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JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 152nd Medical Group from the Nevada Air National Guard along with personnel from the 146th Medical Group from the California Air National Guard at Channel Islands completed their Military Facility Annual Training (MFAT) at Madigan Army Medical Center Aug. 10, 2018.
More than 35 people were involved in this MFAT exercise, nine medics, five nurses, one pharmacist, one respiratory therapist, public health specialists, bio environmental engineers, and administration personnel.
This training gives real life experiences to the Airmen. Allowing them to apply what they have learned in the classroom and apply it in the real world to save lives.
“I feel much more comfortable having revisited my basic medical skills and what makes me a medic,” said Staff Sgt. Zeshan Mahmood a Medical Technician assigned to the 152nd Medical Group. “This was an excellent reintroduction of who I am, and what I do. I can bring this right back to Nevada and get right back into it.”
The Nevada Air National Guard is the first Air National Guard Medical Group to integrate into an active military base said Chief Master Sgt. Jason Farnsworth, superintendent assigned to the 152nd Medical Group at the Nevada Air National Guard.
High Rollers from the Medical Group made a good impression with the medical staff, and administrative staff.
“The experience here has been remarkable, we have had a very warm reception,” said Farnworth. “Our ability to rapidly integrate into clinical operations has been a benchmark for the Air National Guard.”
Farnsworth said, “One of the primary benefits of this type of deployment is the ability to expose our younger troops to clinical operations in various emergency settings.”
Tech. Sgt. Brandy Vaughan, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package Medical Technician assigned to the 152nd Medical Group said, “I got to experience my first code, performing CPR in a real-life scenario.”
Mahmood said one of the best things was seeing the Army and Air Force, doctors, nurses, and medics come together in unison and work together to save a patient’s life.
Lt. Col. Maria Olivia P. Angeles, the Chief Emergency Nurse assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center said she hopes this bi-lateral training stays, because this is the future of the military.
| Date Taken: | 08.10.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2018 16:18 |
| Story ID: | 290473 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
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