WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.760 So today we had a mass casualty 00:02.760 --> 00:05.550 training exercise as we start preparing 00:05.550 --> 00:08.960 down to close down uh the camp , we 00:08.960 --> 00:11.071 want to make sure that we're prepared 00:11.071 --> 00:13.293 in the event of an attack on the camp , 00:13.293 --> 00:15.182 which produces casualties . So by 00:15.182 --> 00:17.090 running through scenarios that do 00:17.090 --> 00:19.510 produce casualties , Me and my medics 00:19.510 --> 00:23.240 can act to treat and handle a 00:23.250 --> 00:25.550 large amount of casualties and work to 00:25.550 --> 00:28.150 get no matter here to the hospital to 00:29.040 --> 00:31.207 for example , balad where they can get 00:31.207 --> 00:35.080 better care . Oh , to kind of 00:35.080 --> 00:37.080 walk me through it . We started out 00:37.080 --> 00:39.620 there . Right ? So the gate experienced 00:39.620 --> 00:42.230 a vehicle born idea vehicle was trying 00:42.230 --> 00:44.341 to get through the gate at the gate , 00:44.341 --> 00:46.730 vehicle was stopped , it exploded and 00:46.730 --> 00:49.010 it produced a number of casualties . In 00:49.010 --> 00:50.788 this scenario , it produced two 00:50.788 --> 00:53.066 casualties which were severely wounded , 00:53.066 --> 00:55.288 Loss of a couple of limbs on each one . 00:56.440 --> 00:58.850 Mhm . The casualties were then triaged 00:58.850 --> 01:01.530 and treated by the medic as well as the 01:01.540 --> 01:03.780 combat lifesavers on the ground . They 01:03.780 --> 01:06.080 were evacuated to our location where we 01:06.080 --> 01:08.080 further stabilize them and got them 01:08.080 --> 01:10.040 ready for evacuation to the next 01:10.040 --> 01:13.920 echelon of care as those things were 01:13.920 --> 01:16.087 going on . We didn't know if there was 01:16.087 --> 01:19.710 casualties . So we assumed uh that we 01:19.710 --> 01:22.470 were being overrun . We put on our dear 01:22.480 --> 01:25.640 and we set up for two things to protect 01:25.640 --> 01:28.380 ourselves here as well as treat 01:28.380 --> 01:30.350 casualties if there was casualties 01:30.360 --> 01:33.990 produced by the incident . So the 01:34.000 --> 01:36.400 whole time generally from the time you 01:36.400 --> 01:38.960 bring them in to the time you take them 01:38.960 --> 01:40.960 to the bird , what is generally the 01:40.960 --> 01:44.220 time Well , we have what's called the 01:44.230 --> 01:46.563 platinum 10 minutes and the golden hour . 01:46.563 --> 01:48.730 We want to stabilize them very quickly 01:48.730 --> 01:52.050 because a severe wound which 01:52.440 --> 01:54.750 can quickly kill a patient if he bleeds 01:54.750 --> 01:57.390 out 2-4 minutes . If it's if it's 01:57.390 --> 01:59.612 severe enough . So we want to stop that 01:59.612 --> 02:01.940 right away . And The most important way 02:01.940 --> 02:04.162 to handle those things is through those 02:04.162 --> 02:06.329 combat lifesavers through body eight . 02:06.329 --> 02:08.273 Through those infantrymen that are 02:08.273 --> 02:10.610 trained in first response an initial 02:10.610 --> 02:12.554 treatment . They are the ones that 02:12.554 --> 02:14.610 stabilize that casualty at that site 02:14.610 --> 02:16.499 and then they bring them here for 02:16.499 --> 02:18.721 further stabilization . Uh We generally 02:18.721 --> 02:20.832 want to get them to that next echelon 02:20.832 --> 02:22.888 of care to that surgeon who can do a 02:22.888 --> 02:24.943 lot more than we can here within the 02:24.943 --> 02:28.710 hour . Mhm . And so after you treat 02:28.710 --> 02:32.110 them here then you get a team of 02:32.750 --> 02:34.940 right ? So we usually like to use 02:34.940 --> 02:37.210 soldiers that are not involved in the 02:37.210 --> 02:40.680 fight . Uh Your support soldiers that 02:40.680 --> 02:43.110 would not have necessarily a role at 02:43.110 --> 02:45.166 the time of an attack . Such as your 02:45.166 --> 02:48.350 cooks uh laundry personnel . And those 02:48.350 --> 02:50.650 personnel can help us move casualties . 02:50.650 --> 02:52.761 They can help us with a lot of things 02:52.761 --> 02:54.706 here in the aid station so that we 02:54.706 --> 02:56.650 don't pull from the fighting force 02:56.650 --> 02:58.706 which is already engaged at the gate 02:58.706 --> 03:00.872 and providing force protection for the 03:00.872 --> 03:03.670 I'm the company FSL fire support 03:03.670 --> 03:06.930 officer paris . 