Military Medical Training

Images of military personnel performing medical training on dummies and injured individuals in field and hospital settings, showcasing teamwork and clinical procedures.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 21st Theater Sustainment Command, conduct combat casualty care on a first aid manikin during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

Staff Sgt. Caleb Stinson, 68W Combat Medics, 232nd Medical Battalion, conducts damage control 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.

Sgt. Brandon Gracia, a Combat Medic assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, performs Tactical Combat Casualty Care on a medical training dummy as a part of the Ivy Best Medic Competition on Dec. 12, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. The Ivy Best Medic Competition calls for participants to use all of their medical skills they have learned in their career fields to succeed.

Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group secure a dummy to a stretcher during a training exercise on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 7, 2022. Airmen were evaluated on how quickly they could perform a variety of tasks.

030313-F-1404F-049. Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

LAV_7329 - Soldiers from the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), treat a casualty during combat lifesaver training hosted by medics from 224th Sust. Bde. Oct. 8 at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon Tortorili, an infantry Marine, with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs a final assessment on a simulated casualty during the final test of a combat lifesaver course aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 10, 2022. During the final test a high stress environment was simulated to prepare Marines to save lives. 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.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 21st Theater Sustainment Command, conduct combat casualty care on a first aid manikin during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Air Force Col. Rudolph Cachuela, left, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, observes 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron Airmen conduct tactical combat casualty care training on a simulated patient at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 6, 2022. Cachuelas visit included a tour of David Grant USAF Medical Center as well as the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Orzysz, Poland - Spc. Gregory James, a Combat Medic from Oceanside, California, a part of the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, Charlie Company, 185th Infantry Regiment, evaluates the condition of a simulated victim that has sustained a traumatic injury 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.

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 Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing unload luggage during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at Avon Park, Florida, July 21, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

Soldiers and Airmen with the FEMA Region III Homeland Response Force, tear contaminated clothing off an exercise scenario wounded non-ambulatory civilian in the decontamination tent during a HRF Collective Training Event on August 13, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The HRF Region III is a joint organization of Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard that are trained and equipped to respond to hazardous events that occur within the region

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tenzin Soepa provides triage medical care for a simulated gunshot wound 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.

070317-A-5406P-007_JPG. - Maj. Joe Johnson, of Miami, Fla., brigade surgeon for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, treats a patient during a joint U.S. - Iraqi medical operation in Sadr City, Baghdad Mar. 17.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Isaac Riojas, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), acts as a casualty during a mass casualty evacuation drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. The exercise was conducted in conjunction with Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX), a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st MEU and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. 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.

Republic of Korea Air Force Staff Sgt. Tong Ho Son, ROKAF Medical Group emergency medical driver, rest on a litter, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 19, 2022. The 8th Medical Group held a bilateral immersion training with ROKAF to exchange litter carrying and response techniques to further improve their interoperability.

Cpt. Kyle Wall, a clinical nurse with the 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, is carried by 934 ASTS members on a stretcher during a mass casualty training exercise on April 7, 2022, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis. Wall and other Airmen had moulage applied to them for a simulated mass casualty training exercise supporting Viking Shield.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

U.S. Army soldiers partake in various tests to earn their expert infantry badge on May 23, 2022, on Fort Drum, New York.

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Garner, a medic from Charlie Troop, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division, cleans a young boys wounds during a humanitarian assistance mission on Haifa Street in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2007.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Austin Santistevan with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Saudi Armed Forces members put a tourniquet on a simulated causality during a combat life saver course during exercise Native Fury 22 at the Logistics Support Area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 9, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Parde, 81st Medical Support Squadron tactical combat casualty care advisor, demonstrates tourniquet application with Lt. Col. Matt Ream, 82nd Training Wing staff judge advocate, during the innovation expo during the Second Air Force Technical Training-101 Seminar inside the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 26, 2022. TT-101 brought leadership from the different wings to discuss Second Air Force's mission and technical training. The expo showcased specific innovations and training projects from the different wings.

U.S. Air Force Airman Samuel Baldwin (left or right), 51st Force Support Squadron and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Breen (left or right), 51st Force Support Squadron shelter management team members, secure a simulated trauma victim onto a stretcher during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen are trained to perform basic lifesaving techniques known as tactical combat casualty care, which can be used to stabilize trauma victims until medical personnel arrive.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2020) Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kilo perform medical training exercises and evaluation at the Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute (NEMTI). EMF Kilo took part in a two-week evolution consisting of a complete build and retrograde of a seven wing, 50 bed EMF, didactic and psychomotor skills training and mass casualty exercises, culminating in an Operational Readiness Evaluation.

