The Tier One Units’ SECRET Surgical Team

The five tier one special mission units of the United States Military are often placed deep behind enemy lines where the level of threats and danger can become critical at any moment. Because of this, the tier one units require extreme medical supervision at all times. This is where the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit (JMAU) comes into play.

The Joint Medical Augmentation Unit is a group of highly trained doctors, surgeons, physician assistants, and various other medical professionals, all with years and years of medical and special operations experience, teamed up to provide some of the most intense types of emergency care possible in the modern world of medicine. This unit is very similar to the Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams.

But what else is there to the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit? Why is this unit so secretive? And how does it take care of the tier one operators in JSOC? If you’re interested in learning more about the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit, watch this video!

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[GeneralDischarge]

Have you ever heard of the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit before this video?

[Lemurai]

I’m a nurse anesthetist and I wanted to be part of these guys so bad in my military days, when I was just a trauma nurse. These men are so good at what they do, the Ivy League medical institutions treat it like the NFL draft whenever these guys leave the military, they’re pretty much set for life, the CIA also has their own version of this team. Thank you so much for giving these gentlemen the visibility they deserve, please, give them their flowers.

[slapjuice]

I used to fly the bus for these guys, had a c17 converted into an airborne trauma and surgical unit. Saw them do neuro surgery at 40, 000 feet to remove a blood clot from an operator. These guys are definitely the elite drs in the world!

[BlueJayWaters]

I was a quad zero corpsman attached to 4RECON and had the privilege to work alongside some phenomenal SARCs. One of them mentioned JMAU during a conversation, and I was under the impression these were guys testing out some seriously high-speed and cutting-edge medical technologies and skills. Never heard about them again. Guess I was far from their radar lol

[SupraTT]

Neat to see this video. I'm former GST, SOST with one deployment with SRT. No one refers to any surgical team as JMAU. It's JMU now and that refers to the whole concept, not the surgical teams.

SRT is the JSOC Surgical Resuscitative Team. Tier 1, although no one says Tier #s on any teams except SEALs maybe. Bless their hearts. SRT provides the forward/austere surgical capability to JSOC teams (DEVGRU and CAG). "Golden hour surgical support" as the PowerPoint presentations said. We staged just outside the Op providing our own security/commo. As for capabilities, we cracked open the chest of an indigenous SOF operator in the back of a rotary over pitch black East Africa to stop a bleed. He survived. A first. ...in Minecraft. ;)

In comparison, "Tier 2" surgical teams provide support to SOC teams (SEAL, ODA, MSOT) as well as JSOC teams when needed. These would be GST and SOST for USAF. I forget the Army team's name - sorry guys AND girls. Yes girls.

Teams are usually composed of a surgical PA, anesthesiologist, orthopedic surgeon, surgical technician/corpsman (only enlisted), emergency physician or surgical nurse as well as augmented by a medical planner.

[Mixedpuppy]

You guys did well with this production, great job!!! In the days before JMAU they preferred to select health care providers, many were often former 18-D and SARCs. The provider who was with TF121 that assessed Saddam Hussein was a former Ranger Regiment member.
I was hoping you guys can give details on the exact professions for members of this team. This will help those seeking to try out for them.

[JD-dmuj]

Saw this unit in action at Bagram on a number of occasions, exceptionally impressive!

[agopessimist]

Wow, had no idea such an elite unit of doctors like that did so much! Can you also do a video on military medicine in general, how prospective people can enter the field via USUHS, scholarship, etc, what kind of training they can acquire once they join, and the different types of physicians in the military such as dive and flight surgeons? I would love to see a video on this!

[cmbtdoc]

Saw this in Iraq in 09-10. Came in and set up in our Aid Station in the middle of the night and left as soon as the Operators' mission was over. Wild!

[mixmix]

I remember JMAU saving a Russian soldiers life in Aleppo. I was there and an 0321 man “assisting” FSA (IS). They literal probably saved us from a huge incident with the Russians. That was my last op. I realized after 12 years, I didn’t know what side i was on and the lines weren’t even blurred anymore, they were gone.

[trailsend]

Awesome. Finally a bit of recognition for the medical folks. And people always think Spec Ops just shoot and destroy. Many wouldn't even believe you if you shared about a unit like this.
Excellent....

[StatmanRN]

Some would be surprised how capable SOCOM medics are, even in surgery. I cross trained as a medic, became a Critical care RN, and used to help train 18D candidates at a major trauma center.

[SayNoToDemocide]

I think the hardest job in the world is being a JMAU/SOST team member. You need to be both a special operator and a field trauma surgeon, already some of the most difficult jobs in their world in their own right.

The runner up would be a special operations diver and medic, such as SARC's, dive-qualified 18D's, with SEAL Medics and Pararescuemen also being extremely difficult because one must be proficient both as a Special Operations Medic and Combatant Diver.

By the way GD, I'd appreciate it if you did U.S. Army Counterintelligence next.

[theintellectualnovice]

You guys should do a JMAU vs SOST video comparison.

[doejohn]

I got to know a few of these guys and they’re very humble and amazing at medical and tactics. It was truly a pleasure knowing these guys.

[dsumner]

The JMAU changed it's name, it's just the Joint Medical Unit now. It's also adding additional personnel and getting a larger area in the JSOC HQ bldg.

[Mr_deez]

My old PA in the 82nd made it in this unit. Pretty awesome stuff.

[petewilliamsiv]

Holy Smoke i had zero idea there was a Tier 1 Medical Group you guys Blew my Mind also keep up the Video work too

[lewistaylor]

Thank you for that very professional and educational presentation! Thats information that most Americans do not know! Thank you!!

[kryptic]

I know you generally stick to SOF but could you do a video on marine intelligence or what makes every branch’s intelligence different