Military Veterinary Medicine: Both Human and Animal Health

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Military Veterinary Medicine Both Human and
Animal Health
BG Michael Cates, Chief, Veterinary Corps April
2007
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Agenda

• Who and Where We Are
• What We Do

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Vision
The right veterinary capabilities, in the right
place, at the right time.
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My Roles and Perspective

• Commanding General, U.S. Army Center for Health
  Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM)
• Functional Proponent, U.S. Army Preventive
  Medicine
• Chief, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps
• Army Assistant Surgeon General, Veterinary
  Services

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Veterinary Manpower

• 667 Military Veterinarians
• 428 Active
• 239 Reserve NG
• 78 Warrant Officers
• 68 Active
• 10 RC
• 2048 Enlisted
• 1508 Active
• 540 RC/NG
• 164 Civilians

Data Source MODS 4/2007
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Veterinary Corps Alma Maters
TUS - 7

UCD - 16
UGA - 18
UMO -23
VMR - 17
WES 0
WIS - 18
WSU -15
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Diplomates
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Army Veterinarians in Key Medical Positions

• Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, New
  Commander COL Jim Boles
• Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense,
  New Commander COL Tim Adams
• Command Veterinarian NORTHCOM LTC Brian Noland
• Area Medical Laboratory COL Peggy Carter
• Center for Health Promotion and Preventive
  Medicine (CHPPM) - 3 of 5 Sub-Commands
• Commander CHPPM West LTC Tom Honadel
• Incoming Commander CHPPM Europe COL Bob Webb
• Incoming Commander CHPPM West LTC Ed Stevens
• Incoming Commander CHPPM North LTC Chessley
  Atchison
• Global Emerging Infections Systems LTC Kelly Vest

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Our Customers and Our Focus
Animal Health and Human Health for Military
Personnel and their Family Members
4.1 Million Military and Family Members
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Food Safety and Defense

• Approved Sources
• Subsistence
• Food Operational Risk Management
• Installation and Deployed Settings

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Animal Medicine

• Military Working Animals
• Military Personnel Pets
• Zoonoses Control / Surveillance
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Civil Affairs

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Medical Research Support

• Research Animal Medicine and Surgery
• Veterinary Pathology, Toxicology
• and Microbiology

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Installation Veterinary Support

• Food Safety / Defense
• Military Working Animal Health
• Pet Health / Zoonotic Disease Control
• Medical Research

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Deployed Veterinary Support

• Military Animal Medicine/Surgery
• Food Safety and Defense
• Civil Affairs Veterinary Medicine

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Partnerships

• Interservice
• Interagency
• International

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By the Numbers
Jan Dec 2006

• MWDs 2658
• Marine Mammals 105
• Outpatient Visits 613,000
• Subsistence 8.5 Billion
• Audits 3858
• Countries 83
• Lab Animals 340,000
• Research Facilities 31

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Ninety Years of Support and Still Counting