This playbook is aimed at healthcare, public health providers, and staff in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). The USCENTCOM AOR is a medically austere operational environment where Role 3 (R3) is the highest level of medical capability. All planning assumptions proceed from there. This playbook is a concise source of key information, references, and materials for providers and healthcare leaders to easily review. The playbook is comprehensive but not all inclusive, and does not negate the need for communication and information sharing with local, Joint Task Force (JTF), Service Component and USCENTCOM Headquarters (HQ) Command and Surgeon Cells.

Additions & Revisions

Revisions and updates were completed throughout this document to be current as of 23 Apr 2021. Major additions and revisions include:

- Updated information on guidelines for Force Health Protection, to include: isolation and quarantine, including discharge and return to duty guidelines
- Added information on testing for general screening and diagnostic testing
- Added information on the new COVID vaccination
- Added information on the treatments for COVID
- Added updates for patient tracking in theatre
- All other revisions involve addition of resource links throughout and minor refinement of language for clarity and grammar