Medical Training in Military Contexts

Military medics training in simulated casualty situations, focusing on emergency care and teamwork in high-pressure environments.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 3rd class Holden Gilbert, a platoon corpsmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, puts a pelvic belt onto a simulated casualty during a blood transfusion exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2022 The blood transfusion exercise was designed to hone lifesaving skills and techniques. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Lativian Tactical Savers, assigned to the Latvian Land Forces, alongside a U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Charlie Company, 237th Support Battalion, treat a simulated casualty during a medical triage exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2022. The exercise was conducted as part of Operation Northern Strike, the annual training event for over 2,000 Ohio and Michigan National Guard Soldiers who worked side-by-side with allies from Latvia, the United Kingdom, and others to maintain cohesion and battlefield readiness amongst units and allies.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 3rd class Holden Gilbert, a platoon corpsmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, puts a pelvic belt onto a simulated casualty during a blood transfusion exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2022 The blood transfusion exercise was designed to hone lifesaving skills and techniques. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Medical Group Airman uses a bag valve on a simulation manikin during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022. TCCC training was developed to teach evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing trauma care on the battlefield.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Akinlolu Akinaluko checks for breathing in a patient as part of a simulated mass casualty drill during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Sgt. Kristopher Franco, Pfc. Antonio Naranjo and Pvt. Raul Rodriguez from the 491st Medical Company Area Support, participate in simulated decontamination operations with mock casualties during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 2, 2022. The exercise validates U.S. Army Reserve units' ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) catastrophe.

041208-M-3658J-006. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC-115

Members of the Idaho Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted air medical evacuation and casualty treatment, along with members of Detachment 1, Company Golf, 1st of the 168th General Support Aviation Battalion at the Orchard Combat Training Center, May 17.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman third class Chase Eisenmann with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit practices starting an intravenous injection on Lt. Cmdr. John Haggerty, a surgeon with the 31st MEU while in flight above Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. . Casualty evacuation exercises prepares corpsmen for extracting injured personnel while out at sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

031018-F-5040D-086. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

070313-A-1474P-075. State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team (FRST), Bravo Company, 1st Medical Battalion, perform a surgical procedure on a simulated patient during their teams medical evaluation during Steel Knight 23 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Dec. 7, 2022. Simulated casualties are injected into the scenario to test sustainment capabilities over a 72-hour period. The data collected will provide for development of future warfighting doctrine in the Force Design 2030 warfighting model. SK-23 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures.

010417-F-0929W-004. Complete Scene Caption: Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Randy McCanne, USAF, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC and medical personnel assigned to the 99TH Medical Group, Nellis AFB, Nevada watch as 1ST Lieutenant (1LT), Miagany, a Paraguayan Air Force Dentist, pulls a tooth from a local boy during a medical exercise at Cerro Membre, Paraguay during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Under Combined Task Force Guarani Springs joint service personnel are conducting engineering and medical operations in enabling required joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructures of four schools, four water wells, and also conduct three Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Cerro Membre Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty during a medical training scenario as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 7, 2022. The 13th MEU conducted RUT to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

EFMB Candidate treats a casualty during the TC3 lane.

Soldiers assigned to Prince Sultan Air Base, place a training casualty onto a medical litter during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 20, 2022. During the TCCC training, Soliders practiced combat life saving techniques during a simulated casualty scenario.

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen place a simulated injured victim on a gurney for transport via a UH-72 helicopter during PATRIOT 24, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 19, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. Air National Guard

U.S. Navy Corpsmen Bowin Hargis, left, and Fernando Rivera with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force conducts a medical examination on a simulated casualty during exercise Vista Forge in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2022. Exercise Vista Forge was a joint annual exercise in which Army forces directed a series of exercises that brought together local, State, and Department of Defense, capabilities across the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear response enterprise across the U.S.

