Military Medical Evacuations

Images of medical personnel conducting care during military evacuations, showcasing emergency response, teamwork, and the urgency of medical situations.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct medical care on a simulated casualty during Medical Reindeer a medical exercise held prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 13, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

An Iraqi Army soldier is unloaded from a U.S. Army UH-60A Black Hawk at the 47th Combat Support hospital in Mosul, Iraq, July 20, 2006. The Black Hawk crew is from 1st Forward Support Medical Team, 542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) out of Fort Campbell, Ky. The soldier suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd class Victoria Synoground, assigned to Shock Trauma Platoon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, shows Finnish Navy combat medics from Logistics Company, Medical Platoon, tactical evacuation care on a simulated patient in Upinniemi, Finland, Aug. 15, 2022. The training was held to increase proficiency and strengthen mission readiness between U.S. Navy Corpsmen and Finnish Navy medics. 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.

341st Medical Group personnel stand up an emergency room during exercise Ready Eagle Aug. 18, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The exercise consisted of a simulated chemical attack which triggered the 341st MDG to assemble a chemical washing station, triage patients, transfer the patients and provide emergency care.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 14th Field Hospital perform medical care on a simulated casualty during a validation field exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2022. The 14th FH validation exercise ensures that their Soldiers are ready to deploy expeditionary role three medical capabilities anytime and anywhere they are needed.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct medical care on a simulated casualty during Medical Reindeer a medical exercise held prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 13, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

WHINSEC personnel tend to the injuries on the medical simulator manikin as Mexican Navy Partner Nation Instructor, Lt. Nubia A Sanchez watches and evaluates their procedures.

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U.S. Navy corpsmen with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, examine vital signs on a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 19, 2023. The training simulated a mass casualty event granting the bi-lateral medical team an opportunity to actively practice medical care in the field with closely simulated pressure and conditions during Iron Fist 23. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Staff Sgt. Tara Johnson, aerospace medical technician, 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, notates the vital information of a simulated casualty s part of tactical combat casualty care training on August 16, 2022. Developed by the Department of Defense's Joint Trauma System, tactical combat casualty care teaches improved life-saving techniques to members of the military dealing with traumatic injuries in the battlefield.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Nicole Nicholas, 51st Services Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, checks identification tags on a simulated dead body in the morgue during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020717-F-5735S-003. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Christina Bailey (left) Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Deana Visciotti, Officer In Charge (OIC) of the ICU check on the responsiveness of their mannequin simulated patient inside the Expeditionary Medical System (EMEDS) hospital tent during a medical exercise held at Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), during Exercise SEAHAWK 2002. Seahawk combines active duty and reserve components from the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), US Coast Guard (USCG), US Public Health Service, Royal Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Emergence Management Association (FEMA) and multiple civilian first responder agencies in coordinated responses to simulated terrorist acts inside the Continental United States (CONUS) and outside (OCONUS) environments. The training was conducted at McChord AFB, Fort Lewis,

U.S. Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, treat a simulated patient 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.

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.

U.S. Sailors with Shock Trauma Team, 3d Medical Battalion, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief drill during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, April 4, 2022. During the drill service members responded to a simulated chemical weapon attack and transported casualties to a Shock Trauma Team with 3d Medical Battalion for follow on care. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the AFP and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Senior Airman Brody Swab, member of the 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron, is treated for simulated injuries during the 2022 major accident response exercise, June 29, 2022, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The medical group participates in exercises to prepare for the possibility of real-world events.

C Company, 6th Battalion, 101 Combat Aviation Brigade provides continuous, rapid-response medical evacuation capabilities to coalition forces, Afghan National Security Forces and the local populace of Afghanistan. The company consists of pilots, crew chiefs, flight medics and flight operations personnel who provide 24/7 medevac coverage from five sites across Regional Command (South) and RC (Southwest). The companys UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters are the primary medical evacuation platform. A medevac crew consists of two pilots, one flight medic and one crew chief with additional medical aid provided by a flight surgeon or critical care nurse on select missions. Equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, the flight medics perform rapid assessment, vital enroute care and thorough patient hand-off to higher level care. Standard launch time from notification to wheels-up for an urgent patient is seven to eight minutes.

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PEARL HARBOR (July 7, 2022) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Derek Lodico, leads a medical demonstration in front of members of the Australian Defense Force during a tour of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 7, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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.

BALTIC SEA (Sept. 22, 2022) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class John Barchenger practices giving an IV to a simulated casualty during a patient transfer exercise on a landing craft, air cushion aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sept. 22, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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.

