WARSAW, Poland -- High impact military training exercises that include live-fire, airborne drops, and movement of large containers have a potential for a risk of injury. Expeditionary medical support is vital to prevent loss of life, limb, and eyesight. 30th Medical Brigade of 21st Theater Sustainment Command provided such medical support and command throughout Anakonda 16, a Polish-led exercise.
With the expeditionary medical assets of 421st Medical Battalion (Multifunctional) and 212th Combat Support Hospital, 30th MB provided medical support to major key events of the exercise such as the airborne operation during Swift Response 16, 2nd Calvary Regiment's river crossing led by 18th Military Police Brigade, and the live-fire exercise led by 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. Medical support included providing roving medics on the drop zone, coordinating air and ground evacuation, and providing immediate medical care in medical tents with participating nations in close proximity to the training areas.
Working with Army Reserve units 30th MB was able to provide dental, combat operational stress control, and preventive medicine medical services.
Serving as mission medical command 30th MB collaborated with U.S. Army Europe's Office of the Command Surgeon to track movement of patients during the exercise through the Patient Evacuation Coordination Cell. Over 1,400 Soldiers from U.S. and participating nations were tracked from point of injury to disposition.
Lastly, 30th MB led the planning and coordination of the mass casualty (MASCAL) event on June 11 at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area with U.S., Polish, and Albanian partners. This training event tested the units' MASCAL plans to include their triage, patient treatment, and evacuation either ground or air in cooperation with multi-nation military health assets from point of injury to advanced level of care.
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