True or False: A Carrier Strike Group will accept casualties from the shore.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Depends on circumstances
• D. Not applicable

Answer: (B)

A Carrier Strike Group operates with limited onboard medical capability and its primary purpose is afloat combat and power projection. The onboard medical team is sized to treat sailors aboard and to stabilize casualties, but the ship is not equipped to absorb a steady stream of casualties arriving from shore without compromising its mission and readiness. The standard approach is to stabilize as needed and evacuate casualties to higher-echelon facilities—either ashore at established medical facilities or to a hospital ship—so the carrier group can maintain its operational focus. Because of that, the statement is not correct; shore casualties are not routinely accepted by a Carrier Strike Group.