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FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan – American soldiers from Distribution Platoon, Company D, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, received medical evacuation, or MEDEVAC, training, March 13, at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan.
The training involved preparing simulated casualties for extraction and loading them onto a helicopter while the rotors were spinning, providing realistic training for the soldiers by creating noise and confusion, which makes communication more difficult.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Mellor, the distribution platoon leader from 6th Sqdn., 8th Cav. Regt., said the training allowed them to synchronize their tactical and technical procedures and “see what works best for the MEDEVAC flight crew as well as figure out what works best for the platoon when it comes to MEDEVAC situations.”
The training provided by the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, covered the capabilities of the MEDEVAC UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and provided emphasis on what information the flight crew needs ahead of time to ensure maximum efficiency when evacuating casualties from the battlefield.
“The training built confidence within the soldiers ensuring they would know what to do in the event a MEDEVAC becomes necessary,” said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rebecca Kirven, the distribution platoon sergeant from the 6th Sqdn., 8th Cav. Regt. She added the training provides peace of mind, knowing how quick the Black Hawks can make it to them at any location in the area they operate.
The Distribution Plt., conducts logistical resupply missions to the combat outposts within Logar province, bringing the soldiers food, supplies and mail. They are currently scheduled for a nine-month deployment.
| Date Taken: | 03.13.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2013 08:24 |
| Story ID: | 104014 |
| Location: | AF |
| Web Views: | 228 |
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