U.S. Army Spc. Mikaela Birath, 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, performs medical first aid on a casualty during the 152nds first annual Best Squad Competition at Dakota Nature Park in Brookings, S.D., Sept. 11, 2022. The competition challenged seven squads of soldiers from each of the 152nd's associated units mentally, physically and technically using multiple tasks focused on core-level soldier skills.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heeyu Chang performs combat casualty care on a training dummy as part of Medical Readiness Command, Pacific's Fiscal Year 2023 Best Medic Competition, Oct. 27, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Eight top Soldiers from across MRC,P competed in ten events over three days including a 15-mile ruck march, water survival tests, marksmanship, combat casualty care, and more.

Airmen from the 139th Medical Group Homeland Response Force prepare a casualty for MedEvac during an exercise at Camp Clark, Nevada, Missouri, June 7, 2022. The Missouri National Guard Medevac Team flew in their Black Hawk helicopters to assist in the exercise.

U.S. Army Pvt. Brendan Luba, a combat medic with 2nd Platoon, 237th Military Police Company, 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire National Guard, performs first aid on Pfc. Miguel Hernandez operation Southbound Trooper VIII on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 15, 2008.

U.S. Army medics assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard, conduct casualty care training by setting up and operating an aid station in a simulated deployment environment at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C. Jan. 24th, 2023. This training is a part of the 68W 12 day course which maintains medics proficiency in their skills providing tactical combat casualty care.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Coley Kicklighter, third from left, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, verifies the medical information of simulated patients before they load into a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, California, at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, April 10, 2022. A force of more than 380 Airmen from the 60th Air Mobility Wing deployed to Alpena CRTC for Exercise Roundel Perun 22-01, a fly-away exercise meant to test the 60th AMWs ability to rapidly mobilize and conduct operations at a forward location under hostile conditions.

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Paulson, representing U.S. Army Medical Command, performs tactical combat casualty care on simulated casualties during the Army's First-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

Spc. Nathaniel Miska tends to a mock causality during the National Best Warrior Competition, July 26, 2022, Volunteer Training Site Milan, Tennessee. Miska and Sgt. Richard Carlson placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Members of the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, tend to patients while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear during exercise: Operation Merciful Valkyrie, Sept. 13, 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 the aeromedical patient movement exercise , 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)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hensley, left, an aerospace medical technician with the 169th Airlift Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, uses a medical training mannequin to train Tech. Sgt. Michael Shearer, an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the 182nd Operations Support Squadron, on what to look for when checking the respiratory system at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, Aug. 13, 2022. Checking the respiratory system is one of the elements in the tactical combat casualty care training taught by medical technicians at the 182nd Airlift Wing.

U.S. Army Capt. Michael Ohama, the chaplain for NATOs enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland, consoles a simulated casualty during a medical mass casualty exercise at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 17, 2024. The medical mass casualty exercise involved Soldiers from four different countries including: the U.S. Armys 3rd Infantry Division, the U.K. Eagle Troop, the 12th Croatian Contingent, and the Romanian Air Defense. The 3rd Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

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. 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.

Staff Sgt. Dylan McCleary, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron Ground Transportation Support noncommissioned officer in charge, accesses the scene during a simulated injury scenario at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 17, 2022. Airmen from the 8th LRS tested their ability to provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care capabilities to members of the 8th Fighter Wing as part of a training event.

030114-F-6449C-006. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041207-M-5573S-083. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, perform medical aid to a medical mannequin during Exercise Forward Reach 23-1 in Danvers, Illinois, Dec. 3, 2022. The TACPs used the exercise to demonstrate their new Mobile Response Team domestic operations capability, which will quickly extend the reach of first responders during natural disasters.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 21st Theater Sustainment Command, conduct combat casualty care on a medical lane during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Air Force Capt. John Cugini, 49th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron field response team chief, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quinton Cannon, 49th OMRS flight and medical operation technician, practice tactical combat casualty care before a Ready Eagle exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 29, 2023. The TCCC training covers lifesaving field medical techniques needed in a combat scenario.

Air Force medical personnel assigned to the 673d Medical Group load a simulated casualty into an ambulance while taking part in Mission Assurance Exercise 22-6 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2022. MAE 22-6 tested JBERs emergency response capabilities following a mock-down aircraft accident.

