European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 2b, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 German partnership impresses Hospital unit by Tony naurot11nuernberg Bureau amok of. Germany when officials of the 128th in Shii support Hospital went a Ming for tempura by quarters far certain Sentinel they had in mind n warehouse sports Complex ors Cuxil a gymnasium. They did not plan on n Hospital  German army officials pm wind of inc americans search and invited them 1o the bund Sychr military Hospi Nilal rom Borg. The last place we expected to be in was a tilth Piti said i col. Willie ii. Guyd peacetime commander of the Ulli com Bat support Hospital at Coffey Barracks certain Sentinel to ludwigs Burg Germany. During certain Sentinel . Army medical staffers were sprinkled into the existing stuff of the German army Hospi Tal. They worked Side by Side in the  rooms. A Ray facilities and pharmacy dispensing care to both is. And German soldiers. Or. Col Robert f. Griffin wartime commander of the a ssh during certain Sentinel said the ambers Experiment Wasan option never before tested. Rather than a medical unit deploying with its own tents inflatable wards and other equip ment the 128th exercised what Griffin called pure interoperability and move Din with Ine German army Hospital staff. The american used German equip ment including surgical instruments except in cases where there were no similar care requirements or equipment. Buy s Job is to keep the unit trained and maintained so that during combat a com Pele complement of doctors and nurses on step in and Start treat no casualties. Under this aug Menice system grif Fin Siirid equipment is kept ready and trained medics arc on hand but the Doc tors Dan i move in until inc unit deploys. Griffin for example normally serves us Deputy commander for clinical services at the army Hospital in Augsburg. In 411 hours we can Moid them scattered personnel resources into an effective Hospital team ready to provide medi Cal care he said. Boyd said the system allows the army rusts photo us Tony Naur Oln stiff sgt junes wiggle and German mine Andrea Rulh Alcind to u hum victim sgt. Phillip Florence