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MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING COMPLEX, Ind. – Military police and medics work together during Vibrant Response 13 during patient evacuation training.
Soldiers from the 116th Military Police Company, 2nd Platoon out of Fort Riley, Kan., and 690th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance), from Fort Benning, Ga., combined forces during Vibrant Response 13 at Mascatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 31.
The units participated in a patient evacuation exercise during Vibrant Response, a major field training exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
Military policemen with the Joint Task Force-Civil Support mission are used to functioning in many different roles. This day they had to use their skills to assist the medics. JTF-CS is a group of multi-service and civilian forces that participate in lifesaving and life-sustaining operations after a domestic chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident.
“We assist any local law enforcement or civil agencies,” said Sgt. Joseph Thurn, a military policeman with the MP company and a native of Colorado Springs, Colo. “Whatever they need help with, we try to provide.”
During a wellness patrol, the soldiers came upon a group of role-players and mannequins simulating injured personnel. Military policemen and medics rushed to the aid of the “patients.” The two entities blended into one, it was difficult to make out who was a
“Being that we are MPs, we are pretty multifunctional,” said Thurn. “We try to stay up on all the skills that we can, we keep up on first aid as much as we can. That’s why we can come out here and do as much as we do.”
“This is the type of thing we train for,” said Spc. Amelia Floyd, a medic with the medical company and a native of Laurelville, Ohio. “Every time we go out, it’s with someone different.”
The military policemen brought the “patients” into an area where the medics triaged and treated the injuries, getting the role-players and mannequins ready to be evacuated to different sites by military ambulances.
“We came in and got the [injured] out of here as quickly and safely as we could,” said Spc. Shawn Talley, a medic with the ground ambulance company and a native Oakridge, Tenn. “Working with other units to get the job done makes the training really interesting.”
In recent years, the military has been focusing on missions in other countries. This focus is now returning home. Training like Vibrant Response ensures the U.S. is taking care of its own.
“It’s been an eye opener,” said Thurn of the training. “We are moving from the side of the Army that we were used to, to Americans helping Americans.”
| Date Taken: | 07.31.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.01.2012 12:16 |
| Story ID: | 92493 |
| Location: | INDIANA, US |
| Hometown: | BILLINGS, MONTANA, US |
| Hometown: | CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO, US |
| Hometown: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
| Hometown: | LAURELVILLE, OHIO, US |
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