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CLARK AIR FIELD, PAMPANGA, Republic of the Philippines- Members of the Philippine Air Force and U.S. Navy corpsmen practiced shock treatment and intravenous access skills at Clark Air Field, Pampanga, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 10 as part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014.
The day provided an opportunity for the U.S. and Philippine service members to develop increased interoperability through bilateral training.
“It is important that we are here teaching each other these skills because we need to understand each other’s way of operating and capabilities,” said Chief Petty Officer Fernando Gonzalez, a preventative medicine technician currently assigned to aviation combat element, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force. “From this, we can learn new techniques and share the tools we have available. It establishes a good relationship and increased interoperability.”
A major portion of the knowledge exchange was battlefield lifesaving measures.
“One thing we have learned over the years is hemorrhage control and how to deal with it,” said Gonzalez. “When our bodies lose too much blood we go into shock, making this one of the critical lessons we are teaching to the Philippine Air Force and could end up saving lives on the battlefield.”
The PAF members practiced applying IVs with the aid of the U.S. Navy corpsmen, which is a crucial skill for the PAF medical personnel.
“IV administration is very important to us and the practice is necessary for the aid men,” said 1st Lt. Maria Feaenor, head of nurse of the ward section part of the Nurse Corps, PAF . “If we are not around, they will be capable of applying it themselves; it is a perishable skill that our aid men need to be practicing.”
In addition to improving interoperability between the forces, the training also allowed the U.S. corpsmen to refresh their skills.
“I feel like we are both benefiting from this,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex J. Naffziger, a corpsman with the aviation combat element, 3d MEB. “Not only is this a way to give back, it also serves as a refresher course, allowing us to go back to the basics of what we do.”
PHIBLEX 14, a bilateral training exercise, is designed to improve Philippine-U.S. interoperability, increase readiness, and enhance the ability for a bilateral force to respond to natural disasters or other regional contingencies.
“If we are ever in a situation where we need to depend on each other, we can count on each other’s skills,” said Gonzalez. “I look forward to doing this kind of training more often in our future. This has helped us to learn about each other and fostered our relationship.”
| Date Taken: | 10.10.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.18.2013 09:32 |
| Story ID: | 115347 |
| Location: | PH |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, IL, US |
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