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FORT BLISS, Texas - The Headquarters and Headquarters Battery Division Artillery held a medical rodeo at East Bliss Clinic to make sure all Soldiers in the unit are up to date on their medical readiness Oct. 5.
Soldiers reported en masse to receive annual hearing and vision checks, as well as getting their immunizations updated to ensure and maintain unit readiness.
Combat Medic Specialist Sgt. Saleem Knight, assigned to HHB DIVARTY on Fort Bliss, is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the medical rodeo and talked about the purpose of the event.
"Within the Army, we have medical readiness, which is reported in a medical database, so the purpose of a medical rodeo is to get a large number of service members in that unit or section completed on their medical readiness requirements,” said Sgt. Knight.
HHB DIVARTY recently returned from the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., and Sgt. Knight and his Soldiers took the opportunity to ensure all service members assigned to the unit were medically ready.
Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness that has the potential to impact unit readiness and mission capabilities, during the rodeo, medics provided flu vaccinations to prevent Soldiers from getting sick, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Spc. Jacod Amy, who is also a combat medic assigned to HHB DIVARTY, provided vaccinations throughout the day, ensuring Soldiers could safely take the vaccination. As a result, no Soldier had an allergic reaction to the influenza vaccination.
"I feel readiness is important for Soldiers because in case we get deployed or need to go somewhere, we aren't worried about a bunch of little things that could prevent us from completing the mission," said Spc. Amy.
"Making sure that soldiers are green on medical readiness is one of the best ways to ensure mission readiness," said Spc. Amy.
About 120 soldiers were seen in the medical rodeo.
| Date Taken: | 10.05.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.21.2022 11:37 |
| Story ID: | 430899 |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, TEXAS, US |
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