text: Chapter 12
  Medical Logistics
  The Army’s MEDLOG system (including blood management) is an integral part of the
  AHS in that it provides intensive management of medical products and services that
  are used almost exclusively by the AHS and are critical to its success. Also key to this
  success is the delivery of a MEDLOG capability that anticipates the needs of the
  customer and is tailored to continuously provide end-to-end sustainment of the AHS
  mission throughout the competition continuum. Providing timely and effective AHS
  support is a team effort which integrates the clinical and operational aspects of the
  mission. This chapter provides an overview of the medical logistics function. Refer
  to ATP 4-02.1 for a more detailed description of the Army MEDLOG system.
  SECTION I — MEDICAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT IN AN OPERATIONAL
  ENVIRONMENT
  12-1. The MEDLOG system encompasses planning and executing all Class VIII supply support operations
  to include management of the following functions: medical materiel (Class VIIIA), medical equipment
  maintenance and repair, patient movement items, medical gases, blood (Class VIIIB) storage and distribution,
  regulated medical waste (including hazardous material), health facilities planning and management, and
  medical contracting.
  SECTION II — MEDICAL LOGISTICS SYSTEM
  12-2. The theater MEDLOG system consists of the following organizations:
  * Medical logistics management center.
  * Medical Logistics Company.
  * Medical detachment (blood support).
  * Medical team (optometry).
  * Medical command and control headquarters (to include the MEDCOM [DS], MEDBDE [SPT],
  and MMB).
  MEDICAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CENTER
  12-3. The MEDLOG management center provides theater-level centralized management of critical Class
  VIII commodities, patient movement items, medical contracting support, and medical equipment
  maintenance in accordance with the theater surgeon’s policy. The MEDLOG management center provides
  two forward support teams (early entry) and two forward support teams (follow-on). The MEDLOG
  management center is capable of deploying these teams, while maintaining base operations in CONUS. One
  forward support team (early entry) and one forward support team (follow-on) combine to make one complete
  forward support team. The forward support teams (follow-on) are not meant to deploy independently of the
  forward support team (early entry). One team is deployed per theater. When deployed, the forward support
  team is subordinate to the MEDCOM (DS) or senior medical headquarters (such as the MEDBDE [SPT])
  and collocates with the distribution management center of the TSC/ESC. When so designated, the MEDLOG
  management center, with the MEDLOG Company, serves as the single integrated MEDLOG manager for
  joint operations. The MEDLOG management center also provides technical guidance to medical contracting
  personnel within the AO.