GOOD TO GO


A Soldier at Hill Air Force Base Medical Maintenance Division refurbishes medical equipment as part of a major recapitalization. USAMMA’s efforts to recapitalize instead of replace support a sustainable model of medical supply that recognizes resource constraints while optimizing readiness. (Photo by Ellen Crown, USAMMA Public Affairs)


to replace this medical materiel instead of recapitalizing it. Te largest share of those savings—$10 million—can be attributed to recapitalizing four items: physiologi- cal monitors, $3.5 million; suctions, $2.8 million; defibrillators, $2.1 million; and ventilators, $1.6 million.


To further reduce the footprint left


by unnecessary medical materiel, USAMMA also has applied greater preci- sion to fielding efforts. In the past, during times of high operational tempo, such as the height of combat in the Middle East, USAMMA would reset a unit after deployment by fielding complete new sets of equipment (i.e., full medical and den- tal sets). However, in FY15, USAMMA


started to inventory high-value items, such as expensive medical devices or equipment, and then provide each unit with only the items it needs based on requirements.


Te first two units to undergo precision fielding by USAMMA in late FY15 and early FY16 were the 550th Area Support Medical Company and the 274th For- ward Surgical Team, both out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. By getting only what they required and not all new medi- cal materiel, USAMMA saved the Army $1.82 million for these two units alone. Four more units are slated to be analyzed and then precision-fielded by USAMMA in FY16.


Tis type of precision fielding exempli- fies the USAMMA mindset of fielding only what is needed with an eye toward reducing excess and optimizing readiness, thus supporting a sustainable model of medical supply that recognizes resource constraints.


LIGHTER IS BETTER Whether supporting early-entry opera- tions or while sustaining ongoing missions, every pound and every inch counts. Field- ing equipment and materiel that is lighter, smaller or easier to sustain is one key to simplifying and improving support.


As the 2015 Army Operating Concept (AOC), “Win in a Complex World,”


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