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DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Ariz. (AFNS) -- Members of Air Forces Southern military training team were given the opportunity in December 2014, to teach the Defense Institute for Medical Operations train-the-trainer course focused on the Ebola virus to approximately 100 individuals from Latin American partner countries.
As part of this training team, Maj. Brian Neese, the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) chief of international health specialists division, embarked on a seven-day temporary duty assignment aimed at building partner capacity with medical professionals from El Salvador, Guatemala and Uruguay, as they prepare for United Nations peacekeeping missions.
"During the TDY, we taught two, two-day courses," Neese said. "The first day consisted of course curriculum that included lectures about the Ebola virus and different case scenarios (that) peace keeping forces may come across; as well as specific instructions on how to don and doff the PPE."
There are many Latin American countries that support U.N. peace keeping operations, and the training given to the El Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Uruguayans will have an impact on those they train, as well as the individuals their able to assist. Read More