EMEDS training
DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Schmit, 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, demonstrates knot tying techniques on an Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMEDS) +10 tent May 5 for Serbian Army Medical Civilian Jelena Andjelkovic during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The EMEDS training course is one of eleven courses offered during MEDCEUR. 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)