Senior Airman Shawn Echavarria, 96th Medical Group, writes down information from a simulated victim during an active assailant exercise Dec. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise, involving explosive ordnance disposal students from the Navy EOD school, took place deep within the Eglin range. The exercise tested the response capabilities of the 96th Test Wing, Okaloosa and Walton County law enforcement, fire departments and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Zindell, left, and Cpl. Albertfrancis Bartolome, both combat cargo Marines assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), provide medical care to a simulated casualty during a medical training event aboard Somerset while underway in the Philippine Sea Feb. 14, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

030315-M-5150A-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division evacuate a wounded Soldier on a litter after he was injured by a simulated roadside bomb in the mock town of Medina Wasl during training at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 3, 2007. The 3rd ID is conducting training with the assistance from observer controller teams from the National Training Center in preparation for a future deployment.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lauren Thomas, the Search and Rescue Medical Technician (SMT) in training attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, right, performs a single patient trauma scenario on Naval Air Crewman (helicopter) 3rd Class Emmanuel Roldan-Montoya during HSC-5's training at Naval Air Station Fallon. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

U.S. Army soldiers of the 146th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 1171st Medical Company Area Support strap down a roleplaying patient on a litter to take him into a Humvee 2-CT Ambulance during their mass casualty simulation at exercise Northern Strike 22-2 in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 13, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge approximately 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that tests their ability to rapidly deploy and provide timely support in a decisive action environment.

A Soldier collapses in exhaustion over his ruck sack after crossing the finish line at the 210 Field Artillery Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division Army Heritage 10-kilometer Ruck March on Camp Casey, June 25, 2022. The demanding course took Soldiers around the Camp Casey and Camp Hovey footprint as well as up the hills located off-post, to the East of the base. (US Army photos by Staff Sgt. Felix Mena, 210 FAB PAO)

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support participate in a Mission Rehearsal Exercise where they provide medical care for actors in 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)

Senior Master Sgt. Steve Burke, 301st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, practices airway management skills during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, July 26, 2022, at Travis Air Force Base, California. TCCC teaches life-saving skills and methods proven effective in a combat environment.

*TRAINING*TRAINING*TRAINING* Hospital Corpsman Third Class Nathan Zachreaus applies a tourniquet to a mannequin during a training event held August 4 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Zachreaus and other sailors assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point conducted the practical exercise as students in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, a course designed to sharpen their battlefield medicine skills.

060726-N-8977L-055. Base: Ortiz (PSG 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

British army Lance Cpl. Harry Warrick, assigned to the 1st Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, writes down information about a simulated U.S. Soldier casualty for a report during a multinational ambulance exchange point training as a part of Defender 22 at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe; it demonstrates the ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade participate in a squad lane July 21 at United States Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, during the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. In this photo, the Soldiers are treating a simulated casualty. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple five-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. Competitions are being held in Alaska, Washington state, Japan and Hawaii.

060405-N-7092S-011. Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat 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.

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.

U.S. Navy medical personnel with Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton evaluate the injuries of a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill as part of Steel Knight 23 at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st Marine Division is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

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

Iraqi soldiers rescue simulated casualties during a Combat Lifesaver Course aboard Camp Mejid, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2009.

Scenes from Day 2 of the Tripler Army Medical Center Best Medic Competition! Tripler Army Medical Center Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic- Schofield Barracks.

Airman Sausha Lippert, right, 673d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, measures a simulated casualtys blood pressure while participating in Mission Assurance Exercise 22-6 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2022. MAE 22-6 tested JBERs emergency response capabilities following a mock-down aircraft accident.

A Soldier enjoys a well-deserved rest after the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, Calif., Oct. 28. The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion organized the event to maintain readiness, increase resiliency and build esprit de corps.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, treat a simulated causality for a traumatic brain injury during a medical drill in a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 13, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The Exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

Soldiers of the TNI-AD train MEDEVAC load techniques with U.S. Army aeromedical evacuation crews assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade as part of Exercise Super Garuda Shield at Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 1, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

010419-F-7253S-013. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lemy Davenport, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron aerospace medical service technician, warrior operational medicine clinic from Goldsboro, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

U.S. Army Cpl. Callie Lopez, a human resources specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Allied Forces North Battalion, applies a chest seal on a simulated casualty for a Combat Life Saver class, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, July 28, 2022. The Allied Forces North Battalion-led joint class taught combat medical skills to Airmen with the SHAPE U.S. Air Force Elements, and Soldiers assigned to four different U.S. Army units stationed in the Benelux footprint.

Bulgarian Land Forces 1st Lt. Ivo Georgiev, assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation Company, 78th Support Battalion, applies a sling and swathe onto U.S. Army Sgt. Vaughn Rowles, from Civil Affairs Team 0733, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, during a combined Bulgarian Red Cross simulation training between U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion and Bulgarian Land Forces soldiers assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation Company, 78th Support Battalion at Lozen, Bulgaria, May 10, 2022. The coordination between U.S. Army Civil Affairs, Bulgarian Civil-Military Cooperation, and local civilian organizations is crucial in supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region, and is necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue its long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership interoperability.

U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, rescue casualties during a simulated aircraft fire to prepare for Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D) 24 at Landing Zone Westfield, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2024. MRF-D serves as a forward postured, partnered, and combat credible Marine Air Ground Task Force in order to facilitate rapid response to crisis and contingencies, increase combined warfighting capability, and strengthen shared alliances and partnerships.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stephen Rath, SGP of the 150th Medical Group, New Mexico Air National Guard, assists with emergency calls in Greenville, Miss., on July 10, 2021. Rath is in Greenville as a medical provide for the Delta Wellness Mission.

