By CPT Michael S. Braibish
The Guard Experience
SHERWOOD, OR — Sixty Soldiers of the ORARNG learned fundamental firefighting and rescue techniques from the experts at the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Training Center. Under the keen watch of experienced first responders the Soldiers spent Mar. 10, the first of two training days, developing skills that will prove valuable in the aftermath of a disaster.
The training proved educational for the Soldiers, teaching them how they can enhance the capabilities of those first on the scene.
“What I really gained is an understanding of how we’re going to work jointly in a mass casualty setting,” said SGT Thomas Pettit, “especially how our forces are going to cooperate and work together as a joint task force, where we’re going to fit into the division of labor and be most valuable and work as a team.”
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