Which of the following is a responsibility during deployment?

• A. Provide in-service training to medical and non-medical personnel concerning relevant preventive medicine topics
• B. Coordinate combat logistics for field hospitals
• C. Develop dietary guidelines for troops
• D. Conduct frontline reconnaissance

Answer: (A)

Training all personnel, both medical and non-medical, in preventive medicine topics during deployment is essential for keeping a force healthy and mission-ready. When people understand how to prevent disease, recognize early warning signs, and implement practical measures—such as vaccination, hygiene, water and food safety, vector control, and outbreak response—they can reduce illness and downtime. This education empowers the entire team to apply preventive practices in the field, which is a core function of preventive medicine in deployed settings.

Other tasks described belong to different domains: coordinating field-hospital logistics is a logistics/operations role, developing dietary guidelines falls to nutrition, and frontline reconnaissance is an infantry or combat-focused activity. The preventive medicine emphasis on in-service training directly supports health protection and readiness in deployment.