MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charlie Gess, 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, prepares to X-ray an incoming moulage patient after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Michael Petro consults with Staff Sgt. Chris Endres, a medical service craftsman with the 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, about the status of incoming moulage patients after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Schmit, a medical service craftsman with the 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMS), consults Lt. Col. Sean Giery, a clinical nurse also with the 458th EMS, about the status of a moulage patient after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tim Raso, a medical service journeyman with the 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, writes down the status of incoming moulage patients after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)