Saturday, November 21, 2015

U.S. and Chinese troops connect in first-ever exchange at JBLM

Via Phyllis and Terry

 Chinese and U.S. military personnel practice Friday in a cramped space that simulates the extraction of an injured person from a collapsed building. The exercise was part of the 11th Disaster Management Exchange between the U.S military and the People’s Liberation Army of China at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Army medic Sgt. Leslie Peterson hesitated to answer when a medic from the Chinese military asked a basic question about how Peterson would care for a soldier badly wounded in battle.

“Can I answer that?” Peterson asked a higher-ranking U.S. soldier.

Chinese and U.S. military personnel practice Friday in a cramped space that simulates the extraction of an injured person from a collapsed building. The exercise was part of the 11th Disaster Management Exchange between the U.S military and the People’s Liberation Army of China at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Chinese and U.S. military personnel practice Friday in a cramped space that simulates the extraction of an injured person from a collapsed building. The exercise was part of the 11th Disaster Management Exchange between the U.S military and the People’s Liberation Army of China at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Peter Haley phaley@thenewstribune.com

Peterson was given a blessing to respond. Then she continued her demonstration that won applause from a couple dozen visitors at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Friday.

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