text: Army Health System Command and Control
  command for the AOR and focuses on medical OPLANs and medical contingency plans. It monitors threats
  and ensures required medical capabilities to mitigate these health threats, and maintains visibility and
  utilization of medical infrastructure, treatment, and evacuation capabilities. It accomplishes Title 10
  responsibilities and Army support to other Services for the AO. The MEDCOM (DS) partners and trains
  with host-nation and multinational AHS units. It maintains a command relationship with the theater army
  and the CCDR to influence and improve the delivery of health care and is linked to the TSC by the MEDLOG
  management center for coordination and planning. The MEDCOM (DS) is assigned to the theater army and
  is allocated on a basis of one per theater.
  2-39. Refer to Figure 2-4 for notional deployed MEDCOM (DS).
  Figure 2-4. Notional deployed medical command (deployment support)
  CAPABILITIES AND DEPENDENCIES
  2-40. The MEDCOM (DS) provides—
  * Command and control of AHS units providing medical support within the AO.
  * Subordinate medical organizations to operate under the MEDBDE (SPT) and/or the MMB in order
  to provide medical capabilities to BCTs.
  * Advice to the theater army commander and other senior-level commanders on the medical aspects
  of their operations.
  * Staff planning, supervision of operations, and administration of assigned and attached AHS units.
  * Assistance with coordination and integration of strategic capabilities from the sustaining base to
  units in the AO.
  * Advice and assistance in facility selection and preparation.