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BAS, Ambulance, and Treatment Squad Missions
Battalion Aid Station

Responsible for evacuation and treatment of patients from the Company Aid post/casualty collection point by litter teams or by vehicle evacuation to the BAS.

The ambulances can be located forward with supported maneuver companies or stay with the BAS with patient rotation occurring at the forward treatment squads of the "Forward Support Battalion (FSB) Medical Co" approximately 5-8 Kilometers to the rear of the BAS.