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944th Medical Squadron participates in African Lion 2007

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  • By Staff Sgt. Susan Stout
  • 944th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
GUELMIM, Morocco --  The Air Force Reserve Command's 944th Medical Squadron joined their Navy and Marine Corps Reserve counterparts April 15 through 26 as part of exercise African Lion 2007. 

African Lion is a regularly scheduled, combined U.S.-Moroccan military exercise designed to promote improved interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's tactics and procedures. 

Concurrent with the Navy and Marine life-fire training exercise, the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command and Utah Army and Air National Guard are conducting humanitarian assistance projects in the form of limited medical and dental exams and treatments. 

Day one of the exercise began with the 944th Medical Squadron working from the military hospital in Guelmim conducting CPR training for both the American and Moroccan members as well as unloading and distributing the medical supplies. 

"The Moroccans have opened their hospital up to us with open arms," said Lt. Col. Patrick Carpenter, 944th Medical Squadron commander. "They are very well organized and we look forward to visiting the villages and meeting the people over the next several days." 

The American team also had the opportunity to tour the new hospital in Guelmim. They were able to see their counterparts' area in the hospital. 

"We don't speak the same language but we speak the same (medical) language," said Master Sgt. Richard McDowell, 944th Medical Squadron laboratory NCO in charge, referring to the similarities in their profession. (Air Force Reserve Command News Service)