"Bulldog Battalion" Leads Medical Training during Deployment to Iraq

IRAQ

03.19.2019

Story by 1st Lt. Leah Mullenix 

1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment “Bulldog Battalion”, 1st Brigade Combat Team, “Bastogne” from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, conducted first responder training for the Mosul Police Academy Cadre, March 10-14, 2019.
The training session focused on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) core fundamentals. The intent was ensuring that the Mosul Police received a clear understanding of three main TCCC subjects: care under fire, tactical field care, and casualty evacuation. Introducing the use of TCCC to the police force will increase survivability of officers put in harm’s way. The intent of the training is to certify the academy instructors and provide them with medical supplies in order to train their own forces.
One student of the course said, “We are very happy that we were able to do this training and we can’t wait to implement it into our teaching material at the Academy.”
On the final day of class, the police cadre members were put to the test, executing the steps of care under fire and the sequence of MARCH-E: massive hemorrhage, airways, respiration, circulation, hypothermia prevention/head injuries, and eye injuries. Upon completion of the course, students were given a certificate of achievement and a small aid kit with a tourniquet, combat gauze, and chest seal inside.
1-327 IN identified an opportunity to build up the medical treatment capabilities of the Mosul Police, and began teaching Combat Life Saver (CLS) courses to Mosul Police Academy instructors. Teaching a CLS class to academy instructors has benefited 1-327 IN combat readiness. In addition to knowing the material, medics were required to think through the process of using an interpreter and providing hands-on examples for every part of the training.
"This was a great opportunity for officers to learn how to extend the life of their teammates. We were excited to conduct this training with them, and look forward to providing more training in the future," said Second Lieutenant Joseph Shecter, the Medical Platoon Leader.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander, Capt. Christopher Oblak, the Bulldog liaison to the Mosul Police Department stated, “The Bulldog team continues to support the Mosul Police and their efforts by facilitating medical training. We conducted the first 10 hours of training with cadre from the Police Academy with the hope that they will pass down the training to new recruits entering the force. Our ultimate goal is to multiply the efforts already being taken by the Police to make Mosul a safer and more stable place to live. They have shown impressive initiative on all fronts and we hope these new skills will continue that growth.”

There are two more planned iterations of the class that will give all of the Bulldog Battalion medics the opportunity to instruct the course. This medical training will prove crucial to mission success in future police operations by enabling them to provide both self and buddy aid.
The medical platoon hopes to grow the number of trainees in the course to include Iraqi Army counterparts in addition to the police.
The Bulldog Soldiers from 1-327 IN are deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, working by, with and through the Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition partners from 74 nations and five international organizations to defeat the Daesh, and to set conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability.

• Date Taken: 03.19.2019
• Date Posted: 03.20.2019 14:39
• Story ID: 315034
• Location: IQ