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By Capt. Daniel Boone and Maj. Mary Andrea Ugaddan
212th CSH Public Affairs
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – German army nurses train side by side 212th Combat Support Hospital medics and nurses May 27 to June 3 at Combined Resolve IV.
Combined Resolve IV, or CbR IV, is Europe’s joint readiness training for a simulated wartime mission for rotational combat arms units together with 4,700 participants from 13 NATO and allied partners. The 212th CSH, along with 30th Medical Brigade, is exercising its medical capabilities in support of unified operations for the region.
Kim Valez and Noelle Franklin are both oncology nurses at the German Military Central Hospital located in Koblenz. Holding the rank of “Oberfeldwebel," equivalent to staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, Valez and Franklin have nothing but positive things to say about the exercise thus far.
“I’m amazed at how everything is rolling together,” said Franklin. “Everyone in the CSH is smart, shows great teamwork, and has complete trust in one another.”
Valez noted that the biggest difference between German military hospitals and the 212 CSH were the many specialties.
“In the German army, after nursing graduation, nurses can work in any section of the hospital,” said Valez."We are also cross-trained to work in other sections. I am an oncology nurse, but I can also work in the surgical department.”
With the U.S. Army, nurses start off with a one-year internship where they cross-train in the various wards, but once a nurse becomes specialized in an area, that is usually the place they will work as long as they remain in a clinical environment.
In the first few days, Valez and Franklin worked with the CSH’s Emergency Medical Team. By the end of the exercise, they will also have worked in the Intermediate Care Ward.
As the only CSH forward-deployed in Europe, the 212th Combat Support Hospital continues to be at the forefront of global medical interoperability by constantly training with allied partners. In April, 2015, the 212th trained with nine other NATO and allied partner countries during the Live Surgical Exercise. This time, the 212th CSH is synchronizing its training with 30th Medical Brigade and other combat arms units it supports in the European theater.
| Date Taken: | 06.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.02.2015 03:29 |
| Story ID: | 165162 |
| Location: | GRAFENWOEHR, DE |
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