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Images depicting military personnel conducting medical procedures and training scenarios. The scenes showcase urgency, collaboration, and readiness in various operational settings.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1-163rd Combined Arms Regiment and the Jordanian Armed Forces conduct hands-on medical training as part of Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 7, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

010809-F-7372C-007. Complete Scene Caption: MASTER Sergeant Tim Burns, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, performs Self-Aid/Buddy Care on SENIOR AIRMAN Glendon Martin, USAF, 31st Medical Group, victim of a simulated motor vehicle accident during the Local Salty Nation Exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy. This is the first Phase II or Local Salty Nation exercise since the wing moved to Aviano seven years ago and is in preparation for a NATO Tactical Evaluation scheduled for October 2002. In addition to performing everyday operations in a chemical environment, other "survive-to-operate" processes are tested including self-aid and buddy care, post attack and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) reconnaissance and setting up a contamination control area. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force medical team and U.S. service members work together during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) scenario aboard helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183), during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kikuchi Takanori)

A U.S. Army Doctor from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, N.C.,along with a Medic from Mexico helps unload an injured Haitian woman and her daughter in Port au Prince, Haiti on Jan. 17, 2010. Haiti was rocked by an earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.

BALTIC SEA (July 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Paelan Johnsen, left, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches Yeoman 3rd Class Brett Dumas combat lifesaving skills aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), July 5, 2022. Gunston Hall, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, and 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.

Iowa Air National Guard medical group members Maj. Lana Martinez, Staff Sgt. Skylar Casson, Airmen 1st Class Charlie Saulsbury Master Sgt. Alisha Sandage, Airmen Allison Kontz access a patient durning a mass casualty exercise at the Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah GA. On June 24, 2022. The Airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing Med Group are training at the CRTC in Savanah as part of their annual training. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 01, 2022) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) participate in a medical emergency training exercise during a general quarters drill while operating in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 01. Milius 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.

Members assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing respond to a simulated ground attack and mass casualty scenario during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. During training, first responders launched into action to assist volunteers, tending to mock injuries and providing trauma care. These scenarios allow security forces and medical personnel to maintain their readiness and protect the Wolf Pack.

DA-SC-88-04623. State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040501-F-1830P-009. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 12, 2013) Ensign Ramon Cortes performs a takedown after being sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) during force protection training aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66). Hue City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Steven Gutierrez, from Los Angeles, California, performs a blood transfusion on U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Eric Adams, from Wildomar, California, 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.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC PH) staff evaluate simulated mass casualty injuries during the NMRTC PH mass casualty exercise on Aug. 11, 2022, aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The quick- reaction, scenario-driven drill evaluated the NMRTC PH and Federal Fire Department's response to a mass casualty incident, should one occur. The drill evaluated NMRTC-PHs ability to alert staff and respond to the installations requests to support the Federal Fire Department.

070302-A-0755C-148. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Hawaii National Guard SFC Matthew Mitsui teaches Tactical Combat Casualty Care to Indonesian Army soldiers for Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

230118-N-MD461-1048 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2022) Operation Specialist 2nd Class Donta Battle, left, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., checks for breathing during CPR training conducted by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ahmi Atsina, right, a native of New Orleans, La., in the jet shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations.

Members of the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) radiation decontamination team participate in a radiation contamination drill aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier. Drills prepare personnel in the event of a real radiation spill or contamination leak. Truman is conducting Carrier Qualifications off the East Coast. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Navy surgeons with 3d Medical Battalion and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct damage control procedures in JGSDF Role 2 operating spaces during Keen Sword 23 on Amami, Japan, Nov. 12, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Cristian Alaniz, right, from Delano, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) security department, apprehends a suspect during a simulated bomb threat drill at the piers entry control point, May 3, 2022. Ford is in port Naval Station Norfolk preparing for its next underway period.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC PH) Hospital Corpsmen evaluate simulated mass casualty injuries during the NMRTC PH mass casualty exercise on Aug. 11, 2022, aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The quick- reaction, scenario-driven drill evaluated the NMRTC PH and Federal Fire Department's response to a mass casualty incident, should one occur. The drill evaluated NMRTC-PHs ability to alert staff and respond to the installations requests to support the Federal Fire Department.

