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…Health services include, but are not limited to, the management of health services resources, such as manpower, monies, and facilities; preventive and curative health measures; evacuation of the wounded, injured, or sick; selection of the medically…

…All of the tank commanders in the lead battalion were killed or wounded. Disabled vehicles blocked the road. Vehicles veering into the narrow side streets became trapped and were destroyed. The lack of infantry to protect…

…Russian wounded and bodies were hung upside down outside of Chechen defensive positions in buildings, causing the Russians to have to shoot through their own people to engage the Chechens. The Russians, initially hesitant to cause…

…Other reasons for not defending could be the presence of large numbers of noncombatants, hospitals, or wounded personnel or the city’s cultural, religious, or historical significance. MCWP 3-35.3 2-2

…Combat in built-up areas exposes Marines not only to combat wounds, but also to the diseases endemic to the AO. Commanders must enforce preventive measures against the spread of infectious diseases. The unit surgeon advises…

…Other considerations: (1) The S-4s must plan to expedite the evacuation of wounded from the built-up area. Location of battalion aid stations and evacuation routes must be planned and disseminated to the lowest level…

…The overpressure from grenades, mines, and boobytraps exploding in a sewer or tunnel can have adverse effects on friendly forces, including ruptured eardrums and wounds from flying debris. Also, gases found in sewers can be ignited…

…our product in war is dead targets, and our product in peace is all that goes into generating the warrior proficiency that kills those targets in wartime. —General John P. Jumper Former CSAF 24 February 2000

…Resupplying and redistributing ammunition Marking the building to indicate to friendly forces that the building has been cleared Assuming an overwatch mission and supporting an assault on another building Treating and evacuating wounded personnel Further developing…

…Jobs can also include services to the local population such as care of the wounded and burial. Civilians can also be forced to help evacuate and care for military wounded, as long as doing so does…

…The aid station should plan to care for the increased casualties that are inherent to combat in built-up areas, as the incidence of crushing injuries, eye injuries, burns, shrapnel wounds, and fractures increases. e. The…

…near a military target is not an automatic cause for redress. Special protections are discussed below. b. Wounded and Sick Personnel, Medical Units, Hospitals, and Medical Transport. Under the law of war, the following are protected…

…JFCs must make every effort to reduce the potential for the unintentional killing or wounding of friendly personnel by friendly fire. The destructive power and range of modern weapons, coupled with the high intensity and rapid…

…Protection of Wounded and Sick. Direct attacks on wounded and sick who are no longer contributing to an adversary’s military operations are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions. As noted above, the incidental additional injury that…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 9 SPECIFIC TARGETING RESTRICTIONS Targeting restrictions under LoW prohibit intentional attacks on civilians, civilian populations, and protected entities such as the wounded, sick, prisoners of war, medical units, religious…

…PBA begins on D minus 365 —General John P. Jumper, Former CSAF Remarks to the 2002 Air and Space Conference, Washington D.C., 7 Mar 2002

…An example of causing unnecessary suffering would be to modify munitions to disperse glass projectiles to complicate providing medical treatment to the wounded. The bottom line is to use weapons and munitions as they are designed…

…HSS includes, but is not limited to, the management of health services resources, such as manpower, monies, and facilities; preventive and curative health measures; evacuation of the sick, wounded, or injured; selection of the medically fit…