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YAVORIV, Ukraine- - What do you do after someone gives you five field litter ambulances? If you're the Ukrainian armed forces you prepare to receive some of the best training on how to properly use these life-saving devices.
Soldiers assigned to 557th Area Support Medical Company, 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 30th Medical Brigade out of Germany arrived at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center here Aug. 29 to conduct a site survey. This will allow them to effectively and efficiently train 19 Ukrainian students, Sept. 5-Sept. 16, on the logistics of the FLA .
The ambulances, which are part of the train-and-equip program with Ukraine, were officially handed over to the Ukrainian armed forces by Lt. Gen Ben Hodges, commander of U.S. Army Europe Aug. 27.
The two-week course will consist of detailed training that will teach the medical students, who recently graduated from the inaugural Ukraine Medical Curriculum Program, how to properly maintain the FLA.There will also be a driver's training course that will familiarize students with the vehicle, and hands-on medical training to acquaint the students with the medical equipment.
The driver’s training portion of the course will incorporate scenarios with simulated casualties so the students receive hands-on training with the FLA to ensure they are knowledgeable about the vehicle and are capable of using the medical equipment.
“They have never worked with FLA’s before and it’s important for them to be proficient,” said Sgt. Esther Yu, a medic assigned to 557th ASMC. “We are showing them how we would treat patients and what equipment we would use in different scenarios.”
Yu will be one of the instructors for the training and this is her first opportunity to train students on the vehicle, but she isn’t too worried about the obstacles that lie ahead.
“I know they recently graduated from the course and will be able to pick up the information really quickly,” said Yu. “I’m not too worried about them being unfamiliar with how we teach and learning the tasks to standard.”
These vehicles provide mobility for emergency situations and provide a quick link between battlefield casualties and emergency services not available on the front lines of battle. It has the capacity for four litter or six ambulatory patients in a fully insulated compartment with a heating and A/C system.
The FLA training is one more example of developing trust by consistent military-to-military working relationships. JMTG-U is part of the train-and-equip program. Their primary focus is on direct training in the near term while helping the Ukrainian armed forces to build a sustainable and enduring combat training center at the IPSC. This training is one more example of how the U.S. is helping to build Ukraine's capacity for self-defense.
| Date Taken: | 08.30.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2016 03:58 |
| Story ID: | 208476 |
| Location: | YAVORIV, UA |
| Web Views: | 100 |
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