Staff Sgt. Caleb Stinson and Sergeant 1st Class Jason Pate, 68W Combat Medics, 232nd Medical Battalion, conduct damage control and resuscitation during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. Medics who earn entry into the Best Medic Competition are already among the "best of the best." To be eligible for entry, medics must have received either the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) or the Combat Medical Badge (CMB).2 Both badges require the utmost determination and competence to receive. The overall pass rate for the Expert Field Medical Badge is less than 20%, making it one of the hardest and most respected forms of recognition you can earn in the army.

Soldiers participating in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program provide medical attention to a simulated patient during their field training portion of the program, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The training scenarios are based on lessons learned from battlefields and include operations based both inside and outside the Foward Operating Base. The scenarios include operating a battalion aid station, dismounted combat patrols, mounted patrols, convoy operations, FOB security and reacting to both direct and indirect attacks.

TERNATE, Philippines (March 8, 2010) - Marines with 4th Medical Battalion, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), remove a tooth from a Filipino man during a medical civil action project (MEDCAP) at San Juan Elementary School. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is operating with the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group as part of exercise Balikatan 2010, an annual bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines.

030329-F-1131H-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Staff Sgt. Caleb Stinson and Sergeant 1st Class Jason Pate, 68W Combat Medics, 232nd Medical Battalion, conduct damage control and resuscitation during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. Medics who earn entry into the Best Medic Competition are already among the "best of the best." To be eligible for entry, medics must have received either the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) or the Combat Medical Badge (CMB).2 Both badges require the utmost determination and competence to receive. The overall pass rate for the Expert Field Medical Badge is less than 20%, making it one of the hardest and most respected forms of recognition you can earn in the army.

U.S. Army Pvt. Trung Nguyen, right, and Spc. Michael Vanalstyne, center, both from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, administer an IV for a village elder at a medical clinic near Forward Operating Base Lane in the Zabul province of Afghanistan Feb. 25, 2009.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Medical Group checks a patient's heart beat during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 15, 2022. This operational readiness exercise involved training scenarios that prepared Airmen to conduct various medical functions in a high risk environment.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tenzin Soepa, right, holds a patient's neck still as Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Akinlolu Akinaluko applies a neck brace as part of a simulated mass casualty drill during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion 22. Idahos battalion, from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team and headquartered in Pocatello, left the United States June 18 for the two-week exercise overseas with the international partner. Idaho Soldiers spent the first week preparing for the combined arms live-fire multinational mission that is the primary focus of the second week and conducted annual crew certification on the M109A6 Howitzer. During the exercise, the battalion provided ground support with preparatory and destructive fires, as well as obscuration using white smoke fires. At the end of the two-week exercise, the Idaho National Guard and the four counterpart states will conduct the combined arms live-fire mu

U.S. Army Sgt. Khawaja Rivera, assigned to the 561st Military Police Company in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, secures a simulated injured patient during Guardian Response 22, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 7, 2022. Guardian Response 22 is a training exercise designed to test unit readiness and responsiveness to nuclear response scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jermaine Jackson)

Senior Airman Joshua Johnson, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, checks the vitals of an acting patient during exercise: Opertion Merciful Valyrie at Fort Campbell, Ky, Sept 12, 2022. More than 180 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing and members of the 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky, participated in an aeromedical patient movement exercise named Operation Merciful Valkyrie, Sept. 11-14, 2022. Four C-17 Globemaster IIIs conducted eight launches a day, three days in a row, for a total of 24 launches roundtrip from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The exercise focused on transporting patients from an austere environment (Fort Campbell) and bringing them to a more secure location (Wright-Patterson AFB) while providing en route medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

040307-F-2828D-147. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

A Uruguayan marine conducts CPR training with U.S. and Brazilian marines in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) while underway in support of exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 13, 2022. The CPR training was conducted to improve interoperability between the multinational force, ensuring emergency medical care can be administered regardless of spoken language. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our remerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

NORFOLK (Sept. 7, 2022) Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) surgeons and hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth perform emergency surgery and advanced trauma care on mannequins during a realistic test-of-concept aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, USS Tortuga (LSD-46), Sept. 7, 2022. ERSS is designed to provide advanced medical capabilities at the closest point-of-injury, either afloat, undersea or ashore during combat or contingency operations in a distributed maritime environment.