DN-SN-87-11153. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060222-N-4772B-181. Base: Saint Bernard State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL)

970621-N-9354D-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2022) Lt. Matthew Moynihan, from Yukon, Oklahoma, detains a simulated non-compliant suspect during the oleoresin capsicum spray course portion of Security Reaction Force Basic training on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conduction routine operations in the South China Sea, Sept. 23. Higgins 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.

A sea bag of meals, ready-to-eat, are delivered to U.S. Marines at Wurrumiyanga, NT, Australia, during a food resupply rehearsal, June 9, 2022. The resupply proved Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22s capability to resupply its units operating in the littorals using non-standard connectors.

U.S. Army Combat Medics with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team train with a Trauma F/X patient simulator during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 9, 2022.

221018-N-PC620-0006REYNOSA, Mexico (Oct. 18, 2022) U.S. Soldiers and Mexican army personnel work together to treat a simulated casualty during exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 18, 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.

$Private Lusiana Likudomole, Territorial Force Brigade, Fiji Army, left, showed her skills by identifying and addressing the patient's injuries during testing scenario one, led by Maj Rena White, 402nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team or FRST Commander, and Patient 1st LT Margret McDonell, Nurse Anesthetist, 402nd FRST who simulated being involved in a motor vehicle accident with a head injury and femur fracture, during Tactical Combat Care Course at Exercise Cartwheel 2022 (CW22). CW22 is a bilateral military-to-military training with the RFMF that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face crises and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.$

030301-F-9032T-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sergeant Summers Teeters (right), 824th Base Defense Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, trains Tech. Sergeant Jamian Carrasquillo (left), 824th BDS Squad Leader, and Senior Airman Jordan-LaMont Adrian Brown, (left) 822nd BDS Fire Team Leader in tactical combat casualty care Aug. 16, 2022 at Łask Air Base, Poland. The 820th Base Defense Group is made up of many Air Force Specialty Codes that provide unique interoperability skill sets within the squadron. Members in the unit are trained by individuals in different AFSCs to help multiply the units efforts during missions.

041207-M-5573S-071. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Owens Berry, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, acts as a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 10, 2024. The mass casualty exercise tested the responsiveness of medical personnel to treat casualties upon arrival. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys 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

030422-F-7203T-009. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220824-N-JO823-1052 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 24, 2022) Hospital Corpsman Lucas Lee, from Naples, Florida, conducts an examination on Seaman Mariam Navim, from Jacksonville, Florida, aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Aug. 24. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

030905-F-2021H-005. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) bridge a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill, Sept. 20, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) bridge a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill, Sept. 20, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

A U.S. Air Force Medical Team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, treats an urgent surgical "patient" with a severed right leg and shrapnel from an improvised explosive device during Emerald Warrior, March 3, 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

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 blood sweep 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.

030910-F-5677R-002. Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

050127-D-8075M-003. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-40. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade practice combat lifesaving training during Keen Sword 23 at Tsutara, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

020306-F-6701P-018. Subject Operation/Series: ANACONDA Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jesus Chavez, with Baumholder Army Health Clinic, trains on first aid techniques with a simulated casualty at Smith Barrack in Baumholder, Germany, September 02, 2022.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Elijah Noel, a native of Punta Gorda, Florida, with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, administers an IV to a casualty during a mass casualty drill as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 10, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities.

Showing signs of fatigue after completing the obstacle course, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Frank Zientek, the representative for Air Mobility Command, is helped to the side by teammates during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

52d Security Forces Squadron member AIRMAN First Class Jason Jacobs moves in to apprehend and handcuff "perpetrator" STAFF Sergeant James Blakley, 23d Fighter Squadron Crew CHIEF, while SENIOR AIRMAN Juliio Figueroa, with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, ensures security and safety during a flight exercise at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Federal Firefighters evaluate a casualtys condition during Exercise Lethal Breeze 2022, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 23, 2022. The exercise was an aircraft mishap response scenario, which included entities from on and off the installation, an opportunity to increase interagency response capabilities.

221026-N-AL206-1234 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emily Bumsted gives emergency medical care to an injured person during an aircraft firefighting drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations along NATO allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, demonstrate a Brazilian tactic for carrying casualties during a first aid class as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. U.S. partnerships in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibly are forged by shared challenges and common objectives. Bilateral training events such as jungle training develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of U.S. and partner nation maritime forces to achieve common desired effects. This exchange of knowledge between critical regional partners fosters interoperability, friendly relationships, and mutual cooperation.

