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KSF Sgt. Besart Kasumi, a KSF
Training and Doctrine Command
instructor, said the practical exercise
was the best part of the course.
“The stressful environment they
created and the scenarios were great
and I think it was the best part of the
whole training,” Kasumi said through
an interpreter.
After all the students had gone through
the exercise the students went though
the scenarios a second time, this time
with the students evaluating other
students to ensure they were ready to
teach future First Responder Courses.
scenarios so they can learn the skills
and train their own forces as well,” said
Kolmerten.
Ashong said she really enjoyed
working with the KSF soldiers and was
impressed with their enthusiasm.
“They were very eager students,” said
Ashong. “They came with different
medical backgrounds so they came
with the opportunity to learn and the
willingness and eagerness to learn, so it
was really easy to teach them.”
“In the future we can now do our own
training for our own soldiers,” said
Kasumi. “I believe we can do it. There
is still much work to be done but as
far as training others, I think we are
con?dent in doing that in the future.”
NATO declared the KSF fully
operational in July of 2013. Their
mission is to conduct civil protection
operations and to assist civil authorities
in responding to natural disasters and
other emergencies.
KSF tasks include search and rescue
operations;
explosive
ordnance
disposal; control and clearance of
hazardous materials; ?re-?ghting and
other humanitarian assistance tasks.
Human Animal Bond
Program
“We threw a portion at the end and
had them train each other through the
Kasumi said the course was especially
important because they now have the
ability and knowledge to train and
certify their own soldiers, becoming
more self-sustainable.
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