Military Medical Training Exercises

Images depict military personnel administering medical aid in training scenarios, showcasing teamwork and medical procedures in field settings.

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

Firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron assess simulated mass casualties during Exercise Grand Shield 22-5 on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 9, 2022. Exercise Grand Shield is a recurring exercise that allows the base to apply their training to different scenarios.

U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) inspect their gear at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 2, 2022. 1st MAW CBRN conducted a short-notice fly-away drill as part of their enhanced CBRN capability set, which allows them to identify hazardous materials and mitigate threats on the battlefield.

220908-F-LN908-0128ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2022) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Giselle Olivera, from Rancho Cordova, Calif., cuffs Operations Specialist Seaman Dustin Bettice, right, from San Antonio, during security reaction force training aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 8, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Robinson, an instructor with the Navy Education and Training Office, Division Schools, 1st Marine Division, demonstrates how to pack gauze on a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care course for religious program personnel drawn from across the division on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 8, 2022. TCCC aims to reduce combat deaths while allowing a unit to complete its mission and provide the best possible care for casualties on the battlefield.

040311-F-5677R-001. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3rd Marine Logistics Group apply a bandage to a simulated wound during a Role-1 medical facility tour at Combined Arms Training Center Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, June 28, 2023. During Exercise SHINKA, the Japan Self Defense Ground Force and U.S. Navy trained together to increase operational understanding and create memorable bonds.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephanie Nelson and Lance Cpl. Alan Ayalazapien, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; take a simulated casualty towards safety during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 2022. A CRE-EX tests CBRNs ability to respond to different operations, including investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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.

An intravenous drip is inserted into a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 22, 2022. This integrated training establishes confidence and familiarity between the Marines and Sailors for in-flight medical treatment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the 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.

Air Force medical personnel assigned to the 673d Medical Group move a simulated casualty to an evacuation litter 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.

US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Force Services Support Group (FSSG), re-mount at Chemical Biological Protective Shelter (CBPS) onto its M1113 Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The CBPS is a highly mobile chemically protected shelter system designed for emergency medical use in forward battle areas. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) specialist executes a casualty evacuation exercise during the TACP Lightning Challenge 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. Lightning Challenge tests United States Air Force TACP Airmen through competition in agile combat employment, physical ability and marksmanship in order to identify the most outstanding multi-capable Airman in the world, prepared to fight and win on the all-domain battlefields of the future.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2022) Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, carry a patient with a simulated injury to medical during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tracy Daivs, center left, en route patient staging nurse, relays simulated patient conditions to medical personnel from the Japan Air Self Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force during Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10, 2024. Cope North strengthens the combined tactics, techniques and procedures between multilateral partners to enhance interoperability and capability to provide life-saving care in contingency situations. Air Force

Security Policeman, MSGT Brad Wilson, 341st Security Police Squadron, restrains an uncooperative "protester" who attempted to run past security personnel and penetrate the deployed 43rd Air Refueling Group's area of operation. The "protester" being restrained with handcuffs on the ground in the snow is portrayed by A1C Matthew Law from the 43rd Logistic Squadron. A1C Law is working with evaluators in a security scenario during the 43rd Air Refueling Group's week-long exercise which includes a short notice deployment and how to operate in a combat environment. The exercise was held in preparation for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Magan Lindsey Girr (left) of Camden, S.C., 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, hands a stuffed bear to a young Afghan girl during a humanitarian assistance mission, July 15, in a remote village of Kabul province. Girr, a medic at Camp Phoenix, was there to assist the Civil Military Operations, 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion distribute aid to more than 450 people of the Naw Abad Village.

Mexican troops train on rendering medical aid as a part of Tradewinds 22 on May 11, in Manatee, Belize. Tradewinds is a Caribbean-focused exercise designed to expand the regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; strengthen partnerships; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during the SOP Development Conference; determine SOPs to be exercised; determine regional process for SOP validation; enhance ability to defend Exclusive Economic Zones; increase U.S./ally/partner readiness; promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into the force; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter IUU fishing activities.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Aaron Kershner, 51st Civil Engineering Squadron, gives medical attention to US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert Carrillo after a bus crash during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Soldiers from across the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) completed day two of the Best Squad Competition June 7, 2022 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Day two includes night to day land navigation, medical lanes, weapons familiarization with all squad level weapons, a written test and an equipment layout. (U.S. Army photos by Spc Kendall Lewis, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

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

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from Germany and the U.S. discuss Close Air Support (CAS) procedures on a map during Exercise Ample Strike 22 in Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. The exercise is a regular Czech Republic JTAC-led exercise focused on advanced air and land training, strengthening U.S. and NATO Allies capabilities, and defending against adversaries in the European Theater.

