Military Medical Training

Images of military personnel administering first aid and medical treatment in field settings, showcasing teamwork, urgency, and the use of medical equipment.

Sgt. Shane George, assigned to the "Can Do Battalion," 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, treats a fracture and burn at one of the ten medical lane skills test on day two of the Expert Infantryman and Expert Soldier Badge qualification at Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 5, 2022. The EIB/ESB qualification is part of individual training designed to increase Soldier proficiency in the Army Warrior Tasks to increase lethality and unit readiness.

Staff Sgt. Enoch Amoako, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear specialist, assigned to the 9th CBRNE Technical Escort Company out of Joint-Base Lewis McChord, Washington, tapes down the seams of a team member's protective suit during Prominent Hunt, an interagency exercise, April 4 - 7, in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Amoako also serves as a transport noncommissioned officer for his unit.

220802-N-HG389-0037 PUERTO PRINCESA Philippines (Aug. 2, 2022) Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), uses a microscope to examine a tissue sample as Cmdr. Maria Ramos, left, assists during a tour aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

220803-N-YS933-1049 BREMERTON, WASH., (August 3, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's mate (Handling) Airman Jesus Perezsilva from Riverside, Calif. fit tests the MCU-2/P Protective Mask in the hanger bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in port preparing for future operations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Tarango, a munitions flight specialist with the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, shows Royal Saudi Air Force service members how to assemble an American Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU-38 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 7, 2022. The host nation integration bomb building and other partnership training help the USAF and RSAF forge a resolute partnership while showing potential regional aggressors PSABs capabilities and how together the sum is greater than the parts.

040108-F-7436C-008. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Maj. Emily Jarding, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, explains the simulated scenario to students and instructors from the National Defense Medical College during a Japanese Nursing Student immersion, July 19, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Medical readiness is a key part to the Indo-Pacific strategy in which Yokota plays a key role, its mission to provide rapid airlift capabilities is enhanced by the continuous training with our Japanese partners while strengthening our cultural bond.

U.S. Army medics assigned to the "Gila Battalion," 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, practice treating a casualty during a mass casualty exercise during the Gila Focus validation exercise on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 4, 2022. The "Spartan Brigade," 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, is the Army's most modern land fighting force and is preparing to defeat any threat in large-scale combat operations.

Republic of Korea Air Force Lt. Col. Jong Ku Lim, 38th Fighter Group Logistics Squadron commander, practices building a munition during bilateral immersion training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. Members from the 8th Maintenance Group met with ROKAF service members to conduct bilateral immersion training.

Spc. Danielle Lafoille, a combat medic from Manistique, Mich., places a bandage on an Afghan boy at Forward Operating Base Blessing, April 7. The boy is one of the more than 4,000 Afghans treated by 1st Bn., 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., Soldiers at FOB Blessings aid station since July of last year.

220801-N-IL330-1049 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2022) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jorge Acosta, from Chicago, applies a chest seal to a patient during a mass casualty drill in main medical aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), August 1, 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.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Angelica Sanchez-De La Cruz, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator, carves a Taino deity on clay during a Hispanic arts and crafts event at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 22, 2022. Taino rock carvings, or petroglyphs, were made by the indigenous people of present-day Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Haiti.

060327-A-5745M-096. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

PEARL HARBOR (July 20, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday meets with Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, RIMPAC 2022 Commander, Combined Task Force, for an office call at the Pacific Warfighting Center on Ford Island, July 20, during 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.

HAGATNA, Guam (May 12, 2020) - Private Dennis Lomeka, 1st 294th Battalion Infantry Regiment Bravo Co., Guam Army National Guard wipes down a customer service desk at the Guam Department of Labor in Hagatna May 12. The Guam National Guard, in support of the government of Guam, is preparing the facility for reopening in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Feb. 11, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The Airmen are learning CPR as part of their annual training.

220908-N-EN093-2045 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 8, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), participate in a medical readiness training, Sep. 8, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

Military children participate in the medical portion of the Junior Expeditionary Forces event at the 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron Mobility Readiness building at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 7, 2022. This event, hosted by the Davis-Monthan Military and Family Readiness Center, was a re-creation of a deployment line where parents had the opportunity to show their kids what they experience when they deploy.

CAPT. Joe Jacyno of the 7th Fighter Squadron signs for his B-bag during mobility processing at Pope Air Force Base during the 23rd Wing Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Tom Martinko, a US Army (USA) doctor with "C" Company, 307th Logistical Task Force (LTF), cleans several facial and head wounds on a young boy from the village of Haji Lalay Kalacha, during a Humanitarian Civilian Assistance Team Village visit, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Haji Lalay Kalacha Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Toby Dingle, nurse manager of critical care at Palomar Medical Center, left, describes the clinical experience Sailors gain in the intensive care unit to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Philip N. Frietze, commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group, during a tour at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Palomar Medical Center partnered with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st MLG, for Sailors to gain clinical experience and skills in order to enhance clinical sustainment in an operational environment.

