Tier III Medical now a part of Army Europe training center rotations

By Sgt. Juanita Philip, 51st Public Affairs Det. (VING)May 27, 2015

Tier III Medical now a part of Army Europe training center rotations
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – GRAFENWOEHR, GERMANY -- (Sgt. 1st Class Marc Migala, Plans and Operations non-commissioned officer for the 30th MED Bde, briefs leadership and distinguished multinational visitors, May 24. The overview showcased the brigade's capabilities to multinat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. Christopher Drake, operations officer for the 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 30th MED Bde. briefs the crowd on the battalion's capability to support medical operations in the field, May 24, 2015. The brigade hosted a distinguished vis... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tier III Medical now a part of Army Europe training center rotations
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. Dragos Zaharia, chief medical officer, 634 Infantry Battalion, 15th Mechanized Brigade, Romanian Land Forces, peruses a medical maintenance section work area during the brigade's distinguished visitors day at Camp Aachen, Grafenwoehr Training A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Bryetun Silva, a member of the Patient Administration Division, 212th Combat Support Hospital, discusses duties of the section - admissions, record maintenance, discharge and record patient transfer management, May 24. The 212th CSH setup at Ca... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc Justin Macias, a medic with the 212th Combat Support Hospital, briefs the capabilities of the Emergency Medical Treatment section of the CSH, while Capt. Tonia Jordan, a 212th emergency room nurse looks on, May 24, 2015. The 212th CSH is set to ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 30th Medical Brigade leadership, along with distinguished visitors who attended the capabilities overview at Camp Aachen, Grafenwoehr Training Area, May 24. The overview showcased the brigade's capabilities to multi-national Allies, partner nations a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (May 27, 2015) -- The 30th Medical Brigade hosted a distinguished visitor's day and capabilities overview at Camp Aachen, Grafenwoehr Training Area, May 24, as part of exercise Combined Resolve IV.

The intent was to showcase the brigade's capabilities to multi-national Allies, partner nations and U.S. units. This is the first time that Role III medical capabilities have been incorporated into the Combined Resolve series of exercises, a new Army requirement for combat training center rotations. The capabilities overview also served to increase the understanding of a medical Echelon-Above-Brigade-Combat Team.

During Combined Resolve IV, the CSH will be providing Role III medical capabilities to 'real world' (actual casualties) and 'notional' (exercise casualties) patients who need care higher than can be provided at the Role II and I facilities. The CSH will receive most of their patients via air and ground medical evacuation.

During the visit, the 212th Combat Support Hospital, or CSH, showcased their set-up of a 32-bed Modular Early Entry Package. A standard CSH contains emergency medical services, surgical capability, intensive care services, pharmacy, radiology and laboratory all in one tent. It is self-sustaining and includes a maintenance department to repair equipment, and a laundry service.

The CSH operates as a Role III medical facility, a combat support hospital, and can provide inpatient and outpatient services for all categories of patients in a theater.

To some of the visiting group, a Role III CSH is not new, but this particular CSH was still impressive.

"I know what a Role III hospital looks like, but I'm always excited to see as a demonstrational Role III hospital on the field," said Capt. Dragos Zaharia, chief medical officer with the 634 Infantry Battalion, 15th Mechanized Brigade of the Romanian Land Forces.

"The organization, people -- everyone who works together is a great example for us. Hopefully, we'll be at our best in a few years."

Zaharia, who served in Iraq with the 21st Combat Support Hospital in 2006, expressed the desire to see a similar set up where Romanian military medical personnel could train and serve in the future.

The visiting doctors, physician assistants, nurses, nurse estheticians, medical logistics officers and combat medics are participating in Combined Resolve IV at Hohenfels Training Area -- about 80 kilometers south of Grafenwoehr -- and took a break from the exercise to visit the capabilities overview.

For many of them, this is not the first time working with the brigade. According to Sgt. 1st Class Marc Migala, plans and operations non-commissioned officer in charge, the 30th MED Bde. has conducted training with many of the visiting multinational forces.

"The brigade participates with 21 of the 28 NATO nations, we do engage more with some of the larger militaries, Bulgaria and Romania specifically, as well as the Germans and a few others," Migala said.

"Previous engagements with the Bulgarians and Romanians included advanced first responder training, Viper Pit training, which is our premier medical simulation center located in Baumholder, as well as air evacuation training with the Romanians on their platforms as well as ours," Migala explained.

"We have the ability to showcase what the 30th MED Bde. can bring to the fight while supporting 'Strong Europe'. In doing so, they can see what we have as a capability, how we can look at their capabilities, and we can offer a specific aspect tailored to what they have so when we go forward training with the Regionally Aligned Force…we can work side by side simultaneously and build that partner capacity now," said Migala.

Combined Resolve IV takes place at the Army's Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr Training Areas (Germany), May 1-June 26 and features more than 4,700 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations. The Combined Resolve series is designed to train the U.S. Army's Regionally Aligned Forces to Europe -- currently the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division out of Ft. Stewart, Ga., and the 4th Infantry Division Mission Command Element out of Ft. Carson, Colo. -- to function together with Allies and partner nations in the region.

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