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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- In an ongoing effort to increase operational readiness, Airmen from the 8th Medical Group executed expeditionary medical support health response team (EMEDS HRT) training Feb. 13.
The training focused on familiarizing the Med Hawks with the EMEDS HRT tent setup and equipment checks, furthering the Wolf Pack’s contingency and deployment capabilities.
EMEDS are modular, scalable, rapid-response medical packages that can be used in humanitarian relief, wartime contingencies and disaster response operations. The package contains three unique building blocks: EMEDS HRT, EMEDS+10 and EMEDS+25 personnel and specialized equipment components. EMEDS HRT is the first and smallest of the EMEDS packages and provides surgical and trauma care, acute intervention and primary care to a risk population of up to 3,000 individuals
“Our training was to ensure our Airmen knew how to set up the medical tents properly, and function test generators and environmental control units,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Johnson, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron commander.
“Most of our medics haven’t seen an EMEDS+25 or HRT setup, so this training provided them with some familiarization in the process so if we ever need to deploy an EMEDS-HRT here, we will be ready,” said Johnson.
Med Hawk logistics Airmen and biomedical equipment technicians coordinated with the 8th Civil Engineer and Logistics Readiness Squadrons to perform site surveys and deliver equipment in less than 24 hours.
“We are all pretty familiar with the equipment and after this training are very confident in our abilities to get set up,” said Senior Airman Alexander Page, 8th HCOS biomedical equipment technician.
The 8th Medical Group's EMEDS HRT training is crucial in maintaining the Wolf Pack’s ability to accept follow-on forces. By conducting training, the 8th MDG ensures its personnel are prepared to aid the Wolf Pack and follow-on forces so that they can return to the fight.
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2025 21:10 |
| Story ID: | 491425 |
| Location: | KR |
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