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Shanah Herman, Aerospace Medical Technician from the 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, left, holds an IV bag upright so the saline solution can flow into the arm of 1st Sgt. Oscar Sanchez, first Sergeant of the 185ths Medical 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.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2022) Captain Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander (right), promotes Australian Army Lieutenant Isabella Negus to Captain aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) while underway for PP22. Now, in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, U.S. Special Operations Command vice commander, prepares to fly a virtual reality F-35A Lightning II at Talladega Superspeedway April 24, at Talladega Superspeedway April 24, 2022 in Alabama. The general visited the NASCAR race where he performed a swear-in ceremony for 14 future Airmen. Bauernfiend also took part in pre-race activities, rode around the 2.66-mile track in a pace car and watched the Air Force-sponsored #43 car compete and lead the race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

US Air Force Captain Trevor Petrou, a physical therapist from the 89st Medical Group, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, treats British Royal Air Force Corporal Sam Mason, an air conditioning mechanic, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. CPT Petrou and CPL Mason are a part of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression ins upport of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Sabrina Thomas, a civilian working with the Robertson Blood Donor Center, assists Sgt. Marcus Haynes, 345th Combat Support Hospital, with drawing a pint of blood from Sgt. Michael Honore, an Observer Controller/Trainer with the 120th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division West. Haynes, from Arlington, Texas, will deploy for the third time, but this is his first tour with the 345th.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Cooley, left, and Master Sgt. Conor Thomas, both assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guards 106th Rescue Squadron work on a simulated casualty during a medical evacuation mission being conducted as part of Exercise Tapio, a joint Brazilian- U.S. training exercise, in Campo Grande, Brazil on August 24, 2022. The New York Air National Guard sent 100 personnel to participate in the exercise as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil.

U.S. Air Force Orthopedic Surgeon Major Thomas Salsbury, 96th SGOS, Eglin AFB, FL, screens earthquake patients at the University of Miami medical tents at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 25, 2010 during Operation Unified Response. The Doctors are screening 27 patients to be medically evacuated out on a C-17 to Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on January 12, 2010.

Lauren Tella, director, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Geoffrey Grado, Installation Personnel Administration Center, and Cpl. Mehdrina Jeancharles, Installation Personnel Administration Center, during the Winning within Suicide Prevention and resiliency fair on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 22, 2022. The fair was used to help equip and connect Marines, Sailors, and Civilians to suicide prevention and resilience resources in a relaxed and interactive environment.

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Col. Bernard Harrington, Deputy Commanding Officer for Support of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and BACH Commander Col. Vincent Myers, tour of the Intrepid Spirit Center on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Intrepid Spirit Center staff highlighted services the Center offers to ensure the health and readiness for Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Fort Campbell.

220620-N-OL632-2036 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) participate in a medical drill, June 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) personnel participated in a Planning in Crisis (PIC) conference in Panama City, Panama, 22-30 June, 2022. During this PIC component planners from 10 Caribbean and Latin American countries coordinated air force operations for the upcoming PANAMAX 2022 exercise.

040908-F-3280H-003. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

David Leiladhar, a newly enlisted member of the 105th Airlift Wing Medical Group, and his father, Master Sgt. Devindra Leiladhar, share and embrace after a joint promotion and enlistment ceremony on April 10, 2021, at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York. A joint ceremony for the Leiladhar's was held to highlight the unique circumstance of both men serving in the Air Force.

SINGAPORE (March 9, 2023) Chief Hospital Corpsman Matthew Honan, from Philadelphia, demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator during an emergency medical readiness training scenario (EMRT) aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, March 9, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 7, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dennis Mata, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, wraps gauze around the head of a simulated patient during a bilateral mass casualty drill at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka. The exercise familiarized U.S. and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Sailors with their responsibilities and demonstrated interoperability in responding to potential mass casualty disasters.

Rear Adm. Matthew Case, Commander of Navy Medical Forces Atlantic and Director of the Defense Health Agency Tidewater Market, visits Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to tour the facility, meet with staff and attend the promotion ceremony for two of the command's newly promoted petty officers. He met with Cdr. Josephine Fajardo and Capt. David Thomas, Commanding Officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River.

Volunteers from the Alaska National Guard and Alaska State Defense Force joined forces with community members to assist with Operation Stand Down 2016 at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airports North Terminal Oct. 21. Stand Down is a yearly event where more than 400 volunteers provide key resources to homeless or near-homeless veterans.

Arizona National Guard Soldiers checked in patients and administered the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Payson, Ariz., Jan. 4, 2021. More than 650 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites, testing locations and food banks throughout Arizona.

