Who provides Army Health System (AHS) support to a Brigade Combat Team?

• A. Brigade Support Medical Company (Charlie MED)
• B. Medical Support Company
• C. Area Medical Command
• D. Combat Medical Unit

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that a Brigade Combat Team receives its hands-on health service support from its own organic medical element, the Brigade Support Medical Company. This unit sits within the Brigade Support Battalion and is configured to deliver medical care at the brigade level—handling point-of-injury care, initial treatment, casualty collection, medical supply, and coordination of evacuation to higher echelons as needed. It keeps medical support closely aligned with the BCT’s maneuver units, enabling rapid care and movement of wounded soldiers.

Area Medical Command operates at a higher, area-wide level and wouldn’t provide the direct, brigade-level medical support. A Medical Support Company is a broader, higher-echelon asset not dedicated to a single Brigade Combat Team, and a Combat Medical Unit isn’t a standard organization within the Army’s AHS construct for supporting a BCT. Therefore, the Brigade Support Medical Company is the correct choice.