Jade Combat Recovery and Extraction Force
The Jade Combat Recovery and Extraction Force is a special operations unit tasked with the recovery, treatment and extraction of personnel and civilians in all environments, including active combat zones.
In addition, C-REF provides training to combat life-savers and frontline medical personnel. C-REF is closely affiliated with Bamboo University and Monsoon Public Hospital. HISTORYDuring the Barlat War, the ratio of first-aid rated personnel to soldiers was close to 30-1. Studies completed after the war concluded that many fatalities could have been avoided with a greater proliferation of even basic first-aid knowledge and training across the general military, and that nearly 30% of combat deaths during the war were the result of preventable hemorrhaging or breathing complications, both of which could be stabilised with a minimum of training and equipment.
The C-REF program produces qualified Recovery And Extraction Marines who are organised into platoons incorporated into the HQ company of all Jade battalions. This means that Jade Marine battalions have organic CSAR capability, available directly to their command staff. ENTRY REQUIREMENTSC-REF qualification is a valid specialisation during the MOC/MIS portion of marine recruitment training. Any candidate who has successfully completed their basic First Aid and Combat Trauma Response courses can apply to train as a C-REF operator.
TRAININGPHASE 1 - BATTLEFIELD DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
During the first phase, C-REF trainees learn the fundamentals of triage, treatment and medical response to a comprehensive range of battlefield injuries. This includes the handling of mentally unstable or dangerous and uncooperative individuals. They also are trained in the use of specialist equipment such as the US-105 Arterial Location and Occlusion Tool, the US-160 Monodirectional Skin Analog Membrane, and the US-510 Airway Bypass System. PHASE 2 - EXTRACTION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS The second phase of training focuses on insertion and control of casualty zones in an active combat situation. It includes training in the use of the Galant Industries 2461 Cavalry Carbine, a short-range flechette gun with an adjustable choke, and how to protect themselves and their patients in CQC. |
They also cover extraction and loading patients onto extraction vehicles. They receive practical training in accessing and extricating patients in difficult locations, including the use of the Wernham-Hogg Environment Management Tool.
DEPLOYMENT
Deployed in platoons, there are typically two C-REF platoons on the roster of a Marine Battalion HQ Company, resulting in approximately thirty dedicated C-REF personnel per 1,500 marines. They are supported by larger numbers of Combat Life Saver personnel in the ranks of the rest of the battalion, who can help to stabilise serious injuries and handle lesser injuries on-scene to enable the walking wounded to evacuate themselves.
C-REF personnel also run the standard First Aid and Combat Life Saver training courses supplied to the Marine Corps. Every Marine undergoes the First Aid course, which handles the use of AED
C-REF personnel also run the standard First Aid and Combat Life Saver training courses supplied to the Marine Corps. Every Marine undergoes the First Aid course, which handles the use of AED
EQUIPMENT
Using specialised Soyokaze L3 shuttles with their torpedo racks replaced by medical equipment, they can insert rapidly into hot landing zones and evacuate casualties directly to rear echelons or even naval vessels in orbit.
The US-105 Arterial Location and Occlusion Tool, or ALOT, is a small stylus-shaped tool containing a sensory suite, a reserve of non-toxic biogel and a small coagulant-coated pair of jaws. The sensory suite provides in-depth visibility to locate and accurately target injury sites, the jaws provide grip to find and manipulate arteries and bloodways, and the biogel immediately closes off the artery and prevents bleeding. It can be harmlessly dissolved in a medical facility, or dissolves itself after approximately six hours.
The US-160 Monodirectional Skin Analog Membrane, or M-SAM, is a sheet of membranous material with a ring of miniaturised suction tracks and a reservoir of antibiotic gel. Placed over a sucking chest wound or other serious injury, it can prevent further air, dirt and other foreign materials entering the wound.
The US-510 Airway Bypass System, known as the ABS, is an automated cricotomy tool which scans the patient, locates the ideal placement for a cricotomy and provides feedback for the user. A simple press of the button then emplaces a secondary airway, allowing users with neck, face and head injuries to continue breathing until proper medical attention can be rendered. The US-510 contains an oxygen pump and CO2 filter, enabling it to provide artificial breathing for the patient for up to thirty minutes.
The Galant Industries 2461 Cavalry Carbine is a short-range flechette weapon. The choke is highly adaptable, and rounds can be fired either as a dense cloud that acts like a solid slug for ranged engagements, or in various spread patterns for CQC and suppression.
Other equipment includes glowsticks, lanterns, telescoping splints, automatic defibrillators, tourniquets, antibiotics, gauze and other first aid equipment.
The US-105 Arterial Location and Occlusion Tool, or ALOT, is a small stylus-shaped tool containing a sensory suite, a reserve of non-toxic biogel and a small coagulant-coated pair of jaws. The sensory suite provides in-depth visibility to locate and accurately target injury sites, the jaws provide grip to find and manipulate arteries and bloodways, and the biogel immediately closes off the artery and prevents bleeding. It can be harmlessly dissolved in a medical facility, or dissolves itself after approximately six hours.
The US-160 Monodirectional Skin Analog Membrane, or M-SAM, is a sheet of membranous material with a ring of miniaturised suction tracks and a reservoir of antibiotic gel. Placed over a sucking chest wound or other serious injury, it can prevent further air, dirt and other foreign materials entering the wound.
The US-510 Airway Bypass System, known as the ABS, is an automated cricotomy tool which scans the patient, locates the ideal placement for a cricotomy and provides feedback for the user. A simple press of the button then emplaces a secondary airway, allowing users with neck, face and head injuries to continue breathing until proper medical attention can be rendered. The US-510 contains an oxygen pump and CO2 filter, enabling it to provide artificial breathing for the patient for up to thirty minutes.
The Galant Industries 2461 Cavalry Carbine is a short-range flechette weapon. The choke is highly adaptable, and rounds can be fired either as a dense cloud that acts like a solid slug for ranged engagements, or in various spread patterns for CQC and suppression.
Other equipment includes glowsticks, lanterns, telescoping splints, automatic defibrillators, tourniquets, antibiotics, gauze and other first aid equipment.