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ZAGAN, Poland – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Polish soldiers with the 11th Armored Cavalry Division, and Polish first responders conducted a simulated crisis management exercise in Zagan, Poland, Feb. 26, 2018, in support of Atlantic Resolve.
The purpose of the event was to teach Polish first responders how to effectively react and assist the Polish and U.S. militaries in the event of an emergency involving military vehicles.
“This mission was essential to interoperability,” said Capt. Jonathan Hawkins, a Stafford, Virginia native, and the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd ABCT. “We were able to build-up the skills needed between civil and military authorities, which is key in our continuing partnership in Poland.”
During the exercise, the Soldiers from Fort Riley created a scenario in which a car collided with the lead vehicle of a military convoy. Polish first responders were then graded by the Polish and U.S. military leadership on how they assessed and gave aid to the U.S. troops and Polish civilians involved in the simulated crash.
The responders gave emergency medical aid to two civilians and six Soldiers, all of whom were dressed to look as though they had survived a real accident.
After the successful recovery and treatment of the Soldiers and civilians, the military and civilian leaders reviewed the results of the training and created ways to improve and disseminate the lessons learned.
Hawkins, who was one of the U.S. military leaders presiding over the event, said he and his unit believed that readiness and unit safety are key priorities, and that this event helped strengthen those values within the NATO alliance.
“It’s reassuring to know that our allies take every precaution when it comes to preparing and executing recovery operations for the safety of all of our civilian and military personnel,” said Hawkins.
The U.S. military equipment involved included one Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, two Humvee’s, a Palletized Load System, and one M984A4 Recovery Truck.
In addition to the equipment, the exercise hosted a mixture of Polish firefighters, emergency medical technicians, police, local news reporters and a collection of Polish and U.S. Soldiers.
Spc. Javon Swan, a Los Angeles native, and a petroleum supply specialist with the 82 BEB said that, like Hawkins, believed the crisis management training reinforced his unit’s commitment to their mission in Europe.
“The fact that we can work so well with our allies is the cornerstone of our mission,” said Swan. “Being a strong ally means helping on and off the battlefield, and if our allies and their civilian counterparts can help us in the event of an emergency then I believe this deployment is just that much better off.”
Swan and his unit are currently deployed to Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing mission to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to the collective security of Europe through the deployment of rotational U.S. forces in cooperation with NATO allies and partner nations.
Swan, who is serving on his first deployment, said he believes that this type of training is not only beneficial to his deployment, but hopes to see repeated training events in the future.
| Date Taken: | 02.26.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2018 12:16 |
| Story ID: | 267242 |
| Location: | ZAGAN, PL |
| Hometown: | FORT RILEY, KS, US |
| Hometown: | LOS ANGELES, CA, US |
| Hometown: | MANHATTAN, KS, US |
| Hometown: | STAFFORD, VA, US |
| Hometown: | WICHITA, KS, US |
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