Military Medical Training

Images depicting military personnel engaged in various medical training scenarios, including trauma care and patient simulations in diverse environments.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support run a practice lane for a mass casualty scenario during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

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

220725-N-WG572-1003JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 25, 2022) - Royal Australian Navy Commodore Paul O Grady, commander, Combined Force Maritime Component, right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Toshiyuki Hirata attend a Navy Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) brief during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 25. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, and 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 worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Navy photo by MC3 Christopher J. Crawford)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 25, 2014) Chief Culinary Specialist Tommy Chavira serves turkey during a Christmas feast aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry is deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Patrick Burns, an operations officer with 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, cuts ham during a Thanksgiving potluck for 7th ESB on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2022. 7th ESB deployment readiness coordinator hosted a potluck for Marines that live in the barracks in order to build camaraderie and unit cohesion during the holiday season.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nigel Contaste, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Luis Baptista, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, participates in a mock dire K-9 rescue scenario at the medical training facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2022. The 673d Medical Group held its first-ever Joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care-K-9 course geared toward exposing military emergency providers, doctors, and independent medical technicians to basic emergency medical care for military working dogs. Students of the course split into two groups during the hands-on portion of the course, which provided them with shock treatment and respiratory distress scenarios for training.

$.S. Army Spc. Shaniqua Ballard, a nurse with the 18th Field Hospital, 304th Medical Detachment, trains Tech. Sgt. Elisa Fredrickson, a medical logistics technician with the 158th Fighter Wing, Vt. National Guard, and U.S. Navy Hospitalman 1st Class Jennifer Digirolamo, a Corpsman with Navy Medical Readiness and Training Battalion Portsmouth, on an autorefractor during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.$

220824-N-JO823-1021 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 24, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Blake Schleigh, left, from Phoenix, Arizona, administers a shot to Chief Operations Specialist Eric Brenner, 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.

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 29, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Marybeth Vargas-Romero describes physical fitness options available to Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) to members of the Arkansas Air National Guard, Oct. 29, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to Navy Reserve-Expeditionary Medical Facility (NR-EMF) Bethesda, perform care on a simulated military working dog during their operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE directly supports the Surgeon General's guidance that "Navy Medicine will optimize to project medical power in support of Naval Superiority." NR-EMF Bethesda is comprised of Reservists from around the country that came together to complete training which includes equipment familiarization, integrated medical/patient throughput training, scenario/mission, and emergency (fire, security, etc.) training.

U.S. Navy Cmrd. Thomas Shu, a critical care flight nurse with Navy medical Readiness and Training Battalion Portsmouth, introduces Rear Adm. Mary Riggs, Executive Director, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, to the site of Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 19, 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.

220128-N-SI601-1019 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andrew Quigley, from Wichita, Kansa, assigned to the U.S. Navys forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), prepares bandages for administering COVID-19 vaccination boosters on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel G. Providakes)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Kely Soza, a hospital corpsman with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts TCCC training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at Bolkia Garrison, Brunei, Oct. 25, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2020) A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) has his temperature checked as he returns to the ship as part of the Navys aggressive response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to be cleared to return to the ship, Sailors must have received two separate negative test results. Kidd arrived in San Diego April 28 to receive medical care for its Sailors and clean and disinfect the ship following a COVID-19 outbreak while underway. The crew will continue the strategic deep-cleaning regimen in accordance with established Navy and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance prior to continuing her scheduled deployment.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 4, 2022) Yeoman Seaman John D. Olig, from Omaha, Neb., assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) applies a combat application tourniquet to a simulated casualty during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, May 4. John P. Murtha is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

1st Lt. James Cawley, a physician assistant with the 108th Area Support Medical Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, provides medical assistance to Amalia Belin, a resident of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, while visiting the Bethany Church Shelter Oct. 16 on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Soldiers from the 108th ASMC as well as Soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment were deployed to assist emergency personnel and local residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Army SGT Steve Blessing, LPN, left; Army MAJ Eric Edwards, Head Nurse ICU-1, center standing and Army SGT Maggie Wlkerson, LPN, right, all from the 86th Combat Support Hospital from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, train EKG procedures on USAF Technical SGT Robert Coleman, 437th Air Wing, Charleson Air Force Base, South Carolina, lying on cot. Their mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2012) Sailors from the Decontamination Incident Response Team (DIRT) at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton wash a mannequin during a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery certification exercise. The biannual event tests the teams readiness in handling hazardous material-related casualties and protecting the hospital from contamination.

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Army Sergeant Jonathan Bake, 82nd Airborne Division, radios for additional assistance during Airborne Operations at Fort Bragg, N.C.

