Robert Leon L, Rankin Steven E
Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, USA.
US Army Med Dep J. 2011 Jul-Sep:12-6.
Military entomologists function as part of medical civil-military operations and are an essential combat multiplier direction supporting COIN operations. They not only directly support US and coalition military forces by performing their traditional wartime mission of protecting personnel from vector-borne and rodent-borne diseases but also enhance the legitimacy of medical services by the host nation government such as controlling diseases promulgated by food, water, vectors, and rodents. These unique COIN missions demand a new skill set required of military entomologists that are not learned from existing training courses and programs. New training opportunities must be afforded military entomologists to familiarize them with how to interact with and synergize the efforts of host nation assets, other governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and international military partners. Teamwork with previously unfamiliar groups and organizations is an essential component of working in the COIN environment and can present unfamiliar tasks for entomologists. This training should start with initial entry training and be a continual process throughout a military entomologist's career. Current COIN operations require greater tactical and operational flexibility and diverse entomological expertise. The skills required for today's full spectrum medical operations are different from those of the past. Counterinsurgency medical operations demand greater agility, rapid task-switching, and the ability to adequately address unfamiliar situations and challenges.
军事昆虫学家是军民医疗行动的一部分，是支持反叛乱行动的重要战斗力倍增器。他们不仅通过执行保护人员免受媒介传播和啮齿动物传播疾病侵害的传统战时任务，直接支持美国和联军部队，还通过控制由食物、水、媒介和啮齿动物传播的疾病等方式，增强东道国政府医疗服务的合法性。这些独特的反叛乱任务对军事昆虫学家提出了新的技能要求，而这些要求无法从现有的培训课程和项目中学到。必须为军事昆虫学家提供新的培训机会，使他们熟悉如何与东道国资产、其他政府机构、非政府组织和国际军事伙伴进行互动并协同努力。与以前不熟悉的团体和组织开展团队合作是在反叛乱环境中工作的重要组成部分，对昆虫学家来说可能意味着不熟悉的任务。这种培训应从初始入职培训开始，并贯穿军事昆虫学家的整个职业生涯。当前的反叛乱行动需要更大的战术和行动灵活性以及多样化的昆虫学专业知识。当今全谱医疗行动所需的技能与过去不同。反叛乱医疗行动需要更高的灵活性、快速的任务转换能力以及充分应对不熟悉情况和挑战的能力。