Arizona National Guard service members prepared and collected COVID-19 test samples before transporting them to a state lab for testing at Sunsites, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2020. Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to support community needs during this state of emergency response

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U.S. Army Sgt. James Andrews of Tampa, Fla., and 3rd Platoon, 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team, watches as two Iraq police officers practice a restraining technique taught during arrest and detainment training given during a visit to an Iraqi highway patrol station along main supply route Tampa, Iraq on Jan. 25.

2nd Medical Battalion medical personnel prepare to operate on a surgical suit during a simulated mass casualty event as part of Exercise Carolina Response. The surgical cut suit is owned by Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and is used by various medical units for trauma care training.

A 374th Security Forces Squadron Airman performs the jaw thrust technique to open an airway on a dummy victim during a mass casualty training scenario, Oct. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training scenario evaluated the Yokota Airmens ability to respond to a mass casualty situation following a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack with the goal of enhancing their ability to respond in a real-world contingency.

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Technical Sergeant Gary L. Martin of the 436th Medical Group, Dover AFB, treats a gunshot wound on a victim during the Phoenix Readiness Course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations woldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron (GCRS), Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings during war, crisis, and worldwide contingency operations. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rochelle Angeles with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares a simulated patient for treatment during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation exercise on Camp Pendleton, California, April 9, 2022. 1st Medical Battalion performed a MCCRE in order to assess unit effectiveness and readiness.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Dec. 10, 2012) Sailors practice securing a patient utilizing a Reeve's Sleeve during a damage control Olympics exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is in the last year of a refueling complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.Shipyard badge altered for security purposes.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Finn Tipps, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron, practices troop combat casualty care on a training mannequin on August 8, 2022, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The skills Tipps has learned from the Air Force, allowed him to know how to provide care to a civilian in an off-base incident.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 512th Field Hospital tending to a patient in this simulation at the emergency room within the Field Hospital at the Airfield at Maneuver Training Area. The exercise is part of Defender 22. DEFENDER-Europe is an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.Baumholder, Germany, May 03, 2022.

U.S. Army personnel load a patient into a HUMVEE at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 25, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

FORT MCCOY, WI -- U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Trevor McCarson, with the 422nd Medical Detachment of Veterinary Services, based in Rockville, Md., explain the capabilities and abilities of a TraumaFX medical training aid during Global Medic Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 11, 2022. CSTX 86-22-02 is a training exercise to empower leaders by implementing hands-on training and scenarios.

SrA. Joseph Searle shows the A-10s pilots from the 103rd Fighter Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, ARS Willow Grove how to use Scot Tester during a Life Support Equipment Training class given at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL.

220824-N-EE352-1148 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 24, 2022) Sailors simulate a medical emergency during the Chapter 13 shipboard carrier qualification aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug. 24. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

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Japan Air Self Defense Force Capt. Daisuke Sora, left, doctor, and Royal Canadian Air Force Corporal Maxime Vaudreuil, medical technician, treat a simulated wound during Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10, 2024. Cope North strengthens the combined tactics, techniques and procedures between multilateral partners to enhance interoperability and capability to provide life-saving care in contingency situations. Air Force

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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

060322-A-9157N-025. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Santa Clara State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class James Mckenzie 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group takes the temperature of a Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2020. II Marine Expeditionary Force is following the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services to take the necessary precautions to protect redeploying service members and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Carolina Limon, an administrative specialist and U.S. Navy, Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Isadore L. Richard, a religious program specialist, both with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), held hands during a blood drive at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia, June 2, 2022. The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) hosted a quarterly blood drive at FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM to create an accessible opportunity for U.S. Marines to donate. The ASBP mission is to provide blood products and support to service members, veterans and military families.

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. Air Force Capt. Jes Douglas, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, and Tech. Sgt. Krista McGraw, 18th AES noncommissioned officer in charge of mission scheduling, demonstrate CPR procedures on a simulated patient during an AE demonstration in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, at BAF Bangabandhu Cantonment, Bangladesh. As a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise, CS24 involved multiple interactions with Bangladesh Air Force service members such as subject-matter exchanges in best-practices in operations, maintenance, medical and rigging career fields to strengthen relations and support the armed forces of Bangladeshs long-term modernization effort to maintain regional stability. Air Force

Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Osenga, Critical Care Flight Paramedic program noncommissioned officer in charge, center left, describes the training scenario occurring in the CCFP simulation laboratory to U.S. Congressman Chip Roy, representative, 21st district of Texas, center right, during a familiarization tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, July 6, 2022. During his tour of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), he received command overview briefs, with visits to the Critical Care Flight Paramedic Program, the EMT Simulation Center, the Control Bleeding lab, and had lunch with MEDCoE Soldiers.

