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DCRF Continued from page 7A cises to make his point. “When one of our platoons comes up on a mass casualty event, and there are bodies strewn all around, the concern should be treating the injured and getting the more seriously injured to medical care at hospitals, instead of making sure there are rubber oil pans under each vehicle and a convoy is set up to move patients,” Allen said. “We’re not moving through a combat zone — we’re evacuating injured Americans. We’re not moving through a firefight; we need to get the casualties where they can be treated.” Second Lt. Brittany Bowen, 2nd Platoon Leader, 204th MP Co, said that when she received her MP branch assignment, she never dreamed she’d be called on to conduct triage operations during a mass casualty event. “But it’s pretty cool to be able to do this,” she said. “We’re defending and saving the lives of actual Americans.” Bowen said she was pleased with the effort put forth by the Soldiers in her platoon. “I have the best NCOs and Soldiers on post,” she said “We did all of our practice earlier in the week and today we came in, everyone knew their tasks and we knocked it out. If we get called out for a real world mission, we will be ready.” First Sgt. Nathaniel Campbell, the 204th MP Co’s top enlisted Soldier, watched as his second platoon went through their paces in the mass casualty event. “We set the standard, and whatever we’re called out to do, we’ll do.” Pvt. NICHOLAS HUNT 204th MP Co, 519th MP Bn “This is what we do as MPs, “ he said. “It’s ordinary law enforcement, just in the field, hooah. For 10 years we’ve been fighting a war concentrating our efforts in the desert, protecting and defending people from other countries. Now, we can take care of our own. The National Guard and Reserves get to do that all of the time, but we don’t. It’s a nice change.” Pvt. Nicholas Hunt, 204th MP Co, said being part of the DCRF was “a huge responsibility.” “We have to put in a lot of effort and hard work,” Hunt said. “We provide as much help as possible. I honestly never thought I would be doing patient triage as an MP. But you know, we set the standard, and whatever we’re called out to do, we’ll do.” Soldiers with the 204th MP Co remove and carry an injured person to an ambulance during a mass casualty event, part of a DCRF training exercise conducted by 1st MEB on Fort Polk Dec. 4-9. Sgt. Jessie Swinyer, 204th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, explains to two earthquake "victims" where they can receive aid during a 1st MEB Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Force training exercise on Fort Polk Dec. 4-8. Military policemen with the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade process a survivor and provide him with food during a DCRF training exercise simulating an earthquake in the Memphis, Tenn., area. The event took place on Fort Polk Dec. 4-9. Guardian Dec. 16, 2011/15A CHUCK CANNON / GUARDIAN
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