Soldiers across five battalions conducted a simulated
Besides Fort Bragg’s 16th Military Police Brigade
additional support was provided by servicemembers from Forts Drum (New York)
Stewart (Georgia) and Polk (Louisiana); by Soldiers from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and by personnel from Womack Army Medical Center
“This exercise gives the medics a chance to exercise their skillsets and incorporate working with the military police,” Hammonds said
it’s going to be the actual MPs who are first responders.”
while MPs block off areas and take down the active shooter
medics would work to triage and medically evacuate “injured” patients
officer in charge assigned to the 16th MP Bde
Medics get to rehearse an active-shooter scenario to make sure all systems are in place to extract a Soldier
assigned to the 118th Military Police Battalion
played the role of an injured servicemember and helped to gauge the system
“I want to make sure my buddies do their jobs correctly and have proper practice,” said Burton
The MASCAL exercise ensures that medics are able to handle more than one casualty at a time and that they can provide care quickly
whether on the battlefield or in the woods of Fort Bragg
a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and a senior medic with the 116th MP Bde
including those related to airborne operations and heat exposure
One goal of the MASCAL exercise is to push Soldiers to the limit without overwhelming them
“We want to stress their training and make them work as a unit,” he said
For more information about the 16th Military Police Brigade
visit http://www.bragg.army.mil/units/16mpbrigade/Pages/organizations.aspx.