060817-N-4482V-006. Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4)

A team of El Salvadorian medics bring a simulated wounded survivor to a safe location so they can treat them during a medical evacuation exercise at Ilopango Air Base, El Salvador, June 16, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is an exercise designed to prepare military medical professionals to deploy and conduct joint operations under austere conditions.

041207-M-5573S-105. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army Sgt. Matt Ryan (left) and Army Staff Sgt. Will Phillips (right), both medics from the 224th Area Support Medical Company, Maryland National Guard, assist local firefighters as they exit a house fire in Salisbury, Md. August 27, 2011. Local first responders were called to a house fire after a downed tree caused power lines to arc electricity through a surge protector inside the home. Residents were home and were able to exit the house to safety.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Finer, a security forces member with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, keeps a simulated casualty awake and engaged whilst applying a tourniquet to a simulated leg injury on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 27, 2022. Tourniquets are used to treat heavily bleeding limb injuries.

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

$Spc. Andrew McKinley (left), a small arms artillery repairer assigned to 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, treats a manakin for a fracture and a burn during the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Knox, Kentucky, March 31, 2022. McKinley was one of 35 soldiers who competed in the Best Warrior Competition.$

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamie Canales, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels journeyman, provides tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) to a simulated injury on U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Haylen Rendeluk, 8th CES electrical journeyman, during a training event on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. Training scenarios are designed to ensure Airmen are ready and prepared for real-world situations.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Caleb Graves, right, with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, secures a simulated casualty during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. Graves is a native of Tennessee. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

Various units train at the Fort Dix MSCT (Medical Simulation Training Center) during their Combat Lifesaver Course. Army combat medics play a critical role by applying first aid and trauma care to simulated wounded Soldiers, but in some situations the first person to assist isn't always a certified medic. The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier, and the advanced life support skills. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion participate in pugil sticks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 27, 2023. Pugil sticks gives the recruits the chance to practice the skills they learn in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program classes ensuring recruits have a basic understanding of hand-to-hand combat.

Straight on medium shot of a Sergeant Steven Strickland, a Soldier from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division, as he became the first casualty during practice fire and maneuver tactics at Fort Hood, Texas' owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999. He broke his arm as his squad entered thick brush assaulting a bunker (Not shown). SGT Strickland is stabilized by 1ST of the 9th Cavalry's medic, Private john Williams prior to being taken to the hospital via MEDEVAC Ambulance (Not shown). Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060316-A-0527A-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

The Military Free Fall School located at Yuma Proving Ground planned a full-scale medical exercise to practice what could one day be a real emergency. The scenario that played out on Cox Field on the morning of Sept. 15 involved a jumper who injured his leg when landing.

United States Army ranger medic treating the wounds of his injured fellow in arms in the mountains. Battlefield medicine

US Army Special Forces soldier medic treating the wounds of injured in the desert. Battlefield medicine in the desert

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) treat simulated casualties at the role two shock trauma platoon during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 18, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Naval Reserve corpsmen from the 4th Medical Battalion administer aid to a simulated casualty as a Navy chaplain comforts him during a joint Naval/Marine Amphibious Brigade training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabian emergency team members conduct a cherry picker training event during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 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.

Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing fill sandbags at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 9, 2022. The sandbags are to be dispersed throughout Osan in preparation for flooding caused by heavy rainfall during South Koreas monsoon season.

U. S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vladik Yanushchik (left) and Lance Cpl. Michael Phipps (right), both assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), participate in room clearing and suspect controlling training with the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), May 18, 2022. FASTEUR is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

040130-F-9871C-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A U.S. Airman with the 627th Security Forces Squadron, 627th Air Base Group, apprehends two individuals in a simulated force protection scenario during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Oct. 12, 2022. Alongside airlift operations, Team McChord also conducted cargo and personnel processing, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, and force protection scenarios during Rainier War 22B.

SGT Walter Michener and CPL William Lowry, Medics of the 546th Medical Company (Area Support) out of Fort Hood, Texas, conduct an Advanced First Responder Training Program class with firefighters at the Camp Bondsteel Fire and Emergency Services on Nov. 25, 2022. Topics covered during the training included initial casualty triage, casualty placement in an FLA, loading and unloading the FLA, and how to set-up and utilize a SKED for aeromedical evacuation.(U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Yuval Chen and Sgt. Daniel Yastrijemski, visual information specialists assigned to Israel Defense Forces Combat Camera Unit, conduct a tactical skill lane while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Airmen from 375th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal, remove personal protection equipment during a suspicious package exercise on Scott Air Force Base Illinois, Aug. 25, 2022. During the exercise, two members wore chemical protection gear underneath their bomb suits to ensure their safey when anazlying the contents of the package.