U.S. Army personnel load a patient into a HUMVEE at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 25, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

221020-N-PC620-0347REYNOSA, Mexico (Oct. 20, 2022) U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 520th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, and Mexican army soldiers treat a simulated casualty in the back of an ambulance during exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 20, 2022. This binational disaster-response exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries aims to improve readiness and strengthen the nations cooperative relationship. U.S. Army North, through Joint Task Force Civil Support will serve as the command-and-control element directing U.S. troops conducting a natural disaster response exercise with Mexican military forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Castro, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rdMarine Division, presents an M4 carbine during a static weapons display during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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.

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Corpsmen from the 3rd Medical Battalion in support of the 3rd Maintenance Battalion treat simulated casualties during KMEP 23-01 at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Marvin Gambito, left, a hosptial corpsman with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, observes U.S. Marine Sgt Samuel Berkheimer, a fire support Marine, as he checks the airway on a simuated causlty during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Apr. 6, 2023. TCCC was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense Defense Health Agency (DHA) Joint Trauma System to teach evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, reset a casualty simulation during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 1, 2022. TCCC is a three-phase approach to casualty management, ensuring the appropriate medical care is given at the correct time and place during a combat mission.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2022) Construction Electrician 1st Class Rick Wagner, upper left, describes to Lt. Cmdr. Maria Thompson, right, the extent of the patients injuries 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.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 26, 2022) Service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Mexican Navy and Royal Australian Navy conduct training on a simulated patient in a hangar bay onboard Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, in support of a joint-service medical training exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 26, 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.

Hawaii Army National Guard and U.S. Army Garrison combat medics stationed in Hawaii, reassess simulated casualties after moving to a safer area during training exercise, 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.

US Air Force Captain (Dr) Johnson and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Harris of the 4th Medical Group are simulating an emergeny scenario with Major McCormick as their test subject. This scenario was part of the 4th Fighter Wing Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise. Base: Goldsboro State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221008-M-BQ292-1106 (Oct. 8, 2022) U.S. Navy Corpsman HM3 Ramirez showcases the corpsman MOS and their capabilities during the educators tour of the Humanitarian Assistance Village and STEM Education Center as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) at San Francisco, California. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service effects, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

U.S. servicemembers from a medical element assigned to Joint Task Force - Bravo transition an accident victim from an ambulance to the medical element emergency room on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Feb. 26, 2008. JTF-Bravo members assisted local medical personnel after a truck carrying about 30 people rolled over near Comayagua, Honduras.

MANAMA, Bahrain (May 9, 2022) - A Sailor assigned to Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Team 27, Task Force 51/5 and members of the Bahrain Defense Force Royal Medical Team conduct a surgical airway with a tactical cricothyrotomy kit for Tactical Combat Casualty Care training during exercise Neon Defender 22 in Bahrain, May 9. Neon Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Bahrain. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, installation defense and medical response.

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive mock casualties at a decontamination zone following a simulated nuclear attack during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 2, 2022.Army Reserve Soldiers with the 491st Medical Command Area Support from Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the 307th Chemical Company from Bell, California, participated in Guardian Response 22 this year. Guardian Response 22 is a homeland emergency response exercise that provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of Army Reserve Soldiers.

FT. RUCKER, Ala. (Jan. 25, 2019) Army Sgt. 1 st Class Gaston Garcia, an instructor at the Joint Enroute Care Course (JECC), explains to Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command (NMETLC) commander and Navy Nurse Corps director Rear Adm. Tina Davidson how practicing on medical simulation dummies and using interactive videos help JECC students learn. Davidson and NMETLC Command Master Chief Richard Putnam traveled to Ft. Rucker as part of their visit to nearby Pensacola, Fla., area Navy Medicine commands.

Airmen from the 355th Medical Group treat a simulated patient during exercise Bushwhacker 22-07 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., Nov. 3, 2022. The 355th Wing trains Multi-Capable Airmen to compete, deter and win the high-end fight, accounting for the ambiguity and uncertainty expected in future conflicts.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Amanda Dawson, from Cleveland, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 administers a flu shot while, Hospitalman Danielle Piazza, from Brooklyn, N.Y. prepares one, at VP 30 headquarters, Oct. 19. VP 30, based in Jacksonville Fla., is the U.S. Navys Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS). VP 30s mission is to provide P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) specific training to pilots, Naval flight officers, and enlisted aircrew prior to reporting to the Fleet.

U.S. Army Spc. Frank Acevedo, a paralegal specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Division Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, speaks with a client on Fort Riley, Kansas, Oct. 25, 2022.

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. David Whaley and Pvt. Jason Carroll, from 1194th Engineer Company, prepare to extract a simulated victim from a collapsed building during exercise Ardent Sentry held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana May 13, 2007. Exercise Ardent Sentry is one of the NORAD-USNORTHCOM exercises which focuses on defense support of civil authorities.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Sarah Sharples, a corpsman with 3d Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Detroit, Michigan native, conducts a primary assessment during a mass casualty drill during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Unruh, a medic with the 379th Expeditionary Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, treats a simulated casualty during Exercise Grand Shield 22-5 on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 9, 2022. Firefighters, security forces, and medical personnel participated in the exercise.

