Healthcare ready whenever, wherever
RAAF personnel demonstrated their ability to rapidly deploy and operate a new cutting‑edge deployable Role 2 medical treatment facility during Exercise Stoic Gauntlet, a 94 Wing collective training activity designed to enhance medical readiness.
CAPTION: Aviators from 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron and 94 Wing conduct a surgical scenario as part of the JP2060-3 equipment validation inside a Role 2 Field Hospital mission system during Exercise Stoic Gauntlet 2026. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kat Thomasson. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
The exercise marked the first time the Royal Australian Air Force has trained with the JP2060‑3 mission system, a modern deployable health capability that represents a significant advance in how the ADF delivers medical support on operations.
Designed to be fully mobile, scalable and rapidly deployable, JP2060‑3 provides contemporary medical facilities and equipment to support forces within Australia and overseas.
Exercise Director Wing Commander Jason Lynam said Stoic Gauntlet tested personnel and equipment, describing JP2060‑3 as a once‑in‑a‑generation shift in deployable health capability that enabled seamless integration across Navy, Army and Air Force.
“This exercise is about proving that we can deploy a fully functioning medical capability at short notice using the brand‑new equipment,” Wing Commander Lynam said.
“JP2060‑3 gives us a far more agile and modern way to deliver high quality healthcare wherever it’s required.”
CAPTION: Aviators from 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron and 94 Wing construct a Role 2 Field Hospital mission system.
Using the new equipment, personnel established a Role 2 medical treatment facility from the ground up, integrating clinical, technical, logistics and command‑and‑control elements into a single coordinated operation.
The modular and scalable facility included primary healthcare, resuscitation, mental health, physiotherapy, dental, remote surgical capability, intensive care, imaging, pathology, pharmacy, environmental health and inpatient ward facilities.
“What we’re really testing is how well teams integrate with this new equipment,” Wing Commander Lynam said.
“We’re reviewing procedures and ensuring everything from power and water to patient flow and clinical treatment areas works together.
This capability is only effective if every element is aligned and communicating.”
CAPTION: The Role 2 Field Hospital mission system during Exercise Stoic Gauntlet at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland.
Stoic Gauntlet provided a controlled environment for personnel to practise setting up, operating, packing down and reconstituting the JP2060‑3 capability end‑to‑end.
Teams worked through realistic medical scenarios to validate procedures and confirm the system can deliver safe, effective care across a wide range of operational conditions.
Personnel also trained to configure the equipment for road and air transport, ensuring the capability can be deployed rapidly when required.
The exercise involved more than 100 health and support personnel from 94 Wing Headquarters, 294 Squadron, 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron, 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron and 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, supported by communications, engineering, catering and airbase specialists from across Combat Support Group.
Wing Commander Lynam said the professionalism and adaptability demonstrated throughout the exercise highlighted the value of introducing new capability through realistic training.
“Exercises like this ensure the Royal Australian Air Force medical teams remain ready to respond now and into the future,” he said.
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