This field manual (FM) establishes the combat health support (CHS) doctrine and provides the principles for providing CHS in stability operations and support operations. It is designed for use by personnel involved in CHS planning for stability operations and support operations and command surgeons (at all levels of command) and their staffs. The proponent of this publication is the United States (US) Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S). Send comments and recommendations on Department of the Army (DA) Form 2028 directly to the Commander, AMEDDC&S, ATTN: MCCS-FCD-L, 1400 East Grayson Street, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6175. Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men.
DesignationFM 8-42
EditionOct 1997
StatusSuperseded
Pages291
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionRecent Archive