TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
This field manual (FM) provides the philosophy of and doctrine for medical evacuation in a theater of
operations (TO). Tactics, techniques, and procedures for accomplishing the medical evacuation of sick,
injured, or wounded soldiers are included. Medical evacuation, with the provision of en route medical
care, is a vital link in the continuum of care from the point of injury through the combat health support
(CHS) system to medical treatment facilities (MTFs) with the required definitive or restorative medical
treatment capabilities. This publication is intended for use by medical and nonmedical unit commanders
and their staffs. This publication also discusses the following: