Tucked inside the recently passed Defense Department budget for 2023 is funding for a new kind of Navy medical ship – one built to operate more like an ambulance than a hospital.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-expeditionary-medical-ship/
Is there such thing as EMS Desert? I saw this article on NBC Connecticut.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/ems-deserts-multiple-factors-upping-arrival-times-in-conn/2843455/
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/state-reports-show-ems-response-times-double/2725941/
If were talking about EMS being armed for self defense, their are less than lethal options like pepper spray or even Pepper ball guns like the Byrna. Here's the link to their site. https://byrna.com/
Here's an example of less than lethal being used.
Here's the blog post...
And this guy could theoretically free-fall parachute into an ocean on another planet, sneak into an enemy harbor and lead a team on point on to a recon spot to hide out for days, take the shot on an alien general from long range, conduct battlefield surgery on one of his wounded teammates, and...
This guy makes every man on this planet feel inadequate
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/seal-doctor-astronaut-jonny-kim-is-adding-pilot-to-his-crazy-resume
The US Navy wants to replace the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort because they are getting old, outdated and are not fast enough to get to where they need to be. The US Navy is even considering using the San Antonio class Amphibious transport dock as a hospital ship...
It looks like by 2028, the US Navy is about to replace the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort with the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-navys-first-medical-ship-in-35-years-will-be-unlike-any-before-it
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43923/nasa-once-built-this-armored-hazmat-response-vehicle-that-was-loaded-with-futuristic-features
Here's the video