050903-N-5526M-009. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JTF-KATRINA, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA

Navy Lt. Sarita Ojha, dentist for 1st Dental Detachment, Charlie Surgical Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), performs dental work on a black lab named Taker’ while being observed by fellow dentists at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1. Taker, a bomb-sniffing dog with the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division in support of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was brought in to have a root canal.

050523-A-8255A-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Veronica Mamaliga, a bulk fuel specialist with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wraps a bandage around the leg of a simulated casualty during a combat life-saver course aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Philippine Sea, Aug. 11, 2022. Mamaliga is a native of Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the combat life-saver course is for the Marines to practice and sharpen their tactical combat casualty care skills in preparation for possible real-world situations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the 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. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, cut materials for an advanced demolition range during the Sapper Leaders Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides small-unit leaders with the training necessary for independent operation, teaching them how to interpret the operating environment, seize opportunities, and effectively maneuver without direction.

A United Arab Emirate soldier prepares a combat rubber raiding craft to be used in a training exercise with U.S. Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 12, 2022. The training focused on developing the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance capabilities of the UAE service members.

030822-F-7709W-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

021006-M-0175R-023. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC)

040330-M-8096K-004. Subject Operation/Series: FPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. After days of planning, rehearsing, and executing missions in the sandy backdrop of the Mojave Desert, masked-up leaders from 7th Infantry Divisions 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team paused training on January 17, 2022, for an after-action review to discuss operational lessons learned during Decisive Action Rotation 22-03 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.

Air Force Master Sgt. Mollica Askren and Senior Airman Nicholas Venecia, medics with the 181st Medical Group assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package Search and Extraction element, Indiana National Guard provide medical assessment and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

US Navy Lieutenant Commander Scott demonstrates the different tools that can be used when the airways become blocked during Jungle Warfare Training Course (JWTC) training in Okinawa, Japan. Medical Students from 3rd Medical Battalion and 3rd Dental Battalion took various classes at the JWTC to improve confidence, moral, and to learn to rely on themselves and their equipment. These classes, which are designed to give the students hands on training in combat, include mass casualty drills and exercises in how to preform the proper medical techniques in a unfamiliar and stressful settings. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Army Spc. Sage Gustafson, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, cools off in the arm immersion tank after completing a tactical foot march during 3rd ID's Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 26, 2022. Competition events, like the Best Squad Competition, are a test of grit and toughness, foster readiness and esprit de corps, and are a fundamental part of the Division's method of building lethal, cohesive teams and expert leaders.

Firefighters assigned to the 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron, 52nd Support Group, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, participate in rescue training operations. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030217-M-5607A-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Cpl. David Bourhenne and Spc. Rollin Findlay assigned to Headquarters 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) bring their casualty to safety while conducting Combat Lifesaver Course evaluations, at Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase in Romania, Nov. 21, 2022. Soldiers continue to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and reaffirm the commitment to the European continent by engaging in exercises like Combat Lifesaver Course, which increases interoperability and readiness between Allied and Partner nations.

111128-M-IC831-020 PUERTO CASTILLO, Honduras (Nov. 28, 2011) U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joel Billingsley, a military police platoon sergeant, demonstrates how to apply pressure to a pressure point under the chin of Lance Cpl. Steven Marshall. The Marines are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF), which supports Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S naval assets in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

030322-M-6270B-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

000509-N-6219G-029. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Camp Sameasan Country: Thailand (THA)

010405-M-7502M-038. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Sgt. Stephen Turner, left, and Pfc. Nicholas Stoup, both with the 441st Ground Ambulance Company, carry Maj. Loren Klemp, First Army Division West Deputy Surgeon, off the battlefield after a simulated mortar attack. The 441st and the 345th Combat Support Hospital were both training at Fort Hood, Texas, participating in their final validation exercise before deployment to Kuwait and Iraq, respectively.

970218-F-8748C-007. Complete Scene Caption: United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, off load supplies and equipment from a United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The Special Forces Group will be providing security for United States Military aircraft landing in Liberia in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR)

Two members from the 36th Security Forces Squadron comfort U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Cowart, 36th Mission Support Group executive officer, after being tased during a training event on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 2, 2022. Cowart was taking part in a 36th SFS community outreach program to train Airmen from different squadrons on what the security forces members go through.

