Special Operations Resuscitation Team Visit

The Life Science Program was pleased to welcome CPT Rebecca Kent as she delivered a series of lectures to cadets enrolled in core biology. CPT Kent, sister of CLS Faculty MAJ Elizabeth Kent, is an active duty Army Critical Care Nurse who gave a talk entitiled "Army Battle Field Care". CPT Kent described her experiences as a Special Operations Resuscitation Team (SORT) team leader in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). She returned from leading her eight-person deployment support team downrange in late 2017. During her talk she related the topics of human physiology, hemorrhagic bleeding, and efforts with the "walking blood banks" pioneered by the 75th Ranger Regiment. CPT Kent provided practical examples of how officers, of all specialties, must be trained for kinetic operations and the importance of rapport building and cross training with local forces during stability missions. Together, CPT Kent illustrated how concepts learned in core biology directly translate to current experiences within the Army, at all echelons.