Photo By Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser | A 141st Medical Group Airman prepares for the Sustainment Year Collective Training...... read more read more
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National Guard Airmen from the 141st Medical Group participated in this year’s Sustainment Year Collective Training Event (SYCTE), here at Camp Rilea, Ore, April 22, to April 27, to train with their Army National Guard counterparts.
The 10th Homeland Response Force (HRF) sponsors the SYCTE to bring Pacific Northwest Air Force and Army National Guard together to train, ensuring readiness in the case of a mass casualty scenario.
“We know what we’re doing, but to be in the scenario and put all the anxiety and adrenaline and everything all together makes it completely different,” said Senior Amn Madison Dillenbeck, 141st Medical Group Detachment 1 aerospace medic. “To be able to run through this exercise helps to build confidence, so when it happens in the real world, we got this. We practice like we play.”
There were many components to the SYCTE, for the medical side of the house, the focus was on mass casualty patient care.
“The search and extraction team brings us a patient, we code that patient based on necessity, load them on to a litter, and then our team will move them to decontamination (DECON),” Dillenbeck said. “They are then cleaned from any contaminants, and then they can go back and get care from the providers.”
“You hear about all the bits and pieces, and you can’t always picture what that’s going to look like, but once I saw how everything flows together it’s amazing how we can pull it all together so quickly.” Dillenbeck added.
Medical personnel tasks for SYCTE included taking vitals for every exercise “player”, site set up, and running through realistic casualty scenarios.
“When we do medical monitoring, we evaluate the health and readiness for someone to be able to put their suit on and go out into the “footprint”, respond, and come back,” said Lt Col Kandace Kannberg 141st MDG Det 1 commander. “One of main priorities was to set up our area to meet and receive patients from our search and extraction team.”
Like a well-oiled machine, the medical team triaged patients with the help of their Army counterparts.
“What brings me joy in this mission is just seeing all of our people coming together, both Army and Air,” said Senior Master Sgt Adam Brunnemann 141st MDG Det1 Senior Enlisted Leader. “Training together to be able to serve our country and our nation is important to show our communities that we’re here for them, we are them, we may be suffering at the same time, but we’re still there to help.”
In the event of a national emergency or disaster, National Guard members answer the call, each Airman and Soldier bringing their unique skill set to the fight.
“The skill set that Army brings is different than what Air brings,” Brunnemann said. “It makes the mission that much more impactful when we come together. We are just that much more effective at taking care of the civilian population when they are experiencing the worst.”
While meeting training objectives is at the forefront of any strategic event, connection and camaraderie is an added bonus.
“The medical team is always motivated and positive and ready to give more than 100 percent every time,” Kannberg said. “At the end of the day our goal is the same and that’s to take care of our community members and take care of each other. Just being able to work with each other and learn what another section does to become more understanding of the big picture is so rewarding.”
Mighty medics lead the way caring for their own and for the nation. Joint exercises continue to keep our jets fueled and boots on the ground, ensuring readiness in a real-world scenario.
| Date Taken: | 04.25.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.07.2024 15:28 |
| Story ID: | 470308 |
| Location: | CAMP RILEA, OREGON, US |
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