980722-A-6435A-009. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '98 Country: Lithuania (LTU)

A simulated victim of a chemical attack is decontaminated by members of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force during a National Level Exercise at Fort Lewis, Wash. The Marine Corps response unit, from Indian Head, Md., is a one-of-a-kind initial response force.

U.S. Army Soldiers of the California Army National Guards 1040th Quartermaster Company — Spcs. Kenneth D. Johnson, Sharandep Sall and Deanna Echeverria — place potatoes and other produce into bags on June 26, 2020, at the Interfaith Food Bank in Jackson, California. Since late March Cal Guard has supported humanitarian assistance to food banks during the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Guard hasnt slowed its food bank operations and has packed and distributed nearly 75 million pounds of food to recipients across the state.

041229-M-4697Y-102. Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES

Sgt. Fernando Camacho, a firefighter with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, gives his feet a well-deserved break at the halfway point of the 2010 Honolulu Marathon, Sunday. For the second year in a row, Camacho and seven other Marines hiked the 26.3-mile marathon with boots, camouflage trousers and 65-pound packs to raise money for wounded Marines and sailors at Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Detachment Hawaii, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

220618-N-AO868-1011 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 18, 2022) Sailors patch a pipe during damage control olympics, on the Focsle of USS San Jacinto (CG 56) in the Mediterranean Sea, June 18, 2022. San Jacinto 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.

060415-N-0411D-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

U.S. Air Force Airmen treat a simulated injured wingman during a base exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Dec. 8, 2022. Airmen from across the installation practiced emergency medical procedures on an injured Airmen as a test of responsiveness and readiness.

Staff Sgt. Julian Wiggins, U.S. Army Medical Command, focuses on the sit-up portion of the APFT Oct. 1, during the 2008 Department of the Army NCO/Soldier of the Year Competition at Fort Lee, Va.

040323-A-6414T-051. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

010811-F-5964B-006. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

US Air Force Captain Joanne Peros, 146th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard (CANG), checks on a patient awaiting air evac during a mass casualty exercise in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The exercise was a joint-nation event involving the CANG, personnel from Wilford Hall Medical Center and the air evac unit from the Fuerza Aerea de Chile. Country: Chile (CHL)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Zachary Matthews with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 , Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducts medical care on a simulated casualty during Medical Reindeer a medical exercise held prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 14, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

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

041210-M-3658J-034. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1FSSG

US Army SPECIALIST, Fourth Class Dino Garnett from the 319th transportation team, Dover, Delaware, helps unload equipment with members of the 544th Military Police from Yauco, Puerto Rico, and the 125th Headquarters Detatchment from Ponce, Puerto Rico. They have arrived to participate in Exercise ROVING SANDS '96. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

INDIAN OCEAN (June 3, 2013) Sailors conduct a mass casualty drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling looks into a surgery tent at Talouine, Morocco June 24, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

050903-N-5526M-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force critical care air transport team (CCATT) lifts a mannequin patient out of a transport bus before carrying it onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft with the Air National Guards 123rd Airlift Wing out of Louisville, Kentucky, at the Cincinnati Municipal Airport, April 6, 2023. The CCATTs trained with the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on trauma and critical care aboard an aircraft as part of the Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) program at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The C-STARS program is a 14-day course at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center that trains 12 to 15 Air Force medical professionals each class with 14 classes held annually.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Naujy Serrano, center, 423d Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management NCO in charge of plans and operations, speaks with attendees during Diversity Day at RAF Alconbury, England, Aug. 12, 2022. Diversity day celebrated various cultures of 501st Combat Support Wing members, while also educating Airmen and family members on the value and contributions of people from all walks of life.

040113-F-1740G-005. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Capt. Jolene North, Pacific Partnership 2010 veterinarian officer-in-charge, applies de-worming medicine onto the backs of pigs during a Pacific Partnership 2010 veterinary civic action program held at the Amahusu village on July 29, 2010. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is in Ambon, Indonesia, participating in Sail Banda 2010. Mercy�s participation features medical and dental care clinics and construction projects in and around Ambon, as well as on Seram Island.

110416-N-DR144-180 ARABIAN SEA (April 16, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) secure Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Joseph Guzman, simulating an injury, in a Reeve Sleeve stretcher for movement during a general quarters drill. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting maritime security operations and close-air support missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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