Photo By Senior Airman Jessica Duch | U.S. Airmen with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Medical Group work with UW...... read more read more
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Wisconsin Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 115th Medical Group began a training affiliation agreement with UW Health September 12, ensuring Airmen maintain readiness through consistent, real-world experience.
The partnership will allow the 115th Fighter Wing’s medical personnel to observe UW Health operations during drill weekends and work toward accomplishing their required 40 hours of critical care.
“During drill, we don’t get to see patients on the regular,” said Master Sgt. David Dubuc, the operations noncommisioned officer with the 115th Medical Group – Detachment 1. “While we are all adequately trained and capable of doing the job, this training agreement will help keep our skills sharp, ensure we remain adaptable across various hospital roles, and provide valuable exposure to different clinical environments.”
Although the medical group's Airmen typically receive the opportunity to train at active-duty hospitals every few years, that training has limited slots and is not available on a regular basis.
“This collaboration with UW Health will provide a reliable and ongoing training platform, helping ensure the unit remains prepared to support both local and global missions,” said Dubuc.
The 115th MDG began by observing at UW Health in one of the hospital’s emergency departments, the burn unit and the trauma lifecare unit where they experienced level one trauma care, emergency department triage, stroke care, wound debridement and more.
“I look forward to learning new ways to enhance my skills when it comes to a medical background,” said Tech. Sgt. Brittany Reynolds, a health services technician assigned to the 115th MDG. “UW Health is not the military setting we’re often familiar with, so having that broad diversity of treatment with patients will be beneficial.”
This training agreement not only allows unit members to enhance medical skills in a diverse real-world environment but also provides medics with hands-on opportunities to refresh skills, validate competencies and stay current with clinical best practices.
| Date Taken: | 09.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.29.2025 00:34 |
| Story ID: | 549488 |
| Location: | MADISON, WISCONSIN, US |
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