The Medical Company

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independent treatment squads; an area support section with an area support squad, an area support treatment squad), and a patient-holding squad; and an ambulance platoon. The ambulance platoon employs a platoon headquarters with three tracked ambulance squads (six ambulances) and two-wheeled ambulance squads (four ambulances). (2) truck wrecker.

For vehicle retrieval and track maintenance, the company headquarters employs a 5-ton

(3) For rapid mobility of the clearing station, the treatment platoon employs three 5-ton expansible vans (one for the area support squad and two for the area treatment squad). (4) For communications (see Appendix I), the company employs amplitude-modulated (AM) and frequency-modulated (FM) tactical radios, unit-level computers, a manual switchboard with wire telephones, and digital nonsecure voice telephones (DNVTs). The company headquarters establishes an FM radio net and an internal wire net for C2. It also establishes an AM net capability for reach-back support.

Figure 2-1. Forward support medical company-heavy (TOE 08058L1), forward support battalion, heavy division. b.

Forward Support Medical Company-Light.

(1) The FSMC-Light (TOE 08298L0) (Figure 2-2) of the light division is organized into a company headquarters section; a treatment platoon organized into a platoon headquarters with two 2-5


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