Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Adriana Diaz-Brown | A soldier with the Ukrainian Land Forces demonstrates how to treat a chest wound May...... read more read more
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YAVORIV, Ukraine – Soldiers with the Ukrainian Land Forces instructed their first combat first aid course May 14, 2016 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center as part as Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine.
The instructor development effort is part of a newly created instructor academy program led by Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and California Army National Guard.
The medical instruction marks the first phase of utilizing Ukrainian instructors to teach Ukrainian soldiers. The goal is to have instructors teach more of the program of instruction during each rotation. These developmental efforts are designed to create a combat training center led by experienced Ukrainian cadre.
Prior to the training, Ukrainian instructors conducted a three-week validation where they learned the medical program of instruction for JMTG-U, received classes on general effective instructor techniques and lastly completed an evaluation and assessment. Upon their graduation, the instructors were ready to teach the medical portion of the third rotation of JMTG-U.
The training began in a classroom focusing on first-aid basics and then transitioned to practical exercises where the instructors demonstrated to Ukrainian soldiers on how to treat various types of common battlefield injuries utilizing the proper equipment.
“While the instructors were running the training for the 1-72nd Mech BN, myself and other 3-15 members were present to simply mentor the leadership on different ways to approach problems as well as answer any advanced medical questions that may come up,” said Capt. Brian McLaughlin, senior trainer for the Ukrainian Instructor Academy, 3-15 Infantry.
The training included basic medical tasks such as applying a tourniquet or splint. This training also teaches the order in which the soldiers should look for injuries to address the most lethal injuries first in order to increase survivability on the battlefield.
I've enjoyed working with the instructors here at IPSC. Overall they are eager to learn and improve themselves and take pride in being the ones to run training,” McLaughlin added.
| Date Taken: | 05.17.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2016 07:04 |
| Story ID: | 198325 |
| Location: | UA |
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