Kenneth Reed

• Developed plans and mission focused training to better enhance the survivability of deployed forces.
• Oversaw the daily operations of personnel and sections within the battalion.
• Prepared, planned for, and coordinated execution of missions for deployed forces and individuals

• Developed operational plans and doctrine to increase the survivability of SOF in a LSCO environment.
• Coached and trained SOF in desert and jungle operations on medical tactics to enhance ground forces treatment capability.
• Wrote SOP for SOTD-West on the care and implementation of prolonged field care in an un-permissive environment.

• Provided daily medical management and coordination for SMs undergoing extensive care necessary to prolong their career in SOF.
• Wrote tactical training and ground forces SOPs to enhance the survivability and capabilities of individual teams deployed forward.
• Forward deployed as a medical provider for SOF Teams, provided daily care to US personnel and led over 25 medical classes to partner nations Soldiers in the area specific target language.

• Experienced in combat deployments where administered life saving treatments to multi trauma patients in theatre and enroute to higher medical care facilities.
• Medical Platoon SGT in charge of the training and preparation of multiple medics to be forward deployed to combat zones.
• Civil Affairs Team and cross-functional team medic on several forward deployed mission providing care and evacuation to those deployed within the SOF enterprise and US country team.

During this time I was in basic training then AIT and moved to Germany as a combat medic. I forward deployed from Germany and gained several years of combat experience, before moving to Fort Bragg and attending the SOCM Course.