READINESS AND FORCE PROTECTION ON THE FOREFRONT
Potawatomi Training’s Headquarters Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) Surgeon Cell supports a four‑star Army command responsible for unifying force generation, force development, and force design for approximately 350,000 Soldiers and Civilians. T2COM oversees three subordinate three‑star commands that drive Army modernization, training, and readiness across the force. The Surgeon Cell, working in close coordination with the Office of the Surgeon General/Medical Command and Defense Health Agency partners, delivers essential medical policy development and implementation of Department of War (DOW) and Department of the Army (DA) guidance, along with core medical processes and functions supporting multiple organizations.
Over the past month, the Surgeon Cell strengthened readiness and force health protection through publication of the annual Pest‑Borne and Poisonous Plant Illness Prevention Command information and continued refinement of the T2COM Organic Medical Structure (TOMS) execution at echelon. Key improvements included expanded data‑driven tracking of student musculoskeletal injuries and behavioral health trends. The team also reviewed three new Secretary of War guidance documents, implemented updated vaccination guidance, and assessed exception‑to‑policy considerations for unique T2COM formations.
Additional efforts included delivering virtual training on operationalizing health data for TOMS, supporting military medical treatment facilities, and partnering with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the 25th Infantry Division to address medical readiness gaps. The Surgeon Cell produces monthly medical supply consumption reports for senior leaders and facilitated routine Surgeon‑led meetings such as interim TOMS program reviews, behavioral health officer engagements, Heat Illness Prevention Subcommittee sessions, musculoskeletal injury prevention forums, medical logistics synchronization and ad hoc requests for information at all levels.