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

New recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 3, 2023.During their first night aboard the depot, recruits will make a phone-call home, receive their first recruit haircut, be issued their uniforms and complete initial administrative processing.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Marissa Mayor, a general surgeon with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII poses for a picture on a UH-1Y Venom with her surgical instruments while aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a surgical training event during exercise UNITAS LXIII in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 17, 2022. The training event consisted of Marines patrolling, taking simulated casualties, and simulated lifesaving surgery. UNITAS, which is Latin for unity, was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 63rd iteration of the worlds longest-running annual multi-national maritime exercise. Additionally, this year Brazil celebrated its bicentennial, a historical milestone commemorating 200 years of the countrys independence.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Celeste Lopez, Bioenvironmental Technician, left, Master Sgt. Alisha Sandage, Public Health Technician, middle, Tech. Sgt. Amanda Armstrong, Aerospace Medical Technician, right, and Senior Airman Charles Saulsbury, Aerospace Medical Technician, bottom, of the 185th Air Refueling Wings Medical Group learn about code blue emergency procedures at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia, on June 22, 2022. Defibrillator use and chest compressions, among other techniques, were trained over at the Savannah CRTC.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Katie Grogan, left, administers the Covid-19 vaccine to a New Jersey National Guard Soldier at the 108th Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 21, 2021.

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

A U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron checks his roster during a bivouac training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 18, 2024. Over the course of the exercise, participants practiced building defensive fighting positions, responded to vehicle checkpoints, and performed post-attack reconnaissance sweeps , while demonstrating their ability to survive and operate in a hostile environment.

U.S. Navy HN Andrea Davis a corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Keller, Texas native, prepares ranger lock while Valkyrie training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tristin Sherbecoe, a motor transport operator with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, injects saline into a patient in a combat life saver course during Bushido Strike 23 on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey, South Korea, Feb. 3, 2023. III MSB is conducting Bushido Strike 23, which comprises training events including a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to validate its mission essential tasks to provide combat service support, security and administrative services to III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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U.S. Army Sgt. James Wright, a medic assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division applies a tourniquet to identify a usable vein from U.S. Army Spc. Brycen Fullerton, also assigned to 1-4 Cav during a blood transfusion training at Trzebien, Poland, April 14, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division 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; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

U.S. Navy Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), conduct an exchange of information with U.K. Royal Navy Sailors while on board the RFA Argus, Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 25, 2024. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group has transferred under NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. Marine Corps

A Kuwait Army firefighter demonstrates how to properly apply a tourniquet to stop bleeding during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care class taught by Airman 1st Class Alex Moore, 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron aerospace medical technician, September 14, 2022. During the training the firefighters volunteered for hands-on training to apply tourniquets, learning invaluable tools to save someones life in a crisis situation.

220617-N-DW158-1115 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Chelsea Baysic, right, from Los Angeles, helps Midshipman 1st Class Nate Williams, from Narragansett, Rhode Island, put on survival gear in the Aircrew Survival Equipmentman shop for the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan hosted five U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen for their summer cruise allowing them to experience day-to-day life aboard an aircraft carrier. 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.

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Voegtlin, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, gives a doll to Kamila, a local Afghan girl, after treating her for burn wounds to her waist, left leg and foot Dec. 16 at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. Voegtlin, who is a paramedic in civilian life with the Des Moines, Iowa, Fire Department, and lives in Altoona, Iowa, said she is learning new medical techniques and treatments this deployment.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Smith, a rifleman with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe, (FASTEUR), and native of Tennessee, gives instruction on how to apply a bandage to the chest during Tactical Combat Casualty Care with Moldovan police forces in Chișinău, Moldova, January 18, 2024. Task Force 61/2.3 (Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Europe) provides capabilities such as rapid response expeditionary anti-terrorism and security operations in support of Commanders, United States European Command (COMESEUCOM) and as directed by Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) in order to protect vital naval and national assets.

U.S. and Estonian Soldiers work with K9 Diesel, which allows Soldiers to train in emergency care for canines. The demonstration was part of the Multinational Military Medical Exchange.

Philadelphia firefighters Capt. Stefani Gorman, marine operations officer, and Thomas Fry, fireboat engineer, deliver a notional victim to mass casualty decontamination personnel assigned to the 140th Chemical Company, California National Guard, at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. July 26, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of “Americas worst day”.

