scope:

This instruction applies to all Claimancy 18 Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) that support operational forces. Operational forces are defined as deployed Fleet and Marine Forces; units of the Military Sealift Command; shore-based personnel or units subject to deployment (i.e., Navy Mobile Construction Battalion Units, Naval Special Warfare Units, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Units, Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Deep Submergence Units, rescue and salvage units, etc.); Army, Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel or units in deployable status; and visiting foreign national personnel or units.

Purpose. To establish functions and assign responsibilities for medical liaison support to the operational forces. This is a complete revision and must be read in it's entirety.