Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Tom Wade | U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Sulaiman Lamidi, Expeditionary Medical...... read more read more
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif., June 20, 2016 – U.S. Navy Reserve Sailors from Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Dallas One, Fort Worth, Texas joined U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Canadian Armed Forces to provide support during simulated medical emergency scenarios as part of the three-week Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 91-16-02, Fort Hunter Liggett, California.
As the largest U.S. Army Reserve training exercise, CSTX 91-16-02 provides Soldiers, joint services and allied forces with unique opportunities to sharpen their technical and tactical skills in combat-like conditions. The triage unit working during this exercise is part of the Combat Support Hospital (CSH) and takes care of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, allied forces, and training aides with simulated injuries that arrive at their triage area by either ambulance or aircraft evacuation.
“Multi-national forces from the Army Reserve and Canadian Armed Forces make up our triage team here,” said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Raul Perdomo, hospital corpsman, EMF Dallas One, Fort Worth, Texas.
“Our tent setup is simple, which is important since the work day can be hectic and long,” said U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Sulaiman Lamidi, EMF Dallas One, Fort Worth, Texas. “Orange tape on a tent pole represents the Soldiers needing medical care that is not life threatening, such as the flu or minor cuts, and red tape is for the Soldiers facing life threatening injuries.”
Throughout the three week exercise, U.S. Army Reserve units participate in a variety of scenarios that test their job proficiency as well as their basic Soldier skills. Often, there are simulated casualties designated throughout these exercises to challenge Soldiers and show their leadership how well their Soldiers care for an injured or deceased service member.
“Unfortunately, some Soldiers do expire upon or during transport, in both real-life and here at the exercise.” said Lamidi. “We immediately contact a mortuary affairs unit that will evacuate those service members and begin the process of getting them to a final resting place.”
The 962nd Quartermaster Company, Anchorage, Alaska is the mortuary affairs unit working with the 349th CSH during CSTX 91-16-02. They are responsible for processing the deceased and ensuring that all of the personal items on the service member at the time of death are inventoried. These items are placed in a transfer case before the service member is transported back to Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland.
“In war, there are unavoidable causalities,” said Pfc. Leland Jakcsy, Mortuary Affairs Specialist, 962nd Quartermaster Company. “This CSTX has given me a far better understanding what the next steps are after a Soldier has fallen. It is extremely important to get everything owned by that Soldier to his family.”
Mortuary Affairs units at Dover AFB more thoroughly identify the service member upon arrival through DNA, dental records and more. They also ensure the service members are fitted with new dress uniforms before being released to their loved ones for burial.
Caring for injured or deceased U.S. and allied service members is a job that requires many people working together and could not be achieved without international cooperation and collaboration between U.S. Armed Forces.
| Date Taken: | 06.20.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.22.2016 15:56 |
| Story ID: | 202136 |
| Location: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA, US |
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