Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Collins | Pfc. Kelsey D. Barnes, Ozark, Mo., native, combat medic for the 206th Area Support...... read more read more
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CAMP ATTERBURY, IND. - Cuts, bruises, broken bones and blood, lots and lots of blood, are things you can expect to see in the aftermath of a catastrophic event.
Pfc. Kelsey D. Barnes, an Ozark, Missouri, native, Army medic with the 206th Area Support Medical Company, Missouri National Guard, works diligently preparing and producing realistic moulage dressings as part of Vibrant Response 14, Aug. 3, Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Indiana.
Vibrant Response is a U.S. Northern Command-sponsored U.S. Army North led field training exercise for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive consequence management forces designed to improve their ability to respond to catastrophic incidents.
As part of the training moulage dressings are used to ad a sense of realism.
A moulage dressing is a term used to describe a wound created with clay, paint and fake blood.
“Using moulage dressings on role players and mannequins makes the exercise worth it,” said Barnes. “We match the dressings on the mannequins and role players to the needs of the training.”
Meeting and exceeding the needs of the training is exactly why they are here.
“We were specifically requested to come back to the exercise this year,” said Sgt. Daniel R. Cummings, a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, native, transportation specialist with the 1221st Transportation Company, Missouri National Guard. “Last year my unit and I did such a good job, they asked us back.”
Cummings enthusiastically continued, “We are here to support U.S. Army North during the exercise and provide realistic training opportunities by playing the part of injured and displaced citizens.”
They take their job seriously.
“It’s the details you put into training that makes the training better,” said Cummings. “By having the look of an injured, hungry, tired, desperate, water and food deprived person, we can cause those participating in the event to work through a more complex scenario.”
With in the scenario the ability to make role players and mannequins look their best for the units participating in various training events as part of VR 14.
“Where else to you get to do this kind of stuff?” said Barnes.
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2014 20:00 |
| Story ID: | 138167 |
| Location: | CAMP ATTERBURY, IN, US |
| Hometown: | OZARK, MO, US |
| Hometown: | POPLAR BLUFF, MO, US |
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