Iraqi Army Learns to Stabilize Battlefield Casualties

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wojciechowski | Staff Sgt. Paul Briscoe (center) and Spc. Thomas Siqueiros of the 4th Infantry Division 1-68 CAB MiTT instruct Iraqi Army Soldiers on Combat Life Saving techniques.  

BAQUBAH, IRAQ

04.14.2006

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wojciechowski 

133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Staff Sgt. Mark Wojciechowski
133rd MPAD

BAQUBAH, Iraq (April 4, 2006) - Being able to save the life of a fellow wounded Soldier is the goal of the Combat Lifesaver Training Course.

Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division listened intently to the combat lifesaver training that they were being taught by members of the 4th Infantry Division's 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion military transition team.

Spc. Thomas Siqueiros is a health care specialist with the 1-68 CAB MTT.

"We are training the Iraqi army on basic life saving techniques," said Siqueiros who is from Fresno, Calif.

"The whole point of this training is for their infantry soldiers to be able to keep their buddies alive long enough until the medics arrive," said Staff Sgt. Paul Briscoe, a medic with the 4th Infantry Division's 1-68 CAB MTT.

"It's almost like our [U.S. Army] CLS training, but they are not using some of the advanced techniques," said Briscoe who is from Las Vegas, Nev.

With the Iraqi Army becoming more independent conducting daily operations, training such as this provided by the 1-68 CAB MTT is essential for successful Iraqi security force operations.

• Date Taken: 04.14.2006
• Date Posted: 04.14.2006 10:37
• Story ID: 6021
• Location: BAQUBAH, IQ