Third Army, KAZBRIG Soldiers Conducts Four-day Infectious Disease Information Exchange

Photo By Master Sgt. Jonathan Wiley | Maj. Lalini Pillay-Clarke, a field preventative medicine officer, Third Army/U.S. Army Central, discusses best practices for handling infectious disease with a, officer from Kazakhstan Brigade at the KAZBRIG headquarters. Third Army and KAZBRIG conducted a four-day Infectious Disease Information Exchange to promote interoperability between U.S. and Kazakh forces and prepare KAZBRIG for Exercise Steppe Eagle 2010 and future participation in coalition operations.  

ASTANA (EX TSELINOGRAD), KAZAKHSTAN

06.18.2010

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Wiley 

U.S. Army Central   

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – A team of Soldiers from Third Army met with members of the Kazakhstan Brigade to conduct a four-day Infectious Disease Information Exchange at the KAZBRIG Headquarters, June 7-11.

The intent of the seminar was to share information on current lessons learned throughout history within the preventive medicine field, focusing on infectious diseases and the roles and responsibilities of field sanitation teams, said Maj. Lalini Pillay-Clarke, Third Army/U.S. Army Surgeon’s Office.

The exchange opened with a presentation by Col. Dennis Brown, Deputy Surgeon, Third Army / U.S. Army Central, on the importance of field sanitation teams on the battlefield. Brown stressed the critical role these teams play in reducing disease and non-battle injuries to provide their commanders with effective, productive Soldiers.

The four-day event included topics such as arthropods and diseases, food service management, waste disposal, water supply, heat and cold injury and a demonstration of how to properly treat military uniforms using individual dynamic absorption kits.

“Exchanges such as these are critical to the Third Army mission of increasing interoperability between our forces and those of our partner nations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,” said Brown. “This event has helped to build a strong foundation to foster a positive growing relationship between Third Army’s medical team and the KAZBRIG medical community,” he added.

• Date Taken: 06.18.2010
• Date Posted: 06.18.2010 14:33
• Story ID: 51621
• Location: ASTANA (EX TSELINOGRAD), KZ