equipment that proved less than ideal on the battlefield.
When the MRAP was deployed to Iraq, an MRAP-unique MES was developed to conform to the vehicle’s limited operating space. In 2010, the U.S. Army Medical Command (AMEDD) and Office of the Surgeon General developed a new MES incorporating the functionalities of the legacy MES and the MRAP MES. Other advances with the 256C model include jump bags, designed to give tactical trauma care under fire, such as controlling hemorrhage,
airways, and
breathing; en route care bags with removable pockets, enabling medics
to
bring required medical aid directly to the patient; a trauma panel to supplement the en route care bag; reduced-size oxygen concentrators; and container transports for cold storage items such as blood and vaccines.
Te ARNG G-8 Materiel Programs Division
has been actively review meetings involved
throughout the process. Division rep- resentatives participate in monthly program management
hosted by PM LTV that include repre- sentatives from RIA, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, AMEDD, and the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE Currently the M1152A1 HMMWV chassis are being stored at the RIA facili- ties while preparations are made to begin production of the M997A3 ambulance box in the second quarter of FY13.
A pilot production run is scheduled for January to identify potential deficien- cies with the materiel flow through the production line. Low-rate initial pro- duction is tentatively planned for the second quarter of FY13, with full-rate
FOLLOW-ON TO THE M997A2
The M997A3 HMMWV integrates the original M997A2 HMMWV Ambulance Shelter with the Army’s M1152A1 HMMWV chassis, to provide increased medical support in both peacetime and wartime situations. Here, CPT Kevin Schierholz, Light Tactical Vehicle System Integrator with the National Guard Bureau, explains features of the M997A3 during a ceremony and presentation Oct. 17 at the ARNG Readiness Center in Arlington, VA. (Photo by SFC Jon Soucy, ARNG)
production slated to begin in the fourth quarter. RIA expects to produce 60 ambulances per month on average. A roll-off ceremony is anticipated in early 2013 at RIA.
One of the ambulances developed and used for user-level testing received positive remarks from ARNG senior leaders, as well as leaders and representatives from the 54 states and territories, in October while it was on display at ARNG Headquarters in Arlington, VA.
Te M997A3 HMMWV Ambulance program has been an exceptional opportunity for the ARNG to participate in the acquisition and management of a major vehicle system. Upon final fielding in FY13, the ARNG will have successfully
DOMESTIC RESPONSE MISSION
The new M997A3 HMMWV provides the Army National Guard with the immediate capability it needs to execute critical Defense Support of Civil Authorities responsibilities if disaster strikes in the United States. Here, A1C Matthew Limina, 107th Airlift Wing C-130 Loadmaster, explains how to secure equipment to ARNG CPT Christopher W. Gagliardo (left) and SSG Adam J. Scanlon of the 42nd Infantry Division, during homeland response training Oct. 10 at Niagara Falls, NY. (Photo by SMSgt Raymond Lloyd, New York National Guard)
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