2/25 Marines Learn Battlefield First Aid

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News - 2008.03

2/25 Marines Learn Battlefield First Aid Story by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg, Marine Forces Reserve	Reserve Marines from Headquarters and Supply Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division practice the low carry with a collapsible litter during battlefield first aid training on Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 7. Pictured are Cpl Joseph Nelson (front left), Lance Cpl. Damian Garcia (front right), Lance Cpl Daniel Chen (rear left), Lance Cpl Daniel Bonilla (rear right) and Lance Cpl. Joseph Soto on the stretcher. (Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg) The Marines dove into the practical application portion of the training indoors, as frigid temperatures kept them out of the driving afternoon rain. They practiced hemorrhage control, applying tourniquets and moving casualties as part of the unit’s overall efforts to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment. “Marines now have the opportunity to take the initial steps in forming an effective combat unit,” said Capt. Darren A. Wallace, the 3rd platoon commander for Co. F. “They are learning their roles and responsibilities at the fire team and squad level, and sharpening their basic infantry skills. This (training) is the building block for Fox Company to continue to develop the squad and platoon into a cohesive unit capable of accomplishing any mission.” Wallace, a current production line supervisor for a large corporation, volunteered to come from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in Plainville, Conn. to augment 2nd Battalion for this deployment. “I want to continue to serve my country and help the Marine Corps secure Iraq so my friends and family will remain safe in America,” said Wallace. At the completion of first aid training, Lt. Col. Geoff Rollins, the battalion commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Anthony S. Allen, battalion sergeant major addressed the Marines and gave them an update on their security force role as part of the First Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq. “This is a very important mission,” said Rollins. “That is why we are being mobilized to do it.”
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Mar 8, 2008) -- Reserve Marines from Co. F and Headquarters and Service Company (H&S Co.), 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, spent the day conducting battlefield first aid training on Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 7. The companies traveled from Albany, N.Y., and Garden City, N.Y., respectively, March 1 for this two-week annual training. They will mobilize as part of the reinforced battalion in May and deploy to Iraq in the fall for about seven months. “In Iraq, and any other theater of operations, the first person to evaluate and treat a wounded Marine is a fellow Marine,” said Cmdr. Dennis P. McKenna, battalion surgeon. “These classes are important to give the Marines the skill set to apply basic first aid in a battlefield setting and stabilize the Marine until he reaches a higher level of medical care,” added McKenna, a Naval Reservist and emergency medicine physician in Albany, who is preparing for his second deployment with the battalion. Under the guidance of a team of Navy medical professionals, the Reserve Marines learned various aspects of medical care under fire, both in the classroom and practical application exercises. “Marines specialize in attention to detail—especially infantry Marines,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jonathan Negron, the battalion leading petty officer. “The team that wins the battle is the team whose casualties live.” Negron, a Queens, N.Y. native, has worked as a paramedic for the New York Fire Department for eleven years. This will be his third deployment to Iraq. Not only is Negron a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, but he was also actively engaged in rescue efforts as a New York City paramedic in the aftermath of the attacks September 11, 2001. “You are having a very tangible impact on the survivability of your buddies,” Negron told the Marines. Despite the cold winter air inside the Quonset hut where the classes were held, the Marines appeared extremely focused on both the videos and the instructors’ lectures. “We’re learning not just how to treat injuries, but what we’re treating. With these courses this morning, it isn’t an immediate immersion into combat lifesaving, but a good initial background to ease into further trainings,” said Lance Cpl. Brian D. Greene, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Co. F.