BMETs from US, Mongolia exchange technical knowledge

[The Patriot]

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose Maldonado, noncommissioned officer in charge, Medical Maintenance, Tripler Army Medical Center, traveled to Mongolia recently as part of a Nursing and Medical Logistics Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) between the militaries of the United States and Mongolia. He said he expected interaction with other logistics service members, but what he didn't expect was to be reunited with a former student.Senior Sgt. Javkhlan "Jay" Purevdorj, a member of the Mongolia Armed Forces (MAF), was Maldonado's student when Jay attended the Department of Defense Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Technician School in 2012 in San Antonio, Texas.

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