U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 256th Combat Support Hospital, 307th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command participate in Global Medic 2017 at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 12,000 service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and six other countries are training at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of the 84th Training Command’s CSTX 86-17-02 and ARMEDCOM’s Global Medic; this joint and multinational exercise is designed to ensure that America’s Army Reserve units are capable, combat-ready and lethal.
Interviews
Capt. Tony Sentanni, Emergency Room Nurse
Capt. Andrew Heney, Emergency Department Nurse
Christiana Smiley, Licensed Practical Nurse
FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Marine Corps were tested with medical-training scenarios alongside multi-national service members as part of Global Medic, an exercise hosted here on Aug. 20, 2017.
The U.S. Army Reserve is composed of 80 percent enlisted soldiers and 20 percent officers but few experience both sides. Currently, two Army Reserve Soldiers from 3/304th Regiment (USMA), 104th Training Division (LT) are taking on the challenge of transitioning from an enlisted Soldier to an officer.
