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KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait – The sound of emergency sirens accompanied by the engine roars of military vehicles filled the air, March 23, 2015, at Kuwait Army Subhan Logistical Base, Kuwait.
Military and emergency personnel from nations in the Arabian Gulf region gathered as one team during the field training exercise as a part of Eagle Resolve 2015.
“Eagle Resolve gets militaries from different countries together as partners in order to improve the security in this region,” said 1st Lt. Linsey LeBarge, chemical reconnaissance platoon leader, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. “Were strengthening partnerships and improving interoperations between nations in the Arabian Gulf.”
Eagle Resolve is U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) premiere multilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf region. Hosted this year by Kuwait, the event began with a command post exercise that ended on March 19.
Eagle Resolve 2015 included multiple joint exercises based on responding to asymmetric threats. The scenarios included simulated hostage rescue, visit, board search and seizure (VBSS), a tactical ballistic missile strike, and an oil spill response event. Today’s field training exercise included a simulated chemical warhead strike and a mass casualty exercise.
“We worked alongside the Saudi Arabian army to provide chemical reconnaissance of the area in order to set up chemical decontamination stations allowing emergency vehicles into the area,” said LaBarge.
Using an M1135 Stryker - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV), LaBarge and her team navigated through the training grounds, dropping markers simultaneously with a Saudi Arabian Army M93A1 Fox NBCRV.
“It’s good for us to partner and work through communication issues, building trust in each other,” said Sgt. Matthew Madore, chemical operations specialist, 588th BEB, 3rd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div. “Working with the different militaries helps everyone to see things from each other’s perspective and makes us stronger leaders.”
Another unique piece of equipment featured was an ambulance: an intensive care unit on wheels that resembled a coach-bus.
“This ambulance contains a small operating room and table for simple surgical maneuvers such as a tracheostomy, intubation, and the controlling of hemorrhaging,” said Dr. Mokhles, Salah, Qatar army.
The ambulance also contained an X-ray machine and table, a defibrillator, and a ventilator with oxygen canisters.
“It’s important for everyone to train together to be prepared for emergencies,” Salah said.
This is also the first year that every nation belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council has participated in Eagle Resolve since it began in 1999.
“Everyone brings their experiences and shares their knowledge and information with the other nations represented,” said Lt. Col. Mohammad Al Kandari, deputy commander, Weapons of Mass Destruction Defense, Kuwaiti army.
Partnership and interoperability is a key theme for Eagle Resolve.
“The goal is to get everyone on the same standard operating procedures,” said. Kandari. “We want everyone to be prepared to deal with any possible future situations.”
| Date Taken: | 03.23.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 03.26.2015 10:36 |
| Story ID: | 158158 |
| Location: | KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, KW |
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