MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. —
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 22nd Engineer Clearance Company based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., brushed up on their search-and-rescue skills during the Guardian Response 18 exercise held here April 22.
The training scenario features searching for and treating victims in the aftermath of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear disaster.
“It usually takes them about 30 to 90 minutes to set up,” said George Nieves, an observer/controller from Fox Division Civil Support Training Facility, U.S. Army North. “The most important part is deciding where you want to put all of your equipment.”
Entering the ‘Hot Zone'
The first group of soldiers entering the “hot zone” area provides a 360-degree site characterization and situational map to the soldiers in the operations center.
Army Capt. Charles Robitaille described the training scenario.
“These guys come out here to render aid to these civilians who are trapped in a situation that requires rescue capabilities that would exceed what a normal fire department can render,” said Robitaille, who's assigned with the 22nd ECC. “So [that includes] anything that requires technical lifting, heavy lifting, heavy objects, forcible entry into areas with a great deal of concrete or steel, and any scenario that requires the lowering or raising of victims with rope systems.”
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