Photo By Sgt. Garett Hernandez | Military policemen of the 65th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military...... read more read more
A flash of light and an explosion. Radio checks to see if there are any injuries. Reports over the radio. Someone in the platoon needs to be medically evacuated, quickly.
A patrol in a combat zone can change in a matter of seconds to a medical emergency where the training of those on the ground and in the air can mean the difference between life and death for a wounded soldier.
Military Police from 65th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade patrolled about two miles of road near a mock village on Fort Bragg to help them learn how to combat Improvised Explosive Devices and what actions to take when one detonates and seriously injures a Soldier.
The MPs practiced scenarios they might encounter while deployed and learned more about responding to an IED detonation, cross loading causalities between vehicles, towing disabled vehicles and loading causalities onto an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
After landing their aircraft in a nearby field, pilots, crew chiefs and medics from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lent their expertise by teaching numerous classes designed to increase the Military Policemen’s proficiency when working with medical evacuation helicopters.
Captain Marc Esposito from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, “All American Dustoff”, was one of the two pilots flying the Blackhawk. Esposito taught a class on the best methods of marking a landing zone during the day and night.
Sergeant John Coller and Specialist Timothy Johns taught different ways causalities can be hoisted into a Blackhawk using its cable hoist.
Training later commenced by having a squad of MP’s patrolling the expanse of road and experiencing a simulated IED attack. After responding to the attack, casualties would receive first aid and the disabled vehicle would be readied for towing to a safe area.
The MP’s then coordinated for a training medical evacuation with the Blackhawk pilots while establishing a landing zone for the helicopter. When it landed the MP’s practiced loading the simulated casualty onto the aircraft before it took off.
“We ensured the soldiers took away the stress associated with calling in a live medevac, the importance of communicating the proper information to the crew, and establishing and securing a landing zone,” wrote Captain Maurice Green, Commander of the 65th Military Police Company (Airborne). “For many of the Soldiers this was the first time they had a chance to train around rotary air craft.”
In a combat zone, minutes can mean the difference between life and death in a medical emergency. With the help of realistic training from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, military policemen of the 65th Military Police Company (Airborne) know their fellow Soldiers are prepared for such an emergency.
| Date Taken: | 12.03.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 12.10.2010 14:21 |
| Story ID: | 61699 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NC, US |
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