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(Radio Chatter)

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- [Jonathan] In a disaster situation,

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a first responder can mean the difference

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between life and death.

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Airmen of the 189th Medical Group

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hosted members of the Guatemalan Air Force,

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who have a very critical job.

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- The unit that came here, the Humanitarian Rescue Unit,

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^they're the unit that would respond to any kind

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^of natural disaster or man-made disaster,

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^to help evacuate patients.

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- [Jonathan] Over the course of several days,

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the team was shown different ways to transport patients

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in a variety of different scenarios.

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- Basically, we've done some patient movement exchanges,

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subject matter expert exchanges, and we're showing them

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some of the techniques we use here in the United States.

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- [Jonathan] One of the goals is to help improve

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their tactics, techniques, and procedures

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in regard to patient transport.

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The other goal?

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In one word: interoperability.

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- There may be a situation where,

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if they've had a major earthquake,

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they may have U.S. aircraft on the ground,

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loading and unloading, to move those patients.

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- [Jonathan] This training helps to ensure

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that when lives are on the line,

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everyone is on the same page.

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Reporting from Little Rock Air Force Base,

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I'm Senior Airman Jonathan Porter.