text: Chapter 12
  MEDICAL LOGISTICS COMPANY
  12-4. The MEDLOG company provides medical materiel, field and limited sustainment medical equipment
  maintenance and repair, optical lens fabrication and repair, and patient movement items support to BCTs and
  EAB AHS units operating within the AO. One MEDLOG company is deployed per 13 short tons of Class
  VIII supplies per day and provides 220 hours of field-level maintenance per day. The MEDLOG Company
  can deploy one early entry team, three contact repair teams, and three forward distribution teams. The
  MEDLOG Company has no organic blood support capability. The MEDLOG Company has the capability
  for limited self-sustainment during initial operations, meeting the requirement for early entry into the AO or
  as part of a task force organization. The company is normally under the command of the headquarters and
  headquarters detachment, MMB.
  MEDICAL DETACHMENT (BLOOD SUPPORT)
  12-5. The medical detachment (blood support) provides collection, manufacturing, storage, and distribution
  of blood and blood products for brigade and EAB AHS units and other Services as required. The detachment
  receives and stores up to 5,100 refrigerated and/or frozen blood products from CONUS or other U.S. MTFs
  and further distributes these products to supported MTFs and AHS units. This unit also coordinates the
  movement of blood and blood products and tracks shipments to ensure proper delivery. The detachment is
  assigned to the MMB.
  MEDICAL DETACHMENT OPTOMETRY
  12-6. The medical detachment (optometry) provides optometry care and optical fabrication and repair
  support for brigade and EAB units on an area basis. The detachment consists of six personnel that can be
  divided into two teams. Each team is capable of providing optometry support to include routine eye
  examinations, refractions, optical fabrication, frame assembly, and repair services. The optometry
  detachment is assigned to the MEDCOM (DS) or MEDBDE (SPT) with further attachment to an MMB or
  BCT.
  PRIMARY TASKS
  12-7. Table 12-1 (on page 12-3) describes the primary tasks and purposes of the medical logistics function.
  12-8. Refer to JP 4-02, TM 4-02.70, TM 8-227-3, TM 8-227-11, TM 8-227-12, and ATP 4-02.1.
  SECTION III — STRATEGIC MEDICAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT
  12-9. Strategic logistics functions are performed in CONUS and within each within each of the combatant
  commands. Medical logistics activities at the strategic level include:
  * Determination of materiel requirements.
  * Acquisition, assembly, and fielding of medical supplies and equipment.
  * Management of strategic programs for medical force modernization and materiel readiness.
  12-10. Strategic medical logistics capabilities also include planning and executing the release or acquisition
  of Class VIII materiel to complete the outfitting of medical units at the time of deployment and coordination
  for movement into the theater and staging areas. Strategic medical logistics support is provided by a number
  of organization to include the Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Army medical Research and Development
  Command, and Army Materiel Command. These organizations use multiple sources for support to operating
  force to include: commercial supplier networks Defense Logistics Agency stocks, Army pre-positioned
  stocks, operational project stocks, and other materiel readiness programs as well as the following: