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Five soldiers serving with Task Force Liberty – part of Task Force Spartan in Qatar – can now better help their units prevent illness or injury related to sanitation and hygiene. The soldiers completed a 16-hour Army Field Sanitation Team Certification Course held at Camp As Sayliyah in March.
The first phase of the course is comprised of 24 hours of online training. Students then completed the in-person phase-two portion March 9-10, 2023. Field sanitation teams assist unit commanders in preventing or mitigating exposure to local or mission-specific health threats.
“Soldiers in any MOS [military occupational specialty] can take the training,” said 1st Lt. April Clayton, the instructor and an environmental science officer with the surgeon cell of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan. “We talk about food and water safety. We go into noise, personal hygiene and pest management.”
She added that the course also includes information on toxic industrial materials. Students completing the FST training receive a certificate which is recorded in the Army Training Requirements and Resources System.
“They get 40 hours of credit,” said Clayton, who as a civilian is a senior research safety manager for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The students participated in classroom instruction, toured the base water treatment facility and observed food handling and storage practices in the dining facility. The TF Liberty Soldiers in the class were: Pfc. Lan Barefoot, with 550th Medical Company Area Support; Sgt. Medinitomj Bautista and Sgt. Michael Demaio, both with 145th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve; and Sgt. Ernsince Jeudy, and Pfc. Nicholas Stevens, both with 304th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve.
“I liked the aspect of what goes into cleaning and sanitation and how we get our food and water, he process it has to go through,” Barefoot said of his experience in the class.
Task Force Spartan is a unique, multi-component organization, made up of active Army and National Guard units, rounded out by U.S. Army Reserve support units. Through Operation Spartan Shield (OSS), Task Force Spartan maintains a U.S. military posture in Southwest Asia sufficient to strengthen defense relationships and build partner capacity. Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Pa. National Guard, is currently serving as the Task Force Spartan headquarters element.
| Date Taken: | 03.09.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 04.21.2023 06:22 |
| Story ID: | 441108 |
| Location: | QA |
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