040718-F-0993P-025. Base: Otis Angb State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jan. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Peter Amponsah, from Fort Worth, Texas, applies gauze and tourniquet on a simulated patient during a mass casualties exercise on base. CLDJ serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Sippel)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Downs, left, a combat engineer assigned to Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit during demolition training, coaches Finnish soldiers from Nyland Brigade on making an explosive charge during demolition training in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The range was part of a bi-lateral exercise between the Finnish military and 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

167th Airlift Wing Firefighters prepare a simulated victim to be moved during an active shooter simulation, at 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 7, 2022. Airmen with the 167th Airlift Wing participate in active shooter training scenarios annually, strengthening the coordination between security forces and firefighters. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)

U.S. Army Sgt. James Wright, a medic assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division prepares a blood bag during a blood transfusion training at Trzebien, Poland, April 14, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 3rd class Gavin Knowles, right, and hospital corpsman Brian McKinley, left, both, platoon corpsmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, monitor a blood transfer during a blood transfusion drill aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2022. The blood transfusion exercise was designed to hone lifesaving skills and techniques. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Medics from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team treat a Soldier role playing as wounded enemy prisoners during a Mass Casualty drill during the eXportable Combat Training Exercise (XCTC) exercise at Ft. Drum, N.Y. on July 19, 2022. A Mass Casualty exercise tests a medical unit's ability to respond to multiple casualties arriving at the Battalion Aid Station in a short amount of time. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win. The Soldiers from the 181st are part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard and the rest of the 44th Infantry Brigade is composed of units from New Jersey.

031102-F-8789V-001. Base: Bradley Air National Guard Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Shanah Herman, Aerospace Medical Technician from the 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, left, prepares to insert a needle for an IV into the arm of 1st Sgt. Oscar Sanchez, first Sergeant of the 185ths Med Group, right, at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia, on June 24, 2022. Medical Group Airmen are at the CRTC as a part of their annual training period.

Using a medical mannequin, an Army combat medic teaches an Airman to perform a chest needle decompression to treat a chest wound injury July 7, 2011, during a tactical field care exercise at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq.

Brig. Gen. Denise M. Donnell, commander of the New York Air National Guard, receives a medical training demonstration with Chief Master Sgt Donald Trzepacz, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, April 25, 2022. Donnell became the first female officer appointed to command in early April, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Jason Carr.

A U.S. Marine Corps Recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 6, 2022. Recruits receive haircuts weekly to ensure uniformity.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing participate in medical readiness training during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 14, 2022. In the exercise, players were tasked to deploy a Command and Control Force Element to a main operating base in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to command and control Mobility Air Forces assets through a scenario that progressed from establishing initial operating capability, to operating in a communication degraded environment, to countering adversary actions.

020910-F-1413J-081. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move a simulated casualty onto a litter during a casualty field exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 13, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty during a medical training scenario as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 7, 2022. The 13th MEU conducted RUT to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines participate in the Global Medic exercise at Fort McCoy WI, Aug. 9-12, 2022. The exercise is part of the Army Reserve Medical Command's mission to provide trained, equipped and combat ready units and medical personnel to support the total force on the battlefield. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Benjamin Brooks, 18th Wing Protocol deputy chief, passes a case to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kyle Kettner, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2024. Airmen with the 718th AMXS deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska to provide area of responsibility coverage, while members of the Alaska Air National Guard were deployed in support of U.S. Central Command.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 130th Military Police Company, Tennessee Army National Guard detain an instructor role-playing as a rioter during training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Aug. 25, 2007. The Soldiers are training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Kosovo.

