European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 30, 1990 the stars and str Pes capt. Jeffrey h. Wallen a dentist with the 354th tac fighter wings air transportable Hospital supervises an evacuation exercise by Hospital members. A a a a. A. A. Solis photos Lynda Doldson doctors prepare to operate on the fake , of a a a victims supposedly hit in a terrorist machine gun ambush. By Joseph Owen Middle East Bureau Eastern saudi Arabia nine mock victims of a supposed machine gun ambush Lay sprawled in the White dust moaning in feigned agony. Three ambulances arrived Dis gorging an air Force emergency team from the 354th tac fighter wings air transportable Hospital within 10 minutes the team diagnosed injuries sorted out victims with color coded clothespins. Loaded them into the vehicles and headed for a tent Hospital. Not that everything went error free. First it. Chris of Connell sporting a fake Chest injury a a died when his wound went unnoticed too Long. But that a the Point of mass casualty exercises medical staffers say a to flush out flaws before disaster strikes. The 130 Hospital staff members said  drills have prepared better them for War if and when it occurs. The casualty drills held quarterly when the unit was in Myrtle Beach s.c., already have occurred at least three times since the Hospital arrived sept. 6 at a  Airstrip in Eastern saudi Arabia the Hospital one of two facilities at the. Same site even responded to a real although minor mass casualty incident. A truck crash on the flight line about six weeks ago injured several soldiers from a nearby army unit. At least five victims ended up in the air Force Hospital and the staff treated a broken Arm and a few concussions the Hospital has treated about 40 patients a Day since opening. Emergency cases included other vehicle crashes electric shocks and Falls cases of heat exhaustion and intestinal problems abounded in september and the ubiquitous dust has exacerbated allergies and asthma. The staff also Learned More about How to set up its prepackaged 50-bed facility in a Remote area a task that took three Days. Or. Jeffrey a Wallen an air Force Captain and Quot dentist said his allotted equip mint was insufficient but that the air Force had been Quick to Supply him with most of the additional items he needed finally barring War injuries some troops May leave saudi Arabia healthier than when they arrived Wallen said dental emergencies have accounted for most of his. Workload so far. If the wait for War drags on he will schedule less urgent care for soldiers and airmen Many of whom neglected their Teeth at previous duty stations. A was a dentist in be Learned that we be got a lot of people that we be got to keen an Eye on a Wallen said. A a lot of things 1 pc seen Are things people should have  of. Before inc came Over  the Hospital now holds patients for up to a week. That stay would be no More than 36 hours during combat however. Patients who require longer care then would go to a facility offering More special ize d c a re us c h a s an army Hospital that is being erected nearby. Medical staffers in the emergency room left photo fight to save a a a patients with feigned abdominal injuries. At right techs evacuate one of nine fake victims Sis Lynda Davidson