Medical Reserve Corps NATIONAL LEADERSHIP & TRAINING

CONFERENCE

18 – 21 April 2006

Brigadier General Marshall H. Scantlin

Dallas, Texas

TheTexas Medical Rangers

Texas Army National Guard

Texas Air National Guard

Texas State Guard

TheTexas Medical Rangers

“Texas State Guard emerging from obscurity.”(San Antonio Express-News / October 8, 2004)

“Role of Texas State Guard expanding. Once thought of as mostly ceremonial, units now have a military mission.”

(Austin American-Statesman / August 21, 2004)

In January 2003 Governor Perry directed TAG to establish the TXSG MRC because of 9-11-01 attack on the World Trade Center

TXSG MRC “stood up” March 2003

CG – MG Harold Timboe, MD

TheTexas Medical Rangers

TEXAS ARMYNATIONAL GUARD

TEXAS AIRNATIONAL GUARD

TXSG MRCREGIONALBRIGADESAIR WING

ADJUTANTGENERAL

GOVERNOR

TEXAS STATE GUARD

TheTexas Medical Rangers

San Antonio Med Response Group

Houston Med Response Group

Temple Med Response Group

DFW Med Response Group

Tyler Med Response Group

Lubbock Med Response Group

COL Chuck BauerSOUTH COMMAND

COL Jim GreenstoneNORTH COMMAND

BG Marshall H. ScantlinTXSG MRC Commander

TheTexas Medical Rangers

To serve the people of Texas by providing volunteer medical expertise of the highest reputation and health service in support of public health emergencies, disasters, and other situations at the call of the Governor.

Not subject to authority of the President….Available for missions throughout Texas….Most volunteer organizations are local….

TXSG MRC can support locally, regionally, or statewide….

Subject to the authority of the Governor.

State-Sponsored Medical Schools & Health Science Centers

TAMU NPA - CanyonTT Schools of Allied Health, Medicine, Pharmacy - Amarillo

TT Schools of Allied Health, Nursing, & Medicine - Odessa

UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

TT Health Care Systems, Correctional Healthcare, Border Health, Vietnam Center,Medical Projects - Lubbock TAMU NPA

Texarkana

TT Health Science Center - El Paso

TAMU NPA - Stephenville

UNT Health Science Centers Dallas & Fort Worth

TAMU College of Medicine Temple

TAMU NPA Prairie View

UT Health Science Center; UT MD Anderson - Houston

UT Health Science Center - San Antonio (Test Site)

Texas A & M University

Texas Tech University

University of Texas

University of North Texas

NPA - Nursing Program Affiliates

TAMU International Univ. NPA - Laredo

TAMU - Coastal Bend Health Educ. Centers Corpus Christi & Kingsville

UT Health Center Tyler

TAMU School of Rural Public Health McAllen

TAMU NPA; Coastal Bend Health

Educational CenterCorpus Christi

UT Reg. Academic Health Ctr. Med. Div.; UTHSCSAHarlingen

TAMU Col. of Med.; Grad. Schl. Biomed. Sci.; Inst. of Bios. & Tech.;School of Rural Pub. Hlth. Col. Vet. Med.College Station

UT Medical Branch Galveston

TAMU Inst. Of Bios. & Tech. - Houston

El Paso

Odessa/Midland

Amarillo

Lubbock

Laredo

Lower Rio Grande Valley

Corpus Christi

Victoria

Wichita Falls

DFW

Tyler

College Station

Galveston

HoustonFredericksburg

Austin

Waco

Temple

Killeen

San Antonio

Groupsand

Companies

Headquarters

Groups

Companies

Operational Training, Capabilities, and Missions

Written into response plans at local, regional, and state level

Participation in local, regional, and state exercises

Active medical group training

Participate in appropriate community events

Medical treatment for the under-served population of the Rio Grande Valley….

Joint medical force of the Texas Military Forces 6000 to 8000 patients seen over 2 week period.

Operational Training, Capabilities, and Missions

TMRResponded…

Deployed…

Served…

Successfully…

Effectively…

With Honor !!

On the first day, 200+ patients, 40% uninsured, were served at Rio Grande City …. For some, these are the only physicians they will ever see in their entire life.

The children we served made it well worthwhile …

LTC James Jorrie, OIC (left) of the Rio Grande City Operation, discusses the status of the operation with Major General Timboe and LTC Fernandez…The General visited each of the sites participating in OLS.

The Great East Texas Balloon Race

MAJ Bentley and MAJ Brooks quickly planned and implemented TMR’s response to support the TXSG 19th Brigade at the Great East Texas Balloon Race in Longview, Texas. Plans and logistics were achieved within 7 days, resulting in a seamless joint operation.

Thousands of spectators attended the Great East Texas Balloon Race and related events. The traditional “balloon glow” highlighted the event. The afternoon heat intensified toward sunset and the 19th Brigade and Rangers increased surveillance, assisting overheated folks and soldiers.

As the glow got underway, the Rangers and the 19th Brigade conducted a systematic search for a missing 9-year old girl… thanks to a quick thinking 19th MP, the band interrupted the concert and asked for assistance… the girl was found in seconds.