A U.S. Army soldier works side by side with a Honduran Navy captain during a global health engagement at Las Mesas, department of Comayagua, June 3, 2022. As part of the U.S. Southern Commands enduring partnership to Central America, Joint Task Force-Bravo executed a three-day Global Health Engagement in Comayagua, Honduras, June 1-3, working side by side with local military and Ministry of Health personnel.

BOSTON, MASS - U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Staff Sgt. Gonzalo Cano, a Food Service Specialist with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines out of St. Louis Mo., helps the Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, West Roxbury Campus flush the contaminated water out of all of the sinks after 3 days of non-use due to a major water main break in Boston, Mass., on May 4, 2010. Cano, a 27 year old Chicago native, was one of several Marines volunteering at the local Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in support of Marine Week Boston. Marine Week Boston provides an opportunity to increas public awareness of the Marine Corps' value to our nation's defense and to preserve and mature the Corps' relationship with the American people.

220628-N-TT639-1011 EAST CHINA SEA (June 28, 2022) - Lt. Nicholas Fetters, the dental officer aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), right, and Hospitalman Rubi Perez, from Newark, New Jersey, prepare dental equipment prior to a dental procedure June 28, 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.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (May 22, 2022) - Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 27, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) conduct a trauma simulation aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, May 22. The simulation was conducted as routine training for ERSS Team 27 during their deployment. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support U.S. Central Command, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

060128-A-1526R-009. Base: Poptun State: Peten Country: Guatemala (GTM)

U.S. Navy Lt. Marc Manucal, from Oak Harbor, Washington, shows local personnel from the Chuuk Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting team how to keep the spinal column aligned while moving a body onto a stretcher during a first aid training course at the Bible Baptist Church in Weno, Chuuk, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 16, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

050829-A-0575B-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

The U.S. Army Reserves 655th Regional Support Group is conducting a Mobilization Exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to test the bases viability as a Mobilization Force Generation Installation. MFGIs provide deployment preparation in support of Combatant Command requirements, as well as pre- and post-mobilization training support. If the MFGI were activated on JBMDL, the RSG along with other support and sustainment units, known collectively as the Mobilization Support Force, would be mobilized here to facilitate the mobilization process for activated Army Reserve and National Guard personnel.

060726-N-7526R-019. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Franklin C. Okemezie, combat medic specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, checks the COVID-19 Ag testing results at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., Dec. 9, 2020. The test detects the presence of protein antigens from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. There are currently 26 New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assisting at New Jerseys three Veterans Memorial Homes. (New Jersey National Guard

U.S. Navy Lt. Annitta Martinez, a clinical care nurse with Navy Medical Readiness and Training Battalion, Detachment Sacramento, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Monica Hanson, a medical technician with the 932nd Airlift Wing, 932nd Medical Squadron, triage a patient during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 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.

041209-F-7875T-001. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031218-F-6737G-031. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

U.S. Army Spc. Leonardo Miguel, a cadre member at Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy, briefs female candidates on intake day for the academys 28th class, July 18, 2021, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. For the next five months, the candidates will live and go to school on base. Sunburst is one of three National Guard Youth ChalleNGe programs facilitated by the California Military Department and its focus is on reclaiming the lives of at-risk teens.

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-294-32. Hurricane Katrina

SPC Vilayphone Sisouphanthong uses a color card to test the color of blood waste, ensuring a quality product at the Camp Carroll Frozen Blood Depot in Republic of Korea, Nov. 1, 1998. Sisoupanthong, of Alpha Company, 16th Medical Logistics Battalion, is preparing to send blood to a battlefield exercise in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place annually in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. Rear Admiral Ron Piret, commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, visited and toured Teledyne Maritime facility in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Teledyne is one of many industry partners that Naval Oceanography works with to survey the ocean. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary, August 10, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Sacerio, Lightning Spark Lab Technician, tests a cooling vest prototype during a proof-of-concept presentation at the 355th Wing innovation office at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2022. The cooling vest will allow Airmen to stay cool while working in hot environments.

A U.S. Air Force life support specialist checks the flight helmet of a Colombian Air Force officer. Members of the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron and the 24th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, both based at Howard Air Force Base, Panama, are on a ten-day deployment to cross-train with the Colombian Air Force. Base: Barranquilla Country: Colombia (COL)

050720-A-1566H-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Cmdr. Richard Rosenbusch, from New Baltimore, Michigan, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) assistant air officer, signs a Ford command ballcap for a patient during a visit to the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of a namesake visit, September 1, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of former President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan.

