United States European Command

United States European Command|Media Operations Division|11/21/2014 9:29:35 PM

A medical team from Special Operations Command Europe has deployed from Stuttgart, Germany to Western Ukraine in order to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures in order to enhance point of injury care.

A Ukrainian Soldier bandages a simulated wound on a casualty as part of a U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Medical Coaching and Mentoring Mission in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Thursday, November 20, 2014. SOCEUR deployed a medical team to Western Ukraine this week to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures.

4 photos: SOCEUR medical team coaches and mentors Ukrainian soldiers

Photo 1 of 4: A Ukrainian Soldier bandages a simulated wound on a casualty as part of a U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Medical Coaching and Mentoring Mission in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Thursday, November 20, 2014. SOCEUR deployed a medical team to Western Ukraine this week to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures. Download full-resolution version

A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Medical Officer from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet and bandage a wound to Ukrainian Soldiers Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. SOCEUR deployed a medical team to Western Ukraine earlier this week to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures.

4 photos: SOCEUR medical team coaches and mentors Ukrainian soldiers

Photo 2 of 4: A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Medical Officer from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet and bandage a wound to Ukrainian Soldiers Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. SOCEUR deployed a medical team to Western Ukraine earlier this week to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures. Download full-resolution version

A U.S. Army Special Forces Medic and U.S. Navy Special Operations Physician's Assistant from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe demonstrate how to properly assess a casualty for injuries on the battlefield to a group of Ukrainian Soldiers, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Khmelnytkyi, Ukraine. SOCEUR deployed a medical team to Western Ukraine earlier this week to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures.

4 photos: SOCEUR medical team coaches and mentors Ukrainian soldiers

Photo 3 of 4: A U.S. Army Special Forces Medic and U.S. Navy Special Operations Physician's Assistant from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe demonstrate how to properly assess a casualty for injuries on the battlefield to a group of Ukrainian Soldiers, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Khmelnytkyi, Ukraine. SOCEUR deployed a medical team to Western Ukraine earlier this week to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures. Download full-resolution version

Col. John Maza, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Surgeon, briefs Ukrainian Soldiers on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. Maza led a medical team from SOCEUR to western Ukraine to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures to enhance point of injury care.

4 photos: SOCEUR medical team coaches and mentors Ukrainian soldiers

Photo 4 of 4: Col. John Maza, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Surgeon, briefs Ukrainian Soldiers on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. Maza led a medical team from SOCEUR to western Ukraine to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures to enhance point of injury care. Download full-resolution version

U.S. European Command spokesman Navy Capt. Greg Hicks, director of Communication and Engagement, provided the following statement:

"A medical team from Special Operations Command Europe has deployed from Stuttgart, Germany to Western Ukraine in order to coach and mentor Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel on basic battlefield medical procedures in order to enhance point of injury care.

The decision to deploy this coaching and mentoring team is based on requests from the Ukrainian Government for assistance and feedback from assessments that were conducted over the last several months which identified a need for enhanced individual medical capabilities.

Initially the mission will focus on coaching and mentoring close to 600 Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel (military) to develop a pool of individuals who are capable of conducting basic battlefield medical care.

"The medical team from Special Operations Command Europe is working in close coordination with the NGO Patriot Defense on this mission. Patriot Defense has conducted similar events for Ukrainian military forces since May 2014 in addition to providing the attendees with Individual First-Aid Kits (IFAK) upon completion."

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