“Some unit out there needs these #Soldiers"
“The screening process has been a little bit weird; I didn’t expect so much,” said Pvt. Jared Bermudez, as he arrived from Fort Jackson, SC to begin 68W #CombatMedic Advanced Individual Training (AIT). “But I understand it’s all about the health and safety; they (#DrillSergeants) can’t teach us if they're sick,"
Hear and see more from behind the scenes of our first controlled air-movement of Basic Combat Training (BCT) Soldiers coming into the MEDCoE for AIT.
MEDCoE, TRADOC, and the Army in general are enforcing aggressive precautions within the command to ensure force health protection while keeping the mission essential training pipeline flowing. We are committed to keeping our Soldiers, Civilians, Contractors, Students and Community protected from contracting and spreading #COVID19.
Lt.Col. Michael Story, Commander, 264th Medical Battalion whose organization had the lead for the operation, described the overall purpose of the controlled transport required in the age of COVID-19:
“We need to get them trained up. I know that some unit out there needs them...“
Date Taken: | 04.30.2020 |
Date Posted: | 03.08.2021 13:24 |
Category: | Video Productions |
Video ID: | 752856 |
VIRIN: | 200430-A-A1701-001 |
Filename: | DOD_107816541 |
Length: | 00:01:14 |
Location: | JBSA FT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, US |
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High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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