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SGT Vazquez Galindez, Case Study 3

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              I think the biggest area of concern regarding health threats would be the influenza virus and the rate it is spreading through the area. In addition, we should not discard the employment of a CBRN weapons due to the effectiveness of the virus. Another threat associated with mental health is stress. Preventive Medicine and Mental Health are essential in this type of operational environment. They can minimize risks by establish controls over health hazards. As we learned in ATP 3-35:

            

“The PVNTMED team provides medical force protection through technical advice to the commander. They ensure the health of the brigade by performing sanitary inspections of food service, field sites, latrine, bathing, and other activities. The team is also responsible for coordination and oversight of medical surveillance. This includes early recognition of potential epidemics or biological warfare agent employment; and monitoring field water supplies, to include sample collection for potential NBC contamination. The MH team includes a behavioral science officer and a MH specialist. The mission of this team is combat operational stress control; they focus on the medical force protection aspects of treatment and prevention of combat stress” (Department of the Army [DA], 2018).

General threats are also an important factor that we need to consider in our planning. Lesson 8 mention IEDs as a weapon of choice for insurgents. That is why learning how to neutralize IED’s is vital to help combat the numerous casualties suffered by the U.S. Proficiency in tasks such as Convoy Operations are also ways to decrease the risks of threats in theater. Disseminating information about the Operational Environment and its changes are essential in minimizing these risks. Other controls that can be implemented to reduce risks are a continued hazard assessment of the area of operations and contingencies plans in place ready to execute when the need arises.

Very Respectfully

SGT Vazquez Galindez

Reference

Department of the Army. (2018). Army Deployment and Redeployment. (ATP 3-35). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved January 14, 2019 from https://armypubs. army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR _a/ pdf / web/ARN13119_ATP%203-35%20C2%20Inc%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf

Department of the Army. (2011). Army Health System (ATTP 4-02). Retrieved January 14, 2019 from  https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy /  army /attp/attp4-02.pdf

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