U.S. Army Col. Phillip Brown Jr., middle, commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo, and U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Arturo Manzanedo, left, chief of staff of JTF-B, visit with the ophthalmology team at Hospital San Felipe in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 29, 2022. The U.S. Army and Air Force ophthalmology team was integrated with the ophthalmic staff at Hospital San Felipe for two weeks as a part of the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, a U.S. Southern Command operation led by JTF-B meant to strengthen partnerships and build resiliency.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2022) Electronics Technician 1st Class Tracy Spencer, left, assigned to Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes (SCSTC), explains the T1 RADAR partial task trainer to Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), center, and NETC Force Master Chief Matt Harris, right, at Electronics Technician/Fire Controlman "A" school in Great Lakes, Illinois, Aug. 24, 2022. The T1 RADAR partial task trainer teaches Sailors the basic operation principles needed to troubleshoot the equipment and make necessary repairs. As the owner of the Force Development pillar within MyNavy HR, Garvin leads the NETC mission to recruit, train and deliver those who serve the nation, taking them from street to fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

021022-F-2185G-029. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220901-N-LY580-1004 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Sept. 1, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadet Moncerrat Santiago visits with veterans at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home.

Army Reserve Spc. Isaac Hales, a combat medic assigned to the 807th Medical Command, applies latex and color to a simulated combat wound on Spc. Michael Edgren, a combat medic from the 328th Field Hospital, while being coached by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Boettcher, a moulage subject matter expert from the 7306th Medical Exercise Support Battalion, in preparation for an upcoming medical training event as part of Exercise Global Medic being conducted at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 13. The Medical Readiness Training Command executes Global Medic as part of the Army Reserve Medical Command's larger mission to provide trained, equipped, and combat ready units and medical personnel to support the total force on the battlefields of today and tomorrow.

Supervisory CBP Border Patrol Agent Jack Phillips demonstrates the proper way to apply a combat field dressing on Mount Weather Police Officer Kevin Garrison. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training emphasizes the importance of providing medical care on the field of battle.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

020212-F-1616C-002. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

From left, U.S Air Force Capt. Justin Zinkl, a field ordering officer for the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022, Dr. Israel Rivera, the deputy medical director of Hospital Regional de Occidente, and U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Bris Lott, the noncommissioned officer in charge of HEART 22, pose for a photo in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Aug. 22, 2022. Zinkl and Lott gave Rivera the Joint Task Force-Bravo patch in appreciation for allowing the HEART 22 team to integrate with the medical professionals at Hospital Regional de Occidente.

The South Carolina National Guard works with state and federal agencies as a task force to conduct engineer assessments of sites with the Conway Medical Center in Conway, South Carolina April 8, 2020 as part of the states tiered medical response plan in support of COVID-19 response efforts. The South Carolina National Guard remains ready to support the counties, local and state agencies, and first responders with requested resources for as long as needed in support of COVID-19 response efforts in the state.

Staff Sgt. Candelaria Flores dons her chemical warfare ensemble with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Sergio Cano during an in-person combined training event with other Air and Army National Guard units this week in Las Vegas. Both are FSS Specialists who have volunteered for the 162nd FSS FSRT mission.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ortiz, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), inspects a spider bite during a medical civil action project in Parun, Afghanistan, June 28, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Senior Chase Bartlett, 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff technician, browses through the kitchenware at the Airmans Attic at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 12, 2022. The Airmans Attic is a community-driven quality of life program that provides various free household essentials and donated goods for Airmen and family members when first arriving on station or when they are dealing with financial limitations due to unforeseen circumstances.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Latasha Smith, 86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron warrior medicine clinic flight chief, right, poses for a photo with Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, left, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 27, 2022. Smith is responsible for streamlining the COVID-19 vaccine line, resulting in the inoculation of approximately 2,500 active duty service members, dependents and civilians, within the past 40 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lydia Hoover applies moulage to members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, Sept. 21, 2022, in Kenitra, Morocco, during joint exercise Maroc Mantlet. The moulage was to demonstrate injuries caused during a terrorist attack. Maroc Mantlet benefits both the United States and Morocco in building a stronger partnership. Utah and Moroccan service members training and learning together improve security, professional relationships, and also tactics and techniques.

020208-F-9186F-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220822-N-PN850-1001 WASHINGTON (Aug. 22, 2022) Musician First Class Ava Conway pinned as the newest French Hornist of the U.S. Navy Band

HAKODATE, Japan (Oct. 7, 2022) Kudo Toshiki, mayor of Hakodate, presents Cmdr. Marcus Seeger, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), with a framed photo during a scheduled port visit, Oct. 7. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

050702-A-9144B-075. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 1/11 ACR

The 45th Medical Group held a Readiness Training Day Rodeo at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., July 15, 2022. During the training, medical personnel rotated through four stations: litter-carries, mock code blue, radio etiquette, and active shooter.

The Alaska Air National Guard, 168th Wing invited the Eielson and the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol Squadron cadets to tour the KC-135 Stratotanker and learn about the 168th Wings air refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions.

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