“We have not done anything like this since the Cold War,” Col. Alexandre F. Migala said, Medical Support Unit Europe commander, Kaiserslautern, Germany and deputy commanding officer of the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) located at Fort Gillem Enclave, GA.
Soldiers with the 3rd MC (DS), U.S. Army Europe and Africa, V Corps and MSU-E have combined efforts to create a Theater Medical Command in support of Defender Europe 21, beginning June 10. The proof of concept is moving forward during a command post exercise spanning the Atlantic Ocean and ends June 14.
“What the MSU-E does, is we help with medical mission command,” said Migala, speaking about their support to the USAREURAF Command Surgeon.
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Col. Alexandre F. Migala, commander of Medical Support Unit Europe and deputy commanding officer of the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) explains the mission of standing up a Theater Medical Command during Defender Europe 21 at Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany June 11, 2021. Defender Europe 21 is an annual large-scale U.S. Army Europe and Africa-led joint, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stelter)
