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Filed by VBC Correspondent Alfred Lennard

Continued from last week's story, VBC Security Contributor William Parker and I were participating in a presence patrol when a Coalition force vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, or IED.

Captain Vincent immediately took charge of the situation and the medic immediately provided first aid to the injured, A medevac is immediately organized.

The soldiers loaded the casualties on the LAV and drove to a clearing where they can setup a helicopter landing zone, or HLZ. Within minutes, a HH-60W Pave Hawk helicopter from the Pararescue Wing landed and evacuated the casualties. I followed the soldiers as they loaded the casualties, and the Pararescuemen allowed me to board the helicopter as they evacuated the casualties to the Role 3 Hospital. After a ten-minute helicopter ride, the helicopter landed at the Zargadbad Airfield where medical personnel from the hospital rushed to offload the casualties.

After a short ambulance ride, we arrived at the Multinational Role 3 Hospital. The casualties were quickly offloaded and rushed to the trauma bay. The trauma team immediately care for the casualties.

The Role 3 Hospital was run by medical staff from various countries including Victoria, Canada, America, and Britain. The hospital, at the time, was commanded by Victoria. I had the opportunity to quickly chat with the trauma team leader Major Laurence, who is a military physician from Victoria.

“Has it been busy here?” I asked.

“Its always busy here,” said Major Laurence, “We get casualties on a daily basis. Mostly from small arms fire and occasionally from IED blast like the two casualties that were brought in.”

“Has there been a shift in the casualties?” I asked.

“Yes,” said Major Laurence, “During my previous tours, it was mainly injuries from IED blast. But on this tour, which I began in January, it has mostly been small arms fire from firefights.”

“Is it mainly Coalition force casualties,” I asked, “or is it mixed?”

“Its mainly Coalition force casualties,” said Major Laurence, “But we also get casualties from the assistance force as well. And since this is the only medical facility in the area, we also treat civilians as well.”

At that point, our conversation was cut short as Major Laurence was called away as there are other casualties coming in.

I was later told that both of the casualties on the patrol survived and their surgery to repair their injuries was successful.

The next day, I was told that I would be able to rejoin with my colleague William Parker at Forward Operating Base Spade. I was given permission to ride with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) section from 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Victorian Engineers that has been ordered to provide support to India Company at FOB Spade.

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The Task Force received another tip on the whereabouts of Pale Horse, this time located at a 2-story building in the city.

A 6-man detachment led by Senior Chief Mackenzie was tasked with the raid. The detachment was joined by two Delta operators from the United States.

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A team from the Special Operations Group in a hostage rescue exercise using live ammunition.

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A pilot went missing after his plane crashed behind enemy lines. Pararescue was not able to reach the area due to heavy air defence. The coalition initially resisted the idea of sending ground forces to recover the pilot, fearing that the presence of troops will escalate the situation into a conflict.

Due to the sensitivities, the coalition ultimately decided that a small multinational force was the best option to recover the pilot. The 6-man team from the Combined Anti-Terrorism Task Force, already forward deployed, was tasked with the mission.

The team traveled throughout the night towards the crash site. Using the cover of darkness and their night vision devices, the team carefully avoided enemy patrols. Just before dawn, the team located a parachute, as well as a blood trail.

Will the team able to locate the pilot before daylight?

To be continued...

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