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Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING  14 AUG 90                                    

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001433

Folder Seq #:          5

Document Number:         17






           24tlt IN Div (Mecli) & l,S Reg 40-25                                                                                   2 4   AUG 1989
              (4) Each company/baitcry/troop                   (3) Direct preventive medicine                   (3) bbtain 17ST certification
           commander @ll:                                   activities of DPMS personnel and                 through attendance at the FSTtrain-
                                                            ensure maximum use is made of the                Ing course.
              (a) Appoint     a field sanitation            professional capabilities of the Divi-
           team (FST) consisting of two sol-                sion Preventive Medicine personnel                  (4) Request assistance from the
           diers, one of whom will be an NCO.               in direct support of the Division Pre-           DPMS for problems exceeding unit:
           Nei(lier person ivill have less than 6           ventive Medicine missio.-i. Addi-                capabilities.
           months remaining with the unit on                tional duties will not be allowed to
           the date of appointment. Rccom-                  interfere with the performance of
           mend that aidmen/combat medics                   professional duties outlined in                     c. The Field Sanitation Team will:
           be a member of the FST in units                  AR 611-101 and DA Pam 611-7.
           having organic medic-at personnel to                                                                 (1) Advise (fie commander on all
           provide preventive medicine train-                                                                unit Preventive Medicine matters.
           ing in garrison and expertise in the                (4) The Division Preventive Mcd-
           field.                                           icine mission includes the following                (2) Disinfect and monitor the
                                responsibilities at Ft Stewart/ifuntcr           unit's water supply In the field.
              0)) Ensure FST members arc cdr-               AAr-
           tiried by the Division Preventive                                                                    (3)lnspectpotablowatercontain-
           Medicine Section (DPMS) through                     (a) Conduct FST Training classes              crs at least 72 hours before and
           attendance at the FST training                   monthly.                                         within 72 hours after all scheduled
           cour.sc.FST(rainingclassc-sarccon-                                                                field training exercises.
           dueled monthly. Units requesting                    (b) Conduct semi-annual, sani-
           spaces in the class should submit an             tary inspections of all water trailers
           informal memorandum vitth name,                  and tank trucks.                                    (4) Monitor field food service op-
           rank, social security number, unit,                                                               orations for unsitnitary conditions.
           point of contact (POC) and phone                    (c) Provide environmental health
           number to the Division Preventive                support to units during field training.             (5) Supervise the construction
           Medicine Section, ATTN: Noncom-                                                                   and operation of field mesa waste
           missioned Officcr-in-Charge                         (d) Provide environmental health              disposal facilities.
           (NCOIC), not later than (NLT) one                surveillance of field water supplies.
           week before the desircd class date.                                                                  (6) Supervise     the construction
   (c) Provide environmental health              and closure of field latrine facilities.
                                                            surveillance of training areas to in-
              b. Division Surgeon.                          clude ranges, bivouac site.-, and ma-               (7) Conduct insect and rodent
                                                            ncuver areas.                                    control operations In the unit area in
              (1) Advise the Commanding Gen-                                                                 the field.
           cral on all aspects of health in (lie                   Provide    sanitary surveillance
           command.                                         of troop medical clinics.                           (8) Maintain required field sent-
              (2) Exercise technical control of                (g) Provideamonthlysummaryof                  talloti supplies nnd equipment listed
           the Division Preventive Medicine                 prevcntivcmedicineactiviticsforthe               In Appendix C.
           Program.                                         Command Health Report.
                                                                                                                (9) Issue individual preventive
              c. The Division Preventive Mcdi-                 (li) Support all other preventive             medicine supplies (i.e. chopstick, in-
           cinc Officer, DPMS, Company r,                   medicine programs directed toward                sect repellent, foot powder, etc.) as
           724th Support Battalion (Main) will:             field trnining.                                  required.
              (1) Advise the Division Surgeon                  d. The Battalion Field Sanitation                      Conduct annual training
           on all aspects of the Division Prevcn-           Officer will:                                         n the unit on individual preven-
        tive Medicine Program.                                                                            live medicine countermeasures for
                                                               (1) Advise the battalion com-                 heat/cold injuries, field waste dis-
              (2) Execute the Division Prcvcn-              mander on all'aspccis of preventive              posal, personal hygiene, and lndmd.
           live Medicine Program as pre-                    medicine.                                        ual water purification as per FM
           scribed in AR 40-5, LOA between                                                                   21-10 and the FST training course.
           USAMEDDAC and the 24th Infan-                       (2) Monitor field sanitation teams
           try Division (Mcchani7.cd) and other             in the battalion using Appendixes B                 (11) Accompany the unit on all
           relevant publications.                           and C.                                           field exerciscs/deployTnent.


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File Room = may96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001433
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON
Folder Seq # = 5
Subject = MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 19-JUL-1996