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How to obtain Army Medical Department publications

Not all Army Medical Department publications are available on the Web.  The links listed below contain the official versions of some Army Medical Department publications. They are in various formats; follow the instructions on each page or site in order to read or print the documents.  You can use the extract of DA Pam 25-30 on the U.S. Army Publishing Directorate Web site to check the status of any DA-level item.  Contact your local publications control officer if you have any questions.

• Army Medical Department administrative publications (ARs, DA Cirs, DA Pams, and HQDA Letters) are maintained by the U.S. Army Publishing Directorate.


• Army Medical Department doctrinal and training publications (FMs, TCs, ARTEPs/MTPs, and STPs) are available through the Army Doctrinal and Training Digital Library. (Available to AKO users.)


• Army Medical Department technical bulletins, medical (TB MEDs) are available through the U.S. Army Publishing Directorate.


• Army Medical Department supply bulletins (SB 8-75 series) are available through the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency. (Select "Publications" on the left side of the screen.)  Supply catalogs (SCs) and other types of technical publications (TMs and TBs) may eventually be available on this site, but at the present time you must obtain these publications through regular ordering procedures.

OTSG and MEDCOM publications (for Army Medical Department personnel only)

Official MEDCOM publications are listed on the Medical Warfighter Forum (MedWfF) on AKO. 

• Office of the Army Surgeon General agency publications may be requested from the OTSG publications control officer:  usarmy.ncr.hqda-otsg.mbx.otsg--publications@mail.mil

Textbooks of Military Medicine and other Borden Institute Publications (series)

Military medical personnel may contact the Borden Institute at www.bordeninstitute.army.mil to obtain copies of these publications.  The public may purchase this series from the Government Printing Office (GPO); GPO contact information is shown in the next paragraph.

Requests from the general public

Most unclassified and unrestricted publications are available for sale to the general public. Contact:

• The Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (202) 512-1800.


• The National Technical Information Service Sales Desk, Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161-2171 (703) 605-6000 or (800) 553-6847.