Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command (NEMSCOM) conducted a field exercise at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex, Sept. 10.
This field exercise validates the new design for a 24-bed Air Supported Temper (Air Beam) tent-based Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), when traditionally a 10-bed EMF was used.
“The purpose of today’s event is to display the next evolution of our expeditionary medical facilities,” said Capt. Michael Kemper, NEMSCOM’s Commanding Officer. “The units are modular, scalable and tailored for any type of mission.”
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