Audit of Training of Mobile Medical Teams in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Africa Command Areas of Responsibility

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Date Issued

Monday, June 8, 2020

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Components

Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)

United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Army (USA)

United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

United States Navy (USN)

Report Number

DODIG-2020-087

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2020-0087-D000RJ-0001-0001	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of the Joint Trauma Education and Training Branch continue efforts to complete and implement standardized medical training, to include an Austere Surgical Resuscitative Course, in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act and Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum 125-17.
D-2020-0087-D000RJ-0001-0002.1	No	$0	$0
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force issue guidance implementing the Joint Trauma Education and Training Branch's standardized training program for all mobile medical teams.
D-2020-0087-D000RJ-0001-0003.2	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force update training curriculums at the Military medical training commands for tactical training of mobile medical teams.
D-2020-0087-D000RJ-0001-0005.1	No	$0	$0
Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in coordination with the Command Surgeons of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Africa Command, require that all mobile medical team personnel individually complete standardized post-deployment after action reports, using the Joint Trauma System Performance Improvement Branch template, before redeploying to their home station, and submit them to the Joint Lessons Learned Information System for the purposes of the Lessons Learned program.
D-2020-0087-D000RJ-0001-0005.2	No	$0	$0
Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in coordination with the Command Surgeons of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Africa Command, require that all mobile medical team personnel individually complete standardized post-deployment after action reports, using the Joint Trauma System Performance Improvement Branch template, before redeploying to their home station, and submit them to the Joint Lessons Learned Information System for the purposes of the Lessons Learned program.