A U.S. Navy Corpsman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division showcases his medical supplies kit for Brazilian Marines during Exercise Formosa in Goias, Brazil, Aug. 05, 2022. During this training, Marines exchange infantry knowledge and tactics with Brazilian Marines to further enhance mission readiness. Exercise Formosa focuses on strengthening relations and interoperability between U.S. and Brazilian Forces conveying the enduring promise to be a trustworthy neighbor.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Edward Lopez and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Finer, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron members, apply first aid to a simulated explosion casualty during an exercise on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 27, 2022. The simulated casualty had massive bleeding from both of his legs.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Peder Swanson, Deputy Commanding General of 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), greets Air Force Tech Sgt. Monica Hanson, a medical technician with the 932nd Airlift Wing, 932nd Medical Squadron, during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 20, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elissa Gray, center, paramedic, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, explains how to properly apply a tourniquet to control simulated massive bleeding to an Italian Army coalition partner, while Master Sgt. Jared O. Weese, right, services personnel, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, applies a tourniquet to Staff Sgt. Matthew Depodesta, firefighter, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at a skating rink at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a

A detailed shot of U.S. Air Force Capt. José D. Rodriguez, a clinical nurse assigned to the 156th Medical Group, Detachment 1, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, instructing Airmen assigned to the 101st Medical Group, Maine Air National Guard, how to put a Nasopharyngeal Airway during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 21, 2024. The 156th MDG, Det. 1, trained the 101st MDG in TCCC, a deployment requirement that qualifies Airmen in prehospital combat medicine, including life-saving techniques and strategies designed to address trauma life support while maintaining operational success. Air National Guard

Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Orzysz, Poland - Combat Medics of the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, Medical Platoon, 185th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, re-assesses the tactical combat casualty care card they filled out for their patient during a mass casualty training event, April 29. Medical Platoons from the 185th Infantry Regiment practiced medical training to maintain readiness for real-world operations.

A simulated casualty is treated by Shock Trauma Platoon One, Bravo Surgical Company, 3d Medical Battalion, during an STP and Enroute Care exercise, Landing Zone Boondockers, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2022. The purpose of this training was to assess Bravo Surgical Companys STP and ERC programs in order to enhance operational readiness.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2022) U.S. Army and Australian Navy service members conduct a cardiac ultrasound aboard U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 20, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Staff Sgt. Jacob Lewis, medical treatment noncommissioned officer in charge, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reassures a simulated casualty during eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01 on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Averyl Shindruk, left, and Capt. Sam Rouleau, center, both 60th Medical Group emergency medicine residents, and Staff Sgt. Kyle Olson, 131st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, assists in the medical evacuation of a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 17, 2022. Shindruk and Rouleau honed their medical readiness skills with the support of their civilian counterparts from the UC Davis Integrated Emergency Medicine Residency Program, who volunteered as simulated casualties.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division watch a as a blood bag drips during a blood transfusion training at Trzebien, Poland, April 14, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

Sgt. Chandler Dye, combat medic for the 35th Infantry Division conducts tactical combat casualty care during the Best Medic Competition at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, May 14, 2022. Soldiers in the competition were evaluated based on their proficiency in tactical combat casualty and their knowledge of the combat medic field.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Patrick Morin-Plante, 8th Security Forces Squadron Alpha flight commander, provides medical assistance to simulated injured personnel during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Moulage is utilized to provide realistic wound representations to improve recognition of specific injury types.

