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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Medics from the 1st Armored Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, Muleskinners, took the time to ensure that the members of the 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan were properly trained in first aid on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, from June 25 to June 27.
The 401st has a large population of Department of the Army civilians, who do not receive the level of training Soldiers do as part of their pre-deployment training. The Muleskinners did their best to remedy this situation and also provide the unit with the necessary supplies to put the lessons learned into practice should the need arise.
“Regardless of military affiliation, role, title, or position, I believe everyone is entitled to relevant, high-quality training on life-saving interventions,” said Staff Sgt. Angela A. Halling, the brigade’s medical operations noncommissioned officer in charge. “By providing trauma training to the Army Field Support Battalion Department of the Army civilians and outfitting them with hemorrhage control items, I am confident my team has provided the professional, thorough, hands-on instruction needed; the knowledge the Department of the Army Civilians have obtained may very well ultimately increase individual rates of survival while deployed overseas. Once an artery is severed, the human body will bleed out within a matter of minutes; traumatic injuries don’t discriminate.”
The students saw the relevance of the class right from the start.
“This training is important because it teaches you to save someone’s life. It also teaches you how to save your own life,” said Jayson Weatherington, the contract management officer with the battalion.
When provided with the opportunity to practice the lessons, the class took advantage of it.
“(We had to) go through the rehearsal, the practice of applying a tourniquet should an emergency arise,” said Barry L. Tabron, the primary hand receipt holder of the Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan. He continued to say that correct application of these skills could result in saving a life.
“I learned a lot, especially attention to detail, and they (the instructors) answered every question I had. The instructors were very knowledgeable,” said Maj. Chris Q. McKindra, the brigade logistics support chief for the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, currently assigned to assist the AFSB-A.
The training was established as an opportunity to be able to ensure all of the units in the brigade’s footprint were able to get the training that could potentially save a life.
“The civilians were very grateful for the training. My team and I received praise in emails, in person, and in the coins we were awarded,” said Halling. “To know that we made a difference…that’s a really good feeling.”
| Date Taken: | 06.27.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.08.2015 09:05 |
| Story ID: | 169376 |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
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