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It looks like the real thing

On Thursday at Canadian Forces Station (CFS) St. John’s, six medics from 35 Field Ambulance Unit took part in a trauma training exercise fashioned as a suicide-bomber attack.

Glen Whiffen | Posted: April 27, 2017, midnight | Updated: Sept. 30, 2017, 6:22 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Pte. Sarah Kearley cries as if in pain as she is attended to by members of the CFS St. John’s Defence Force. In the background, Pte. Matt Mackenzie holds a bandage to his face.
Pte. Sarah Kearley cries as if in pain as she is attended to by members of the CFS St. John’s Defence Force. In the background, Pte. Matt Mackenzie holds a bandage to his face.

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They were dressed in ripped, dirty clothes and had realistic wounds formed from makeup and other special-effects items. In Saturday’s Telegram, our story explores how realism in this and other military training exercises is so important in today’s world.

Related story: http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/4/27/training-exercise-on-at-pleasantville-military-base.html

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