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JLOTS Medical Staff Supports Around-The-Clock Operations

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS080715-26
Release Date: 7/15/2008 10:06:00 PM

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Morales, Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 Public Affairs

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) -- Sailors and Soldiers in the medical field joined forces to support Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2008 to optimize health care response in a joint exercise environment.

JLOTS 2008 will establish command and control of Army and Navy units, construct a life-support area (LSA), conduct force protection operations, execute an in-stream offload of shipping from a sea echelon area, employ a offshore petroleum discharge system, retrograde and safely redeploy allocated forces.

The joint medical team consists of 25 Navy and Army personnel which will provide medical assistance 24-hours a day during JLOTS operations. Their battle aide station in Camp Peguero, JLOTS' 2,700 personnel LSA, treats numerous sick call patients on a daily basis.

"The comraderie between Navy and Army personnel is the true meaning of 'one team, one fight,'" said Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class John Vavrek, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1).

Medical personnel stand by with three Army field litter ambulances and three Navy M998 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles at various exercise sites to ensure the well being of Navy and Army personnel.

"There is a wide range of expertise on both sides as medical and non-medical personnel provide quality care to all military personnel for this mission," said Vavrek. "We are capable of supporting all JLOTS events around the clock, ashore and afloat."

JLOTS 2008 allows Navy and Army personnel the opportunity to train together in stretcher bearer, mass casualty and sea-to-shore emergency personnel transport drills during a real-time mission.

"I've had little experience in sick call training," said Pvt. 1st Class Christina Myers, assigned to the 396th Combat Support Hospital located at Vancouver, Wash. "It's been a good learning experience to expand my horizons."

The joint medical team plays an essential role in JLOTS 2008, capable of providing treatment to 2,700 personnel throughout the exercise.

For more info on Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, visit www.acb-1.navy.mil.

For more news from Commander, Navy Region Southwest, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnrsw/.