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Application of Military Medicine in Counter Insurgency (COIN) Operations
Presenter: LTC Robert F. Malsby, DO – Womack AMC
Lecture: Application of Military Medicine in Counter Insurgency (COIN) Operations
Do you know what MEDCAP stands for? (Most don’t). Developed in 1960’s as joint effort between US Embassy in Saigon and USAID. Stands for Medical Civic Action Program. Guidance FM 3-0 Operations and FM 3-24 Counter Insurgency.
COIN operations driven by HN government legitimacy in eyes of the people, continuity and sustainability of operations, and unity of effort.
Afghani lifespan, even after 8 years of US presence, is still 43 years.
What makes a difference in health of Afghani’s? NOT tx of HTN, CAD, DM, LBP, etc…. What makes a difference is potable water, immunizing children, nutrition, handwashing, vector control, and sterile infant delivery methods.
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"And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom?"- Braveheart
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