U.S. Army Food Service Specialists from 2nd Cavalry Regiments Field Feeding Team prepare lunch for evaluators from USARPAC as well as soldiers from their regiment as part of the Philip A. Connelly competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, January 25, 2022. U.S. Army culinary teams across the force are evaluated during the Philip A. Connelly competition to determine the top team and ultimately improve dining experiences across all Army food service platforms in garrison and field environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christian Carrillo)

Airmen with the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare simulated patients for takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2024. The 18th AES mission is to provide support for medical operations in wartime, during contingencies and for natural disaster relief operations that occur within the Indo-Pacific theater. Air Force

220902-N-XK047-1024PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman Ayn Cayetano prepares to administer an injection during a medical evacuation simulation aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 2. The simulation consisted of the safe evacuation of civilian noncombatants and nonessential military personnel from danger in an overseas country to a designated safe haven, typically within the continental United States. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

A U.S. Marine with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) packs a simulated wound with field dressing during a casualty field exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, January 13, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, applies a tourniquet as a part of a combat lifesaver class during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, June 6, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

Hawaii Army National Guard and U.S. Army Garrison combat medics stationed in Hawaii, reassess simulated casualties for injuries and prepare a Tactical Combat Casualty Care Card, at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 13, 2022. This training exercise validated the Army combat medics capabilities to provide care under stress.

120819-N-SH505-033PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Peter Kamau, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team One, evaluates a patient during a mass casualty drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group currently underway conducting a certification exercise (CERTEX) with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore(LSD 47) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20).

A detailed shot of U.S. Air Force Capt. José D. Rodriguez, a clinical nurse assigned to the 156th Medical Group, Detachment 1, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, while he briefs Airmen assigned to the 101st Medical Group, Maine Air National Guard, on how to conduct a pleural needle decompression during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training course at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 21, 2024. The 156th MDG, Det. 1, trained the 101st MDG in TCCC, a deployment requirement that qualifies Airmen in prehospital combat medicine, including life-saving techniques and strategies designed to address trauma life support while maintaining operational success. Air National Guard

Medical personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit tend to a Haitian earthquake victim, Jan. 20. The 22nd MEU is embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group off the island of Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the wake of a devastating earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nigel Chen vaccinates Sgt. Anthony Dimaio, a combat engineer assigned to Company B. 152 Brigade Engineering Battalion, at the Camp Smith Training Site Medical Readiness Clinic, N.Y., on December 17, 2020. The New York National Guard is participating in a Department of Defense vaccine pilot program in which 44,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are being administered to front line medical personnel at 16 locations around the world.

Medics with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group inspect a stretcher during an ambulance inspection July 25, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. Medics constantly inspect vehicles and equipment to ensure they are ready to respond to emergencies.

040914-F-0017C-023. Base: Kwangju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaquaisia Johnson, left, and Staff Sgt. Ivon Palacios-Araujo, right, 116th Medical Group, Detachment 1, Georgia Air National Guard, strap simulated patient, Airman 1st Class Kayla Martin, into the Stokes Basket rescue stretcher during the pre-EXEVAL Exercise Operation Nuclear Tide Hazard at Fort McClellan, Ala., April 18, 2016. The 116th Medical Group, Detachment 1, is a part of the Region 4 Homeland Response Force whose mission is to provide a ready, responsive and reliable team of military service members who provide a response capability to assist civil authorities in saving lives and mitigating suffering in response to a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident. The 116th Medical Group is one of the top rated National Guard medical teams in the nation.

U.S. Navy Lt. Megan Pozela and Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Amersi assist a Soldier during a medic training in support Golden Coyote Training at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 15, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven training exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks, and battle drills.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kaleb Martin, combat photographer, performs medical procedures on a dummy during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 29, 2022. Students learn real combat scenarios while treating casualties on the battlefield under fire. Students perform triage, provide ambulatory care, and obtain and analyze medical information.

