MEDCEUR 09 hosts distinguished visitors

Lt. Col. Alfred K. Flowers Jr., 86th Medical Support Squadron commander, shows Dragan Sutanovac, Republic of Serbia minister of defense, the 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron's mobile tent hospital as part of the MEDCEUR 09 distinguished visitors' day in Nis, Serbia, Sept. 10, 2009. MEDCEUR is an annual joint and combined medical exercise with a focus on major disaster response and mass casualty situations. More than 700 exercise participants from 15 countries are taking part in this year’s exercise, which is hosted by Serbia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Markus M. Maier)

MEDCEUR 09 hosts distinguished visitors

Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Maxine Fouks, 86th AW Protocol chief, walk through the exercise area as part of the MEDCEUR 09 distinguished visitors' day in Nis, Serbia, Sept. 10, 2009. MEDCEUR is an annual joint and combined medical exercise with a focus on major disaster response and mass casualty situations. More than 700 exercise participants from 15 countries are taking part in this year’s exercise, which is hosted by Serbia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Markus M. Maier)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – German Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Christoph Otto flips through a medical manual while awaiting more moulage patients after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tim Raso, a medical service journeyman with the 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, checks the status of moulage patient Croatian Army Cadet Ivica Budic after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – Serbian Army Maj. (Dr.) Sasa Dragovic (left) and U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Michael Petro prepare to simulate an operation on moulage patient Croatian Army Cadet Frano Grljusic after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)

MEDCEUR participants put training into action

DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – Serbian Army Maj. (Dr.) Sasa Dragovic (left) and U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Michael Petro prepare to simulate an operation on moulage patient Croatian Army Cadet Frano Grljusic after a simulated earthquake May 10 during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The simulated earthquake is part of a mass-casualty exercise to apply the knowledge troops gained during MEDCEUR training. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. MEDCEUR is a Joint Chiefs of Staff regional/multilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. European Command. Croatia is hosting the 2008 exercise which has drawn about 400 multi-nationals in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)