Spc. Makaela Rodriguez with the 294th Medical Company Area Support operates a lane at a Test Iowa site at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 7, 2020. Nearly 900 Soldiers and Airmen were called to state active duty to assist with the states response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2022)Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Johana Chi, from Norman, Oklahoma, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), center, observes Colombian navy sailors as they apply field dressing bandages during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training with Colombian Naval forces at Naval Base ARC Bolivar, in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 16, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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220106-N-MR124-1074 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2022) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 1st Class Orry Coriell, top, a native of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, practices detaining tactics with Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Susan Nguyen, a native of San Antonio, during anti-terrorism training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS OKane (DDG 77), Jan. 6, 2022. OKane, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) along with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partners and serve as a ready response force to ensure maritime security and a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Col. Phillip Brown, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, right, listens to a briefing about the challenges the Honduran Red Cross faces July 20, 2022, at Omoa, Honduras. JTF-Bravo is committed to demonstrating the strength of collaborative relationships by continuing productive dialogue with key partners and a continued effort to seek out future locations for collaboration among partners in the Western Hemisphere.

220426-N-XB470-1014SAN DIEGO (April 26, 2022) Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) personnel train with a dog training dummy on the ships casualty reception deck April 26. 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.

040605-A-5679R-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Christian D. Bland (NAC/AW), from Washington, D.C., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, assists patients aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a mass casualty drill while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 19, 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. Navy

030208-F-0876R-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Georgina Atchison, 229th Aviation Regiment, XVIII Airborne Corps, has her blood pressure checked by Sergeant (SGT) Aaron K. Wallace, the Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), assigned to the Aid Station, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 82nd Airborne Division, at Bagram Airbase, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

SINGAPORE (Aug. 22, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Cho tracks a vessel of interest, along with maritime partners, during the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2022 command post exercise at Changi Naval Base Aug. 22, 2022. In its 21st year, SEACAT is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among 21 participating Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, command chief for Air Education and Training Command, visits with personnel from the 42nd Medical Group at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Feb. 22, 2024. Bickley spent his time during the visit engaging with Airmen from units across the installation, all of whom play pivotal roles in the success of the 42nd Air Base Wings mission. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Wade, a data systems administrator with 2nd Network Battalion, listens for consistent breathing on the simulated casualty during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course at Marine Corps Community Services Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 13, 2022. The TCCC course certifies Marines in basic first aid to reduce combat casualties and maintain a high state of readiness in a forward-deployed environment. The course teaches evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.

Maj. Christina Hewett, 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, reviews flight crew information during a crew brief for Exercise Nexus Rising at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 4, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in Nexus Rising include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling, deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and control. Reserve Citizen Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and California Air National Guard members from Moffett Field are participating in the exercise, June 3-5, 2022.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Naval Family Branch Health Clinic medical personnel coordinate triage during Exercise Active Shield 22 on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Exercise Active Shield is a bilateral exercise conducted annually with the Japan Self-Defense Force to better prepare the air stations incident response procedures during base defense operations.

Ms. Leigh Method, 4th Estate, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense and Dr. Julian Ouellet, 4th Estate, Vice Director for Joint Force Development and Design Integration, Joint Staff visited Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and was informed of the CROWS-J Javelin Weapon System Sept. 20 at Fort Carson. After the brief Soldiers and visitors enjoyed a delicious lunch of MREs.

230118-N-MD461-1052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2022) Chief Operation Specialist Daniel OConnell, a native of Edison, N.J., practices chest compressions during a CPR training session in the jet shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations.

A U.S. Army military working dog handler, assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, applies medical bandages to a military working dog trauma mannequin during a simulated injury at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 19, 2024. JTF-Bravo medics and first responders receive monthly military working dog trauma care and response to ensure the team is equipped to respond to a crisis at a moment's notice.

171129-N-DA737-065 BREMERTON, Wash. (Nov. 29, 2017) Logisitics Specialist Seaman Kiara Jones practices using an ophthalmoscope, a tool used to exam eyes, during a general quarters drill aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is in port conducting routine training as it continues preparing for its next scheduled deployment.

Royal Navy Capt. Dan Thomas, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Littoral Strike Group, converses with U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, during an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System static display, as part of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, Camp Kisarazu, Japan, June 16, 2022. PALS consisted of discussions, presentations and demonstrations which were conducted in effort to promote regional security and enhance amphibious operational concepts and capabilities. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 2, 2012) A Sailor aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) gets a flu shot to ensure the crew is protected against the flu virus.

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), May 10 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.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Willie, an observer coach/trainer assigned to 157th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, treats simulated casualty during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care event for the Best Ranger, Best Sapper, and Best Medic assessment at Camp Atterbury, IN Nov. 8,2022. The 157th Infantry Brigade evaluated competitors over a 48-hour period to determine who will represent First Army in the Best Ranger, Best Sapper, and Best Medic competitions in 2023.

Spc. Isaac González of the Joint Task Force - Puerto Rico speaks with a citizen in Cayey, Puerto Rico, May 12, 2022. As part of the Continue Safe operation, the Puerto Rico National Guard continued its commitment to helping the island's citizens get a better quality of life.

