THE UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL NAPLES INVITED THEIR ITALIAN PARTNERS TO THEIR ANNUAL RECEPTION.

THIS YEAR, THEY WERE TREATED TO SOMETHING SPECIAL.

PREFERRED PROVIDERS NETWORK MEETS HERE EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE DISPLAY FOR THE CORPSMAN CAPABILITIES. IT JUST GIVES ITALIAN MEDICAL COMMUNITY AN IDEA OF WHAT THE CORPSMAN ARE CAPABLE OF DOING, WHETHER IT'S DEE TRIPLE C OR TRIAGE OR DECONTAMINATION.

THE DECONTAMINATION EXERCISE PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO DO IN A DISASTER SITUATION.

THEY HAVE A REAL INTEREST IN WHAT CORPSMAN HAVE BEEN DOING SO ALL IN ALL IT CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF QUESTION AND ANSWER, IN THAT CONVERSATION WE KIND OF CAN DRAW FROM THEM AS MUCH AS THEY DO FROM US.

AIR FORCE SERGEANT JOSEPH VIGIL, NAPLES, ITALY.