What patient movement requirement center (PMRC) is located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB)?

• A. JPMRC
• B. TPMRC-A
• C. TPMRC-E
• D. TPMRC-P

Answer: (B)

Understanding how theater-level patient movement is planned and coordinated is essential here. Theater Patient Movement Requirements Centers organize and centralize the planning for how patients will be moved by air within a specific theater, aligning medical needs with transport availability, bed space, and scheduling. The location at Scott Air Force Base is designated to handle the Americas region, so it is known as TPMRC-A. This positioning means it focuses on coordinating patient evacuations and medical airlift across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, ensuring timely and organized movements for operations, training, or contingencies. The other TPMRCs serve different theaters (for example, Europe and Pacific) and are based elsewhere, while the JPMRC is a joint-level center. So, Scott AFB’s TPMRC-A is the correct center for the Americas.