My unit is activating or has already activated. How will my unit get its authorized Medical Equipment Sets (MESs)?
1. Ensure you accurately report shortages in your Unit Status Report (USR) based on the appropriate authorization document. Your higher headquarters up to FORSCOM and the Department of the Army need to know your equipment readiness status. Also, the Army mandates the use of the Equipment Common Operating Picture (ECOP), which is on the HQ Department of the Army SIPR site, to post MTOE shortages as well as Operational Needs Statements (ONSs). 2. The Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) will advise the Department of the Army on fielding priortization of your unit medical equipment in the Army Investment Strategy (AIS). After DA determination, OTSG will then direct USAMMA to execute fielding based on priority and available funding.
