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1st FOB Marez update: Disposition of Wounded

Baghdad, Iraq - The following is a breakout of affiliations and locations where 76 wounded service members and civilians were transferred to after the attack at Forward Operating Base Marez near Mosul.

51 U.S. Army
3 DoD Civilians
6 U.S. Contractors
1 Iraq Security Forces
15 Others

Immediately following the attack, the 76 wounded were:
 

29 Treated locally and Returned to duty
5 Transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
40 Transferred to Coalition medical facilities in Iraq
2 Transferred to local hospitals
(non-US personnel)

On Thursday, Dec 23, 28 additional patients were transferred from Multi-national medical facilities to Landstuhl RMC. Seven patients held at Multi-national medical facilities were treated and returned to duty. Late Thursday, six patients were transferred from Landstuhl RMC to Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas.

Saturday, Dec 25, two patients will be transferred to Madigan Army Medical Center at Ft. Lewis, Washington and four patients will fly to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C. The remaining 21 patients will be treated at Landstuhl RMC.

United States Armed Forces personnel, DoD civilians and U.S. contractor personnel are receiving the best healthcare and specialized care possible, both at the deployed locations and rear-based medical facilities. Non-US personnel are being treated at professional medical facilities throughout Iraq. Their transfer back to their home country will be coordinated individually.

This attack at FOB Marez could have caused many more deaths if it wasn't for the quick response of the Soldiers, civilians and medical professionals who began to provide aid immediately after the attack.

"What impressed me the most was the immediate response to the injured personnel" Col. Dallas Hack, Multi-National Force-Iraq Surgeon, said. "The first responders assessed, stabilized and transferred all of the wounded personnel to multiple health care facilities within 30 minutes after the attack. How well our outstanding medical professionals reacted here, in the air and at our regional medical centers, exemplifies our robust military health care system."

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