MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER — Units at Guardian Response, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Jackson County, will conduct training on Monday, and continuing on May 1 and 2 involving transporting simulated patients or mannequins by HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and field litter ambulance (FLA) trucks to two community hospitals.
The training segment evaluates the units’ ability to treat, triage, and transport patients from a simulated disaster area at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center to a higher level of care at a civilian medical center.
Also, civilian emergency medical personnel will learn how to move patients from a military aircraft and ambulance into the hospital, Muscatatuck officials said.
The training is scheduled at:
- Columbus Regional Health, 2400 17th St., Columbus, at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday and May 2.
- Ascension St. Vincent Jennings, 301 Henry St., North Vernon, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. on Monday and May 1.
People working or passing by these two hospitals can expect to see Black Hawk helicopters, military ambulance trucks, service members and also should be aware that loud noises may occur, officials said.
This is a planned training event to support the U.S. Army being trained and ready to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident, Muscatatuck officials said.
The exercise is coordinated by U.S. Army Reserve 78th Training Division, which brings together soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines from the Active, Guard and Reserve components as well as Department of Defense civil service employees and contractors.
