Medical Squadon conducts mass-casualty exercise

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  • By Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Blease
  • 507th Air Refueling Wing Medical Squadron
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma --  Alarm levels, MOPP levels, take cover, incoming casualties...these were the resounding echoes heard throughout the 507th Medical Squadron (MDS) on June 6th. Over 70 members in the 507th MDS participated in an all-day training and mass-casualty exercise. 

Early in the morning, Lt. Col. Thomas Franklin, 507th MDS commander, took charge of the deployed medical squadron during a scenario-based deployed exercise. Personnel received briefings which ranged from Cultural Familiarization to Medical Ethics/Detainee Operations. Tech Sgt. Rodney Jones, 507th Civil Engineer Squadron, also provided an excellent briefing on MOPP Ensembles, UXO identification and PAR Sweeps. 

The real action took place in the afternoon, when over seven Disaster Teams were tasked with hands-on retrieval and care of victims. AFTSO, patient care, and patient movement skills were also demonstrated. The realistic moulage techniques perfected by Senior Master Sgt. Marie Pollard and her team, enhanced the sense of urgency in the 'treatment' of 10 critically injured patients. The clinical and technical skills of the personnel assigned to the 507th MDS are outstanding--they are the "best of the best." 

In a constant effort to ensure 'warrior readiness,' the 507th MDS continues to participate not only in Wing directed exercises, but seizes additional opportunities to enhance specific AFSC Readiness Skills for all assigned personnel.