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Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02, this issuance:

• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to develop and maintain an enduring global trauma care capability that supports the DoD trauma enterprise (DTE), including activities within the garrison environment and across the full range of military operations (ROMO).

• Implements Sections 707 and 708 of Public Law 114-328, to include designation of the Joint Trauma System (JTS) as the reference body for all trauma care provided across the DTE.

• Establishes the Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA) as the Military Health System (MHS) Lead Agent for trauma care, recognizes the JTS as a DoD Center of Excellence (DCoE), and establishes the JTS Defense Committee on Trauma (DCoT).

• Establishes an integrated Combatant Command (CCMD) Trauma System (CTS) modeled after the Joint Theater Trauma System (JTTS), and the requirement for a comprehensive DoD Trauma Registry (DoDTR) that gathers relevant data from point of injury (POI) through rehabilitation for all Service members.