[Prospects for use of computers in the Air Force medical service]

The article describes the questions for the formation of the Automated Control Sub-system of the AF Medical service (ACS AF MS) and shows basic trends towards its creation. The authors take into account specific peculiarities of the Air Force activities, as well as the modern standards of automated systems. The ACS AF MS must be integrated to the Joint Automated Control System of the Armed Forces Medical Service. The article gives the main functions of this sub-system, its information and program procedure, computer technique fitting out process for command installations. The main tasks of the whole chain of command of AF Medical service were also analysed.