Emergency medical tents are set up at Vaziani Air Base (AB), country of Georgia, in preparation for a mass casualty exercise. The scenario involves 60 earthquake victims with injuries ranging from broken limbs to chemical exposure. The mass casualty exercise is the culmination of RESCUER/MEDCEUR 03, a two-week multinational exercise enabling US personnel to train for contingency medical emergencies and has the added benefit of training the Georgian Army on advanced medical techniques. RESCUER/MEDCEUR 03 is sponsored by the United States and hosted by the country of Georgia
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Vaziani Military Base
State: Tiblisi
Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Robert W. Valenca, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
18/09/2003
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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