U.S. Army Sgt. Vaughn Rowles, assigned to Civil Affairs Team 0733, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, simulates an airway obstruction check with a Bulgarian Land Forces soldier during a combined Bulgarian Red Cross 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.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354h Air Expeditionary Wing, talks to a U.S. Marine from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 6, 2022. ACE leverages interoperability between joint forces to maintain the strategic initiative, present lethal, credible combat power with operational unpredictability that will ultimately win in conflict.

Air National Guard SENIOR AIRMAN Andrew Moya gives first aid assistance to SRA Angelic Beihl of the 820th Security Forces Group, during a simulated medical emergency exercise, part of the Base Response competition portion of Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The Exercise is as annual Air Force wide competition, sponsored by Air Force Security Forces, which showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 7 physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over a period of 6 days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHELLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221115-N-IX644-1056 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 16, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Mancini, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, performs an ear exam on Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maci Briscoe, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 16, 2022. NMRTC Sigonella Sailors embarked aboard George H.W. Bush to provide specialty training and medical examinations to the crew. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46. The GHWBCSG 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 partn

110830-N-ZZ999-051ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2011) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Ousseinou Kaba bandages a Sailor's arm during a mass casualty exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, along with several embarked multi-mission assets, is preparing to conduct potential support operations along the Atlantic coast in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

980326-F-4116M-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)

220615-N-OL632-1108 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 15, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) tend to a simulated patient during a mass casualty drill, June 15, 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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Graves, operations sustainability analyst assigned to the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, attach prescription outserts to Aircrew Laser Eye Protection glasses at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 22, 2022. Graves traveled with members of the 28th and 46th Test and Evaluation Squadrons to evaluate the effectiveness of new ALEP devices.

DA-SD-99-03198. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron respond to simulated casualties during Exercise Grand Shield 22-5 on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 9, 2022. Exercise Grand Shield 22-5 enables first responders to accurately simulate responses to emergency situations.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ricardo Quero and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Craig Fortson with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher during a simulated mass causality training event during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, 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.

US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Steven Goldsmith, a veterinarian, treats a cow in the small village of Aroki, while conducting a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP), Dental Civil Action Program (DENCAP) and Veterinarian Civil Action Program, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Aroki State: Kapisa Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Simulated C-130 aircraft crash casualty, Paul Shields of the 21st LSS/LGTTS, suffering from a simulated abdominal wound is treated by AIRMAN 1ST Class Kevin Bradley of the 21st Space Wing's Medical Group. Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, Search & Recovery, Bioenvironmental, Mobil Command and Control and the Medical group all responded to this part of the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection that was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, .... Complete Scene Caption: Simulated C-130 aircraft crash casualty, Paul Shields of the 21st LSS/LGTTS, suffering from a simulated abdominal wound is treated by Airman 1st Class Kevin Bradley of the 21st Space Wing's Medical Group. Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, Search & Recovery, Bioe

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anna Weaver (left), 51st Security Forces Squadron defender, assesses a simulated victim during a Defend the Base training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. U.S. Air Force members are trained to perform basic lifesaving techniques known as tactical combat casualty care, which are used in combat environments.

111102-N-OD763-022ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2011) Ships Serviceman 2nd Class Percy Collins and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jason Mendonca tend to Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Donald Broyles simulated battle injury during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is participating in an integrated exercise with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU).

050103-N-4166B-179. Base: Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

031104-F-1798W-016. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba ñ Soldiers of the Puerto Rican Army National Guard practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation on dummy infants during a CPR certification course in Joint Task Force Guantanamoís Camp America August 1, 2008. The course was conducted by Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Ellis, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Joint Troop Aid Station, and taught the Soldiers how to properly assist victims of cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (JTF Guantanamo

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Visha Patel (right), 36th Fighter Generation Squadron simulated trauma victim, is assessed by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Edgar Corona, 51st Medical Group emergency medical technician, during a mass casualty response training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 15, 2022. Cards were attached to victims during the scenario to give first responders more information on the victim and their condition.

