Joint Force Quarterly
Abstract
The Department of Defense Joint Trauma System (JTS) was created to provide optimal care to the wounded on a battlefield. The current National Defense Strategy anticipates future threats of large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer adversaries that may limit overall freedom of maneuver for medical evacuation, increase survivability risk of medical units, and limit timeliness and robustness of critical medical logistics. Thus, the JTS must continue to evolve and embrace the concept of Medical Performance Optimization (MPO) to adapt to this new operational reality.
Recommended Citation
Gurney, Jennifer M.; Pamplin, Jeremy C.; Remondelli, Mason H.; Shackelford, Stacy A.; Baker, Jay B.; Conley, Sean P.; Potter, Benjamin K.; Polk, Travis M.; Elster, Eric A.; and Remick, Kyle N.
(2024)
"The "Survival Chain": Medical Support to Military Operations on the Future Battlefield,"
Joint Force Quarterly: Vol. 112, Article 13.
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