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Show m ' Wif ' e . J ' ! ' T T . ' - V., " ...m.. t - 'S 7 . ll. J.rf ....... . V!'"- i ) , , ... t t i i i i- 0 THE SAMPLER Mass disaster exercise held 1 Story and Photos by su.r. , i J: ? ntUv - i i i t' i . S ' F ' .. 1 B . , ,'h, fc- -t .ji - t".- . . , - i . What would happen if a disgruntled soldier threw a mortar round into a crowded latrine during a GI party? That was the dilemma faced by Dugways emergency services units Thurs-- . day. May 12 as the clinic held the first Mass Casualty exercise in quite a while at ,1 , - $ $ " nUi5T7...n Jf!; ..i.t 1 v ! VVvi kiiHr f ; VI i f S L . 4, . . ".Baaai i. , ., ' tL- v,: . J ' ' The emphasis was on realism for this exercise. SP6 Scott Nelson and SSG Joseph Peterson took charge of the exercise from the planning stage through the three hours of meticulous detail necessary to apply the moulage, or fake wounds to the "victims' who had volunteered for. the exercises. At 3:50 p,m., 1SG Larry Washburn of HHC pulled the pins on two hana grenade simulators and tossed them under the second story window of the latrine that was to be the scene of the "disaster. Five white smoke - 1 . tr;- - - fV- Dugway. ! . t I " v. . - . --- .1 t . white smoke grenades provide a definate look of realism as sethe Clinics Mass Casualty exercise gets underway. Scene of the "disaster was the ' Barracks. Ware cond floor latrine at HHCs BOOM! Smoke from five nyWftfmypi If : it kS P . ,' ' , . ' " grenades V 7 . ' ' simulated from firethey could muster, men wearing resuscitators to a couple of visiting National Guard Medics who thought to the they were just going a for snack, bowling alley smoke that would have resulted from the real blast. This scene appeared so real from the outside that occupants of Building 5330 and the PX thought it might be real. A call to the emergency number reported the beginning of the test exercise. Within minutes, the patrol unit of the 65th MFs arrived with screeching brakes and lights and siren going full, tilt. Shortly after that, the Fire SFC Phil Hale were the "casualties cuated. Watching every step of the response and subsequent treatment of the "casualties were a team of evaluators brought in from the 328th General Hospital, U.S. Army Reserve from Ft. Douglas, UT. The three, Maj. Molder, department arrived, first Chief Skinner and then the pumper laying hose on the fly, the ambulance from the Cpt. Garcia and 2Lt. Melini had their hands full, writing observations on. the Triage First up the stairs to the scene were Linn and MP PFC Frank Pantaleo. What they found were 15 to the clinic via every vehicle available from Safetys pickup to the three ambulances, to reception in the hallway near the ambulance section to treatment in the or screening done on the grass North of Ware Barracks, to the transportation clinic hot on its heels. Leading the response was SP6 Ernie Beeler and PV2 Cheryl Linn. seriously "wounded" sol- diers in a very smoke filled latrine. With the aid of everyone the , i A J - v ' 1 '8 ' s i S ff ' Vs- s , . 1 , ' 4V ? f K ' s 'A i ' . Jfi . ' . V i ' , 'KV hUl T ; I' A 1-- 'i ;. Ku H t v Sr f : ft L' I ' s '45 ' ss ' , 'V i t , . ' : f . V I u ff v .'-- f- - . jg.v.4. L F V , s . ' h - . ' i3' I, v ( l' .' f5 j . - ' V eva- ' ' ' W i r . ."I fZ , S Ukn,fm "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME? must be going through the mind of SPG Ernie Beeler as he reviews the accident scene. In the background, PV2 Cheryl Linn begins administering treatment to one of the "victims. ' ' ' rw: lv..'. ,",i 4 jkSr ' v . . ... is I -- -1 ' ! -- . , V"' r. v 3 d .. 'i'l'F1 F.1T V - ' P J 'fe, ?" I ;V' jfc ',f' ' . grm'2 ;k, , ST'S ' . ' ' s . U . ' . n - : MFS, FIREMEN, medics and bystanders all chipped in to net the victims Out. ' ' ' - it aVi i yfwiWMMy jj S i .. J l v rT '' r ! . -- s ' f ; -- . n, ' -- ? S. v; i ' ' 1 'WW.1:' v ' l! : -- ,n XKS- J iV v . , . f- ' C f. j AI ....' - . V:f i , V TV, s. .... ' -- w i." ... ' JF ' ? ?f m CALM DOWN FELLA! PV2 Robert ' . . .. the 65th and Dug-wa- y Fireman Eugene Losee assist PFC Julie Wagner down the stairs, during the exercise. I4 ...v i -iarr" l y v,k 41 i- - ir V'l'r T" x IV , 1! : if . T , Char-ett- e and PFC Frank Pantaleo of the 65th HP Platoon literally wrestle PV2 James Curry down the stairs. Curry should receive an oscar for his performance as a victim of extreme shock. At one point it ook 8 men to hold him down after he iroke his restraints outside. He kept up its realistic performance for almost two hours. . EASY DOES IT. . SP4 Joe McGinnis of ' wH ' 4 . r. 4- v . . tf . . liiUku S .&? jjg! SP4 Joe Studer theJ1dlne Guardsman and others of the Clinics Ambulance Section? visiting "Ci SWliAMM VIWUH . ,8 A J' A - -- - -- 1 ' ? d; x, ; A-- ? M-'t- BT ' fn V - -- U rT,rf' , i ... ' .jr " ?- y ' i - Iswn r t ; i i i o f , As i 1 i ! J CL i 1 a. ., t ) i i ' J i . ! - t - IT ONLY LOOKS LIKE CONFUSION, actually, everyone knows what they are doing, and they are doing it, from comforting the lesser wounded, to bringing in patients, to beginning treatment. f: M. I own. fvt' 4 2 v sr mi1 |