03:08.740 --> 03:12.070 Um Okay so you have been in charge 03:12.080 --> 03:14.550 of trying to close down . Now , what is 03:14.550 --> 03:18.440 the official name of this ? Can this is 03:18.450 --> 03:20.840 the commando base of the curr kush 03:20.840 --> 03:23.180 military training base where the where 03:23.180 --> 03:25.291 the alpha company section within that 03:25.291 --> 03:27.320 base or the U . S . Presence . Then 03:27.330 --> 03:30.760 with the college used to be camp called 03:30.760 --> 03:32.927 where there used to be three squadrons 03:32.927 --> 03:35.038 worth of U . S . Soldiers here . They 03:35.038 --> 03:37.093 closed it down And then they gave it 03:37.093 --> 03:38.982 over to the Iraqis and then we re 03:38.982 --> 03:41.093 established uh just over a year and a 03:41.093 --> 03:43.990 half ago um with 1-1 guy came over and 03:43.990 --> 03:46.101 took this with just a company's worth 03:46.101 --> 03:49.150 so prep and close down we've had to 03:49.470 --> 03:51.692 paint over anything and everything that 03:51.692 --> 03:53.803 has any type of markings on the walls 03:53.803 --> 03:56.026 for obvious reasons and stuff like that 03:56.440 --> 03:58.662 as you can see like there's no pictures 03:58.662 --> 04:00.829 on our walls anymore . Like there used 04:00.829 --> 04:03.280 to be um things we've had to do just 04:03.290 --> 04:06.650 make sure the base meets ePA 04:07.240 --> 04:09.650 regulations . Things of that nature are 04:09.650 --> 04:11.872 fire pits , been cleaned out and redone 04:11.872 --> 04:14.130 and all that jazz . Um Make sure all 04:14.130 --> 04:17.650 will generators and oil are . Get a few . 04:18.240 --> 04:21.380 What's the word I'm looking for ? Fuel 04:21.380 --> 04:23.102 containers all have the proper 04:23.102 --> 04:25.070 protective layers established and 04:25.070 --> 04:27.181 things of that nature . And then just 04:27.181 --> 04:28.681 making sure that we've got 04:28.681 --> 04:30.903 accountability of everything that we're 04:30.903 --> 04:33.070 gonna sign over to them and everything 04:33.070 --> 04:32.680 that we're gonna take and then we have 04:32.680 --> 04:35.420 to start preparing all that it's a 04:35.420 --> 04:37.642 resupply convoy . But yeah they've been 04:37.642 --> 04:39.698 slowly starting to take away certain 04:39.698 --> 04:43.240 key things . Um Mostly they just took a 04:43.250 --> 04:45.361 couple of our refrigerator trailers . 04:46.210 --> 04:48.180 They took our CK for our dining 04:48.180 --> 04:51.990 facility . Um They've taken a couple of 04:51.990 --> 04:54.157 the maintenance contracts as things of 04:54.157 --> 04:56.410 that nature . Just kind of reducing our 04:56.410 --> 04:58.577 footprint as much as we can . So we've 04:58.577 --> 05:00.688 taken force pro extremely seriously . 05:00.688 --> 05:02.910 We conduct rehearsals for our different 05:02.910 --> 05:05.077 contingency plans on a regular . Uh we 05:05.077 --> 05:08.150 just conducted one today . Um You know 05:08.160 --> 05:11.560 no rehearsal is ever perfect but it's 05:11.560 --> 05:13.504 getting it's getting better , it's 05:13.504 --> 05:15.671 getting good . Um It wasn't bad by any 05:15.671 --> 05:17.782 means . We responded well within time 05:17.782 --> 05:20.004 limits that needed to be set that we've 05:20.004 --> 05:22.227 established standard wise and uh we had 05:22.227 --> 05:25.190 a trojan . Uh It was a trojan . Our pro 05:25.190 --> 05:28.190 word is trojan , it's a contact of 05:28.190 --> 05:30.590 sorts any type of indirect fire or 05:30.590 --> 05:33.400 direct fire to our perimeter . Um And 05:33.400 --> 05:35.122 so that's what it was just our 05:35.122 --> 05:37.340 rehearsals for any type of any type of 05:37.340 --> 05:39.562 enemy contact to the space to make sure 05:39.562 --> 05:42.060 that we can hold it and maintain proper 05:42.060 --> 05:44.340 security of our and proper security of 05:44.340 --> 05:46.396 our personnel . Well that that's one 05:46.396 --> 05:48.284 thing we've had to plan for is to 05:48.284 --> 05:50.229 decide who needed to leave and who 05:50.229 --> 05:52.396 needed to stay until the very end . Um 05:52.396 --> 05:55.580 As many 11 bravos as possible are 05:55.580 --> 05:58.060 staying are key medical personnel are 05:58.060 --> 06:00.700 staying . Um Pretty much our combat 06:00.700 --> 06:02.589 power and our medical support are 06:02.589 --> 06:04.700 staying until the end , our logistics 06:04.700 --> 06:06.811 are the ones who are leaving . So our 06:06.811 --> 06:08.811 cooks are mechanics . Um , And even 06:08.811 --> 06:11.033 then , a few select few will stay until 06:11.033 --> 06:13.410 the very end . R . S . T . T . Will 06:13.410 --> 06:15.632 leave at some point because they're not 06:15.632 --> 06:17.577 necessarily they're not forced pro 06:17.577 --> 06:17.550 necessary .