FORT DRUM, N.Y. - A team of medics led by Cpl. Eric Smith, assigned to the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, prepare to transport a casualty” through a culvert during the best medic competition this week. The annual event pits candidates against one another to earn a chance to compete in a national competition held at Fort Sam Houston.

Medical personnel assigned to the 8th Medical group, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, provide care to the injured following a simulated SCUD missile attack. The hospitals readiness was tested during this weeks Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050109-F-0681L-092. Base: Hector Iap State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050902-F-7906C-006. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., help load a patient into a military ambulance at the General Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti for transport to the USNS Comfort on Jan. 21, 2010 during Operation Unified Response. A devastating earthquake hit the region on Jan.12, 2010. Since then USSOUTHCOM has distributed more than 636,951 bottles of water, more than 473,325 Humanitarian Daily Rations and more than 11,233 medical supplies.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Henry Branham, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit command element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct tactical combat casualty care training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at Bolkia Garrison, Brunei, Oct. 25, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Peiffer from Joint Force Headquarters, Utah National Guard, checks his personal gear as part of the pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections event at the annual Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, Oct. 16, 2022. The Best Warrior Competition is held to recognize the best Soldiers and Airmen of the Utah National Guard through various tests including a weapons qualification, land navigation, and ruck march.

U.S. Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards Charlie Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion Medical Detachment, Airmen from the Idaho Air National Guards 124th Medical Group, active duty Airmen from the 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, and Navy Reserve counterparts from the Navy Operational Support Center conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care inside of a medical tent during a mass casualty combat exercise, Feb. 1-4, near Gowen Field. Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron set up an IV for a simulated patient during a training over the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 14, 2022. 18th AES Airmen are capable of setting up medical litters on various aircraft, allowing them to care for patients while airborne.

BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2022) Sailors and Marines conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), June 14, 2022,during exercise BALTOPS22. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

A combat medic removes a blood pressure cuff from a simulated casualtys arm in preparation for evacuation on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022.

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.

070130-N-0775Y-002. Base: Camp Shields State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

From right, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jayden Herr, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center controller, directs a member of her team after applying a tourniquet to a simulated gunshot wound on Senior Airman Samir Dzaferagic, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, during an active shooter exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Dec. 5, 2022. After securing the area, Herr and her teammates applied lifesaving care to the simulated victims during the exercise.

Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. US Air Force Captain Todd Folk, Team Rickenbacher, 121st Air Refueling Wing, administers first aid to a victim during a simulated base attack. The annual TOP DOLLAR competition at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, brings together finance personnel from four Air National Guard bases from around the United States. Teams must operate in simulated forward-deployed area, and be prepared to react to possible hostile attacks at any time. The winning team receives a trophy to take back to their home station. Subject Operation/Series: TOP DOLLAR Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U. S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse Lopez (center), assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), plugs a simulated gunshot wound during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training with members of the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), Guadalajara, Spain, May 16, 2022. FASTEUR, under Task Force 61/2, is in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Members of the 310th Mission Support Group check the contents of their deployment bags during a training event August 4, 2022, at Schriever Space Force Base. Approximately 160 Airmen participated in the multi-day training experience.

Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron carry a simulated victim to a safe area during an active assailant exercise Dec. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise, involving explosive ordnance disposal students from the Navy EOD school, took place deep within the Eglin range. The exercise tested the response capabilities of the 96th Test Wing, Okaloosa and Walton County law enforcement, fire departments and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Boone, above, a bulk fuel specialist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, executes a basic wristlock takedown on Sgt. Christopher Simpson, a communications specialist assigned to CLB-31, 31st MEU, during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program sustainment exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 30, 2022. This MCMAP sustainment refreshed Marines and Sailors in warfighting techniques for basic close combat lethality. 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.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Beth Weaver (left), a 379th Expeditionary Air Evacuation Squadron nurse, tends to a patient during an exercise Aug 4, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. The medical staff tended to a variety of injuries in order to test their readiness to the fullest extent.

220707-N-EQ038-1087 PEARL HARBOR (July 7, 2022) Senior medical officers tour medical spaces aboard U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a medical subject-matter-expert exchange for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 24, 2022) - Hospital Corpsmen, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, treat patients after a simulated attack during a patrol as part of exercise Operation Firebreak. The exercise was part of Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE) and simulated point of injury treatment and transporting casualties to the next level of care. The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. The training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

(Ch.) Maj. Jeremy Caudill, 19th Airlift Wing religious affairs chaplain, executes a medical technique being taught during medical readiness training during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 14, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.

of 2