1 00:00:00,088 --> 00:00:02,252 (clanging and chatter) 2 00:00:02,290 --> 00:00:04,130 - [Vince] Both Napoleon and Frederick the Great 3 00:00:04,130 --> 00:00:05,180 have been credited for saying 4 00:00:05,180 --> 00:00:07,550 that an army marches on its stomach. 5 00:00:07,550 --> 00:00:09,400 The saying relates an army's ability 6 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,123 to continue to operate if it is properly fed. 7 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:14,160 Major Kristen Keller of the Iowa 8 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,083 International Guard concurs. 9 00:00:16,290 --> 00:00:18,070 As a public health officer she explains 10 00:00:18,070 --> 00:00:20,299 that while having enough food to eat is important, 11 00:00:20,299 --> 00:00:22,432 the ability to keep the food in your stomach 12 00:00:22,432 --> 00:00:24,660 is equally as important. 13 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:26,320 - Disease non-metal injuries is what 14 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,480 takes out forces more than any other thing, 15 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,278 any other attacks. 16 00:00:30,278 --> 00:00:31,920 - [Vince] Keller and a group of doctors 17 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,700 and medical technicians from the Des Moines 18 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:35,658 and Sioux City Iowa International Guard 19 00:00:35,658 --> 00:00:38,500 are taking part in a two-week multi-national 20 00:00:38,500 --> 00:00:41,123 exercise this week in the nation of Kosovo. 21 00:00:41,437 --> 00:00:45,080 The annual civic exercise is part of the U.S. military 22 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,320 partner program where Iowa has been paired 23 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,423 with Kosovo since 2011. 24 00:00:49,547 --> 00:00:52,100 The exercise has representatives with the U.S., 25 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:54,680 Kosovo security force along with six other nations 26 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,585 come together to exercise a response 27 00:00:56,585 --> 00:00:58,703 to a catastrophic event. 28 00:00:58,831 --> 00:01:01,550 While keeping troops in the field from getting sick 29 00:01:01,550 --> 00:01:03,720 is wrought with its own complications, 30 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,268 Keller says it's a bit more complicated 31 00:01:05,268 --> 00:01:07,773 when setting up a field hospital. 32 00:01:07,790 --> 00:01:09,290 - There are a lot of different considerations 33 00:01:09,290 --> 00:01:10,600 especially when you're out in the field 34 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,883 and you're not in a medical hospital. 35 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,310 - [Vince] In addition to looking after hospital conditions, 36 00:01:15,310 --> 00:01:18,370 Keller is also charged with ensuring field conditions, 37 00:01:18,370 --> 00:01:20,611 even in a training environment, are addressed. 38 00:01:20,611 --> 00:01:23,240 She says it's that ounce of prevention 39 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:24,890 that can keep soldiers in the field 40 00:01:24,890 --> 00:01:27,030 from needing the pound of cure. 41 00:01:27,030 --> 00:01:30,193 - We don't want the latrines right next to the restaurant 42 00:01:30,193 --> 00:01:33,270 or right next to our living area 43 00:01:33,270 --> 00:01:36,370 because there can be pretty significant rain fall 44 00:01:36,370 --> 00:01:39,100 and we just need to be cognizant about where we're at 45 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:41,083 with elevation and location. 46 00:01:41,260 --> 00:01:42,680 - [Vince] The bottom line according to Keller 47 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,522 is that prior planning combined with education 48 00:01:44,522 --> 00:01:47,263 and execution of good field sanitation 49 00:01:47,263 --> 00:01:49,642 can make all the difference in an army's ability 50 00:01:49,642 --> 00:01:51,483 to continue to operate. 51 00:01:51,530 --> 00:01:54,210 - That's why it's so important that we come 52 00:01:54,210 --> 00:01:55,878 and that we try to make sure that everyone 53 00:01:55,878 --> 00:01:59,913 is as healthy as they can be within our means. 54 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,500 - [Vince] In Pristina, Kosovo, 55 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,523 I'm Master Sergeant Vince DeGrode.