Indiana Guardsmen train in new medevac procedures

Indiana Guardsmen train in new medevac procedures

29-Nov-2011 Source: US Army

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Calling for air medical evacuation on the battlefield is a skill required before it’s needed.

For Indiana Guardsmen with the 4-19th Agribusiness Development Team and pilots from the Wyoming National Guard’s Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, training on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Nov. 18, honed their proficiency for medevacs.

“This training is not just specific to the ADT,” said U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brandon Erdmann, a pilot with Company C from Laramie, Wyo. “It’s tailored for any unit in order to expose them to our medical procedures, capabilities and expectations to those on the ground. It also provides us the opportunity to maintain our proficiency level in our duties.”

The training outlined the new procedures for calling in a medevac; day and night tactical scenarios; litter load procedures; and hoist operations in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Hasik, the ADT’s senior medic from Hobart, Ind., began the long process of coordinating the training with Erdmann in October.

“I want to increase our awareness and experience for additional familiarization with setting up [landing zones] and pulling security,” said Hasik. “My top priority is our [security forces]; they need to know what to look for and what to expect; by heightening their sense of knowledge when your battle buddy is injured and you need to medevac him out.”

“I thought it was cool to do something a little different,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Brummett, an infantryman with the ADT from South Bend, Ind. “It’s good to break the monotony of the repetitious training.”

Photo – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Hasik, a senior medic from Hobart, Ind., and U.S. Army Spc. David Jones, an infantryman from Lafayette, Ind., both with the Indiana National Guard’s 4-19th Agribusiness Development Team, are hoisted into a helicopter during medical evacuation training Nov. 18

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