040607-M-0706S-057. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

HMCS Winnipeg hosts an open ship day in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii as part of RIMPAC 2022 on Saturday July 9, 2022.Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29- Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 409th Engineer Vertical Construction Company of Windsor, Colorado, conduct simulated urban search and rescue operations in an area with chemical, biological or nuclear contamination during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, April 29, 2022.This exercise featured realistic venues and civilian role-players to simulate a complex disaster environment. Guardian Response 22 helps U.S Army Reserve Soldiers exercise command and control in a realistic, challenging environment.

U.S. Navy Seaman Recruit Ryeheine Smith, an independent duty corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, records time of administered treatment during a mass casualty exercise at Combat Town, Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Will Jones, right, attached with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christophe Marlin Jr., left, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in support of Special Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII renders aid to a simulated casualty on a Marine during combat casualty care drill while aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during exercise UNITAS LXIII in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 17, 2022. Practical application of tactical combat casualty care ensures Marines and Corpsmen can apply essential life saving techniques in a timely and efficient manner. UNITAS, which is Latin for unity, was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 63rd iteration of the worlds longest-running annual multi-national maritime exercise. Additionally, this year Brazil celebrated its bicent

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 11, 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.

1st Lt. Devin Mobley, Joint Task Force-Bravo J-7 Engineer, is administered a Saline IV during a U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team capability exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 9, 2024. The S-SAT is a quick-reaction deployable team comprised of experts that provide the commander of the U.S. Southern Command an immediate assessment of conditions and unique requirements needed during a Humanitarian Assistance or Disaster Response event in the Central America AOR.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania - Lance Cpl. Kevin Kuntschick, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, and Cpl. Richard Chavez, a field radio operator with scout platoon, hold and control a Romanian Marine with Amphibious Company, 307th Battalion, while he gets Tasered for training purposes May 25.

Sgt. Solmari Rosa, a medic of the Puerto Rico National Guard assigned to Joint Task Force - Puerto Rico executes a COVID-19 test in Ponce, Jan 4, 2022. The Puerto Rico National Guard continue its efforts to support the Department of Health in maintaining the citizens health and safety in the fight against the COVID-19.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team (FRST), Bravo Company, 1st Medical Battalion, monitor a simulated casualty during their teams medical evaluation during Steel Knight 23 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Dec. 07, 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.

Hickam Airmen work alongside Airmenfrom Travis Air Force Base, California,and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas,during an aeromedical evacuation atJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27,2022. Airmen from all three installationscame together to provide time sensitive,critical en route care to patientsduring a flight.

050714-F-7564C-018. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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.

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) David Bescho, left and STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Stacy Osterhoudt with the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB), prepare an intravenous injection for Sergeant (SGT) Gary Robinson of the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB) at the Coalition Joint Civil Military Operation Task Force (CJCMOTF) compound, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

041019-F-9876D-005. Subject Operation/Series: TASK QUALIFICATION TRAINING Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040323-F-3431H-040. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

020924-F-2095R-015. Base: Louis Trichardt Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030225-F-1798W-001. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is treated as a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the 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.

Army National Guard Capt. Rebecca L. Doolittle, a dentist with Company C, 949th Brigade Support Battalion, inspects the teeth of SrA Jonathan A. Gonzales, a fuels journeyman with the 136th Logistics Readiness Squadron Nov. 18, 2017 during drill weekend at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Doolittle will be joining the Air National Guard to be part of the 136th Medical Group.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 36th Medical Group examine a patient during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 15, 2022. The operational readiness exercise involved training scenarios that prepared Airmen to conduct various base functions in a high risk environment.

U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, treat a simulated casualty during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the units combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations.

Soldiers with the 399th Combat Support Hospital receive and treat patients during Global Medic Exercise at Fort McCoy WI. Exercise Global Medic 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 battlefields.

An instructor from U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria trains 31st Medical Group personnel at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 25, 2022. The joint training focused on field procedures utilized before patients arrive at a hospital and fostered joint branch collaboration.

U.S. Army medical experts respond to a simulated explosion during an exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on 14 Oct, 2022. The exercise followed the Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation course, which included members from the Honduran Air Force and the Honduran Red Cross.

030207-F-2409C-008. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220730-N-VJ326-1433 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2022) - Sailors provide medical attention to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 30, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

020506-D-8415D-044. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. service members carry a simulated patient on a litter onboard the USNS Comfort during exercise Global Medic June 15, 2008.

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