Medical Battalion Training Site
The 166TH Regiment’s Medical Battalion Training Site (MBTS) is located at Fort Indiantown Gap and is one of two like organizations in the nation. The primary mission of the MBTS is to conduct the 68W Healthcare Specialist Military Occupational Specialty Transition (MOS-T) course and the Comprehensive Medical Training (CMT) course. MBTS also offers customizable training and training support to requesting units and organizations when resources are available.
All training is conducted according to Total Army School System (TASS) standards that mirror the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Courses at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The training utilizes the current doctrine and training materials, experienced certified instructors, and equipment compatible with the training requirements and your unit of assignment. Recently, we have integrated the current operating environment (COE) issues that Soldiers will encounter upon mobilization to a theater operations area. MBTS utilizes state-of-the-art simulation to make training realistic and effective.
Facilities:
MBTS facilities consist of the main building, a covered military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training village, a motor pool, Forward Operating Base (FOB) with seven buildings and a dedicated helicopter landing zone. MBTS is located adjacent to Training Area A-17, which allows aircraft to land for more training opportunities. The main building houses the classrooms and a state-of-the-art, total immersion medical simulation center built around the tenants of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3). The simulation center has several rooms capable of simulating a plethora of environments and scenarios. These include a room dedicated to simulating trench warfare, a reconfigurable room that simulates movement through a building and narrow passageways, a room with a simulated M997 HMMWV Ambulance to assist with casualty loading principles, and a room that resembles a residential building, allowing training of homeland response considerations. Simulation rooms include the ability to project scenario-driven realistic lights, sounds, scents, and smoke.
Simulation Devices:
From weighted mannequins for patient movement to remote controlled trauma trainers and enabled simulators for advanced medical interventions, MBTS is equipped with many human patient simulators of varying degrees of fidelity to accommodate a multitude of training tasks. MBTS works closely with research and development organizations to assist in the advancement of medical simulation technology. The unit provides input in initial developmental states, and BETA tests devices to provide feedback.