U.S Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a mass casualty response exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 24, 2022. The Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) mass casualty course trained medical personnel from the 26th MEUs Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and Combat Logistics Battalion 22 on casualty response procedures. 26th MEU corpsman worked on perfecting their execution of this complex process with a series of increasingly difficult scenarios over this one-week course. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayelly Nieves-Nieves)

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, learn how to conduct Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The class was taught to inform soldiers what to do in case of an emergency where CPR would be needed.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force administer a medical examination on a simulated casualty at a medical tent during exercise Vista Forge in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2022. Exercise Vista Forge was a joint annual exercise in which Army forces directed a series of exercises that brought together local, State, and Department of Defense, capabilities across the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear response enterprise across the U.S.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing participate in CPR refresher training in Swanton, Ohio on Aug. 7, 2022. The 180FW fire department responds to emergencies both on and off base in the surrounding communities. Regular training ensures they maintain the highest levels of readiness and proficiency.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support run a practice lane for a mass casualty scenario during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

U.S. Navy medical personnel with Expeditionary Medical Facility Alpha, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, transport a simulated casualty during a demonstration of theater hospital capabilities during exercise Keen Sword 23 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 17, 2022. Keen Sword 23 is the first exercise to employ the EMF on the first island chain with bilateral engagement from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Keen Sword is a biennial exercise designed to enhance Japan-U.S. readiness, interoperability, and bilateral relations while demonstrating U.S. resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Frederick L. Hall, State Aviation Safety Officer for the District of Columbia Army National Guard, celebrates over 28 years of service with a retirement ceremony at the 260th Regional Training Institute, Fort Belvoir, Va., Jan. 5, 2024. Gordon joined the D.C. National Guard in 2008, after first enlisting in 1995 and serving as a Black Hawk crew chief. CW5 Hall also provided 13 years of active duty service.

U.S. Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, moves a simulated patient to an operating room during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. 1st Medical Battalion performed a MCCRE in order to assess unit effectiveness and readiness.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joe Robinson, Commanding General, 3rd Medical Command, speaks with Maj. Corstina Jennings, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with the 18th Field Hospital, 335th Medical Detachment, Maj. Leah Decker, a registered dietician with the 18th Field Hospital, during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 19, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

Lt. Cmdr. Monique Lester, an environmental health officer assigned to the PHS-2 Rapid Deployment Force and U.S. Army Maj. Brian Choi, a general dentist assigned to the 104th Area Support Medical Company, demonstrate giving dental treatment to a medical dummy May 9, 2018, in the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. during Marylands Exercise Vigilant Guard 18. Nearly 2,000 service members, from with in the FEMA Region III area, are participating in the Vigilant Guard exercises in Maryland and Virginia.

U.S. Army Spc. Bridger Harris, a combat medic assigned to Charlie Medical Company, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, checks the placement of an IV during a simulated mass casualty exercise at Skwierzyna, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT, is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 28, 2022) Sailors assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) simulate a mass casualty situation aboard the America. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant)

U.S. Sailors with the Expeditionary Medical Facility Jackson from Dallas, Texas, simulate treating causalities during a Mass Casualty exercise in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 17, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. The exercise enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cody Wade, left, assigned to Naval Construction Group 1, evaluates Chief Hospital Corpsman Jonathan Jacobs, right, triage medical care as part of a simulated mass casualty drill during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a mass casualty response exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2022. The Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) mass casualty course trained medical personnel from the 26th MEUs Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and Combat Logistics Battalion 22 on casualty response procedures. 26th MEU corpsman worked on perfecting their execution of this complex process with a series of increasingly difficult scenarios over this one-week course. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayelly Nieves-Nieves)

U.S. Navy LT. Katie Wachtler, the Valkyrie Program Director of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, draws blood during Valkyrie training in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2012) Stretcher bearers and medical personnel aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) respond to simulated wounded Sailors during mass casualty drill.

From November 20th to 24th, 16 members of the Kuwait Marine Fire & Rescue unit trained with US Army medical personnel of Area Support Group - Kuwait on Combat Life Saver skills and best practices in emergency paramedic procedures. Fire & Rescue completed their workshop with drills on shore and in the Arabian Gulf on November 24th, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rob Clontz, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron prepares to move a wounded Haitian from a casualty collection point at the Port-Au-Prince airport to a departing aircraft Jan. 15, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been dispatched to Haiti to assist with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the country on 12 Jan. 2010.

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