Animal Health Mission

 

Provide animal health mission consultation to PHC, East Commander. Provide veterinary medical readiness support to 50 VTFs and 4 FYGVE sites. Perform clinical consults and veterinary referrals for regional military working animals. Provide clinical competency assessments for VCO/VMOs within the region. Review all patient safety events-veterinary for root cause analysis and corrective action.  Manage the Animal Health mission. 
 

Scope:

Privately Owned Animals: over 212,000
DoD Owned Animals: Approximately 1,400
Veterinary Facilities: 50
First Year Graduate Veterinary Education (FYGVE) Sites: 4
 
 

Support Capabilities:

Military Working Animal Dispositions
Military Working Animal Referrals
Clinical Competency Assessments
Patient Safety Event- Veterinary Review
Veterinary Training
 

Locations:

All states East of the Mississippi River
Guantanamo Bay, Puerto Rico