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The Air National Guard 141st Medical Group attended bi-annual simulation lab medical training at the Washington State University College of Medicine in Spokane, Washington, Aug. 1, 2025.
The training focused on basic medical skills as well as simulations for treating severe injuries that could occur at home station or in a deployed environment.
“The goal here is for all of our medical staff to include doctors, providers, nurses and medical technicians, to maintain the skills that the Air Force has required for all medical staff to complete,” said Major Matthew Haber, chief nurse for detachment 1. “We are multi-capable in that we can work in different environments, and we practice those scenarios here.”
The training included a lecture reviewing medical practices, basic medical skills stations including blood transfusions, putting in an IV, and burn treatment procedures, as well as clinical and down-range simulations.
“This is my second training since becoming a certified medic,” said Airman First Class Alexis Lnenicka, 141st MDG medic. “It’s definitely very useful training, because I'm a traditional guardsman, I go back to my civilian life and I don’t really get to practice my skills, so when I come here and refresh my knowledge, it's very helpful.”
Traditional guardsmen historically have careers outside of the military and not all apply to their job in the guard, making simulation lab training essential for staying current on skills.
“I’ve been doing these training sessions since I joined in 2018,” said Master Sgt. Jacob Schrader, 141st MDG search and extraction medic. “Our training when we first started out here hit all the marks, but it was geared towards basic medicine, maybe more like clinical setting work. With the changing global environment, we’ve changed the training a lot to prepare us for a more dynamic situation, like deploying to an austere environment with minimal supplies.”
Adjustments to the program allow for multiple scenarios and different expertise from civilian trauma nurses to better prepare the ANG.
“A lot of the folks that host the training here are subject matter experts and there’s a lot of information and research that goes into their training,” Schrader said. “I’ve been a medic for 11 years now and I learn something new every time I come here.”
The training is meant to improve individual skills in addition to testing team dynamics under the observation of civilian medical professionals.
“I think one of the benefits of this training is learning to work as a medical team and not just by yourself,” Schrader said. “I think not only do we learn things from each other, it helps strengthen our community partnership and gives us more visibility as the Air National Guard.”
Community visibility is a top priority for the ANG, balancing between two worlds of federal and local support.
“It’s not just us in the military doing our federal mission, we also have a state mission,” Haber said. “I think it’s also a good way for the military to have some exposure to the public so the community knows what we do, and by working with WSU, we can enhance that bond.”
| Date Taken: | 08.01.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2025 10:15 |
| Story ID: | 544640 |
| Location: | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, US |
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