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  neither item is available, the FST or FRSD cannot provide the required surgical care to stabilize patients for
  further evacuation and the unit cannot survive in the OE because it lacks a means for defense.
  2-176. To enhance the delivery of health care in the OE and to provide a seamless medical system from the
  POI or wounding through progressive roles of care to the CONUS-support base, the Army Medicine team
  must integrate their special skills and knowledge, leverage technology, maximize the use of scarce resources,
  and synchronize their collective efforts. The accomplishment of the Army Medicine mission necessitates a
  cohesive unity of effort to provide the care our Soldiers deserve.