
  MedBn to improve mobility, scalability and
  tailorability and health services capabilities.
• The OAG COA has the medical capability and
  capacity to support a MEF in the assault in the
  most demanding DPS MCO scenario.
• With tactical evacuation limited to 12 hours per
  day, the OAG COA has the medical capability and
  capacity to support a MEF in the assault in the
  most demanding DPS MCO scenario.
• The OAG COA provides increased flexibility to
  task organize the direct support and general
  support capability sets.
• The OAG COA provides a decrease in DOWs by 6
  compared to the current MedBn in the DPS MCO
  scenario.

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Logistics Supportability Results

• Analysis supports the OAG COA to restructure
  MedBn to improve mobility, scalability and
  tailorability and health services capabilities.
• The OAG COA provides 100 mobility to the Forward
  Surgical Companies.
• The OAG COA provides improved move-ability of HS
  Company.
• The OAG COA substantially reduces the footprint
  of the Forward Surgical Company.
• Goal Mirrored TOEs for the 8 Forward Surgical
  Companies and 3 HS Companies. Will be address
  at MLG TOE Conference scheduled for 23-26 April.

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Navy Personnel Estimate Results

• TFSD analysis supports the OAG COA to restructure
  MedBn to improve mobility, scalability and
  tailorability and health services capabilities.
• There is sufficient Navy Personnel structure
  within the current Tables of Organization for the
  3 current active duty component MedBns to
  restructure to the OAG COA structure.
• Navy Personnel structure will be available for
  realignment to other requirements of the Marine
  Corps.

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MBCE WIPT Concurrence

• Stakeholder Yes/No Remark
• OPFOR Review Yes General concurrence pending
  analysis results
• MarForPac Yes
• MarForCom Yes
• MarForCent Yes
• MarForRes Yes
• LP Yes
• HS Yes Concern on Navy supportability and
  resourcing
• CDI Yes

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POAM / Way Ahead

• NLT 30 Mar Obtain LP / TMO approval
• NLT 30 April Obtain DC IL approval
• NLT 30 May Obtain DC CDI approval
• NLT 30 July TOECRS submitted to TFSD / CDI
• NLT 30 Aug TFSD runs ASR / AD Med Bn TOEs
  change
• Post 1 Sep Move forward with restructure of 4th
  Med Bn

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Questions