Fort Drum first responders worked with their off-post partners during a full-scale exercise that centered on a mass casualty accident at Mount Belvedere Gate caused by an extreme weather event. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct a simulated human remains recovery during Operation Thundercat at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Sept. 24, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provided a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world war fighting capabilities.

990204-M-8476B-008. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, annotates a MIST report for a simulated casualty during combat lifesaver training, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 9, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-112. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and a Yanbu General Hospital medical team prepare to load a simulated casualty into an ambulance during a simulated mass causality training event during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, 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.

220620-N-TC847-1001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2022) Chief Master-at-Arms William Amann, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) instructs Sailors during a combative take down portion of a surface reaction force (SRF) bravo class, 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 Americas adversaries in support of national security.

140308-N-AO823-109AEGEAN SEA (March 8, 2014) Sailors in the medical department of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) assess a Turkish mariners recovered by a Bataan Search and Rescue swimmer. Bataan responded to a Hellenic Coast Guard request for assistance to the grounded Turkish Flagged container vessel, Yusuf Cepnioglu. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Siobhan Wallmow, 607th Combat Communications Squadron, Camp Humphries, South Korea, helps prep "victims" for a medical evacuation exercise during FOAL EAGLE 2000 on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest joint and combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from 25 October to 3 November. About 25,000 U.S. troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

MANAMA, Bahrain (May 8, 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 tourniquet application training during exercise Neon Defender 22 in Bahrain, May 8. 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.

U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Switlick, middle, helps local Micronesian and Japanese care providers transport a Canadian diver to a hyperbaric chamber for treatment in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 17, 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 and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

221101-N-AL206-1744 Ensign Alejandro Carriazo attempts to restrain his opponent after being sprayed with OC during Ships Reaction Force training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 1, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations along NATO allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Members of the 68th Medical Detachment at Hickam Air Force Base and Queens Hospital Emergency staff remove an accident victim out of a UH-1H Iroquois helicopter to a waiting emergency elevator at the hospital. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120213-N-VA840-165 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2012) Lt. Brian W. Ferguson, center, secures a Sailor to a stretcher during a medical drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 1st Marine Division conduct a Valkyrie blood transfusion under the supervision of evaluators during an Expeditionary Medical Integration Course (EMIC) on Camp Pendleton, California May 5, 2022. Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) conducted EMIC to lay a foundation of skills and knowledge required for MEU medical personnel to provide the highest levels of health service support capability in any operational environment.

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Jason Webb, a General Surgeon assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., secures a "casualty's" neck and chin with a bandage during Emerald Warrior, March 4, 2011.Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

040202-F-9850E-022. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristen Warner, left, 909th Air Refueling Squadron independent duty medical technician, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Miranda, right, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron munitions technician, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2022. With the Omicron variant, staying up-to-date with vaccinations and boosters is pivotal in order to ensure a fit and ready force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Gabrielle Schrader, a veterinary service officer with the 422nd Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), right, demonstrates the process of checking the ribs before inserting a needle chest decompression on Diesel’, an animatronic dog used to simulate realistic training, to U.S. Navy medical personnel during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) and Global Medic on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 11, 2022. This demonstration was part of a joint branch training to prepare medical personnel throughout hospitals to treat and care for military working dogs.

220412-N-XB470-1018SAN DIEGO (April 12, 2022) Cmdr. Christopher Martin, a chaplain assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) (middle right), provides instructions to the religious ministry team aboard the ship, April 12. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicines abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders.

110321-M-2739S-007AICHI, Japan (March 21, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Ewell Hollis, a physician assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force, examines a Japanese woman who broke her arm during the tsunami at an emergency shelter established at a school. U.S. armed forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces are surveying the school for plans to establish power, food and water supply lines in support of Operation Tomodachi after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan March 11.

A mobile dental clinic, humanitarian aid bound for the country of Niger, is loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Community search and rescue team with stretcher, in Yaizu, Japan.

030815-F-4350W-004. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

041209-F-7875T-003. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Parker Boldt, right, and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Talley, recruiters with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Springfield, encourage fair attendees attempting a Marine plank challenge at The Big E Fair, Springfield, Massachusetts, Sept. 23, 2022. The Marines attended the annual Big E Fair from Sept. 16-25 to generate awareness and show support in the local community.

040702-F-6335P-184. Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

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