personnel employed within units of the brigade at the end of 1967. The majority of these personnel were within the brigade's evacuation hospitals and were being utilized as ward attendants, kitchen personnel and in the clerical fields. More than 90% of the total employed were involved in support of the patient care mission. A number of employees assisted the 9th Medical Laboratory as laboratory assistants while others performed dental assistant jobs within the brigade's dental (KJ) detachments. The Civilian Personnel Directorate for the Republic of Vietnam had numerous training programs in effect to meet the brigade's requirements for skilled jobs. Personnel Status as of 31 December 1967 (Note 1) This represents an increase in authorizations of 101 Officers, 72 Warrant Officers and 551 Enlisted for a total increase of 724 military spaces during the year. Plans and Operations The brigade continued to provide Army level medical service in support of the Allied forces in the Republic of Vietnam during 1967 and medical resources increased commensurate with the rising troop strength. Medical service was provided by brigade units on an area basis by field, evacuation and surgical hospitals nearest the area of operation. Evacuation was provided by standby air ambulances within the area of operation. There was a sharp increase in combat operations in Vietnam in 1967. Brigade units were therefore faced with new challenges in providing the required Army level medical service. These challenges were most capably met. Numerous offensive operations were conducted by allied Army forces that extended from I Corps Tactical Zone in the north to the delta in the south. Each of these operations was supported by brigade units. Several brigade units were relocated to support the fluid tactical situation. An additional mission was given to the brigade in the latter part of 1967. This involved providing hospitalization, medical, and surgical care to Vietnamese civilians wounded as a result of hostile action. Three hundred brigade beds were allocated for Vietnamese civilians to help satisfy this new requirement. Aeromedical Evacuation At the start of 1967, the brigade had 49 air ambulances in one air ambulance company and four medical detachments (RA) to provide primary evacuation support for US and Free World Military Assistance Forces (FWMAF). Other forces were provided support on an as-available basis, with US and FWMAF receiving priority. The increase in allied troops in Vietnam was not accompanied by an attendant increase in medical aviation resources