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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Philip Tinker, an instructor in the Medical Education and Training Campus Respiratory Therapist program, conducts a tour of the mock neonatal intensive care unit laboratory for Dr. Barclay Butler, Assistant Director for Support, Defense Health Agency; Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Assistant Director for Support, DHA; and Army Brig. Gen. Katherine Simonson, Deputy Assistant Director, Research & Development Directorate (J-9), DHA, during a visit to METC April 20, 2022. METC, located on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, conducts enlisted medical training in 48 programs of instruction for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

U.S. Army Sgt. Elizabeth Snapp, Okinawa Veterinary Activity animal care specialist, briefs a U.S. Marine on burn care during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazard and toxic substance training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. The purpose of the training was to provide didactic and hands-on training for Marine and Air Force MWD handlers to enable point-of-care and en-route care for toxic substance exposure.

050305-F-3408B-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Runfola, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team member, left, assists Tech. Sgt. Ian Gateley, 325th CES EOD technician, right, don the helmet of a bomb suit at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 27, 2022. The EOD bomb suit helmet is designed to protect against the four main blast threats: overpressure, fragmentation, impact and heat.

030823-F-6844O-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A member of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (DAWE) inspects a U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), 1st Marine Division, during a DAWE inspection at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, July 22, 2022. 3/5 deployed a rifle company from Southern California to Darwin during the battalions readiness exercise, increasing their readiness to serve as part of I Marine Expeditionary Forces crisis response within the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks with Masanori Matsugawa, the mayor of Ginowan, Okinawa, during the 2022 Youth Exchange Program at Camp Lester Middle School on Camp Lester, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 2, 2022. The program was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Defense Education Activity which allowed participants from both Japan and the U.S. to practice healthy communication skills and participate in activities to learn more about each others cultures. Liszewski and Matsugawa reviewed student projects, presented student awards, and provided remarks at the closing ceremony.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (Aug. 2, 2022) - U.S. Navy Lt. Kelly Chung, the legal officer aboard the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), speaks with a student from St. Josephs College for Women during a tour of the ship while moored in Visakhapatnam, India on Aug. 2, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army Sgt. Quran Williams, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, administers a fit test to a staff member at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus in Paramus, N.J., April 16, 2020. The test of the N95 mask was conducted using a sodium saccharin scent, ensuring the staffing members could not smell the scent through the mask when worn properly. The New Jersey National Guard is supporting state and local officials with the COVID-19 relief effort.

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing participate in CPR refresher training in Swanton, Ohio on Aug. 7, 2022. The 180FW fire department responds to emergencies both on and off base in the surrounding communities. Regular training ensures they maintain the highest levels of readiness and proficiency.

Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaskas Air National Guard 176th Medical Group inventory and pack medical supplies as part of Agile Combat Employment training, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, December 5, 2022. During their time in Hawaii, the team spent time inventorying medical supplies and building pallets that will be used in future exercises to ensure they have everything they need to set up at an ACE spoke location.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Cassidy, a transmissions systems operator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Mays Landing, New Jersey native, donates blood in support of Valkyrie training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Operations Group (OPSGRP), National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., receive a familiarization medical rehearsal from 3d Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Range Operations, and Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) personnel at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 21, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 brings Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and three additional partner Indo-Pacific nations together to evaluate and provide realistic training in the conditions they will most likely face in a crisis or conflict to strengthen their defense relationships and multinational interoperability.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Peder Swanson, Deputy Commanding General of 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), and Col. Katie Suarez, Commander of the 338th Brigade, speak with medical students from Lincoln Memorial University and Eastern Tennessee State University during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 20, 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.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Yokota Air Base pose for a photo with members of the Japanese public during the Hofu Air Show 2022 at Hofu-Kita Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2022. Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Operations Support Squadron attended the Hofu Air Festival to promote bilateral relations with their Japanese counterparts and the greater Hofu community.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Brittany Reynolds, aerospace medical technician with the Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing assesses participant's emergency medical proficiency for the first aid/CPR competition at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, April 6, 2022. Each year Wisconsin Air National Guard members from a variety of occupational specialties leverage their military training and experience to serve as judges for the annual event, which helps prepare area students for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, left, surgeon general of the Army and Medical Command commanding general, and MEDCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond D. Hough, right, present a coin at SHAPE Healthcare Facility to Lt. Col. Simeon Smith, chief of public health for the SHAPE and Brussels healthcare facilities, April 20, 2022 at Casteau, Belgium.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing participate in CPR refresher training in Swanton, Ohio on Aug. 7, 2022. The 180FW fire department responds to emergencies both on and off base in the surrounding communities. Regular training ensures they maintain the highest levels of readiness and proficiency.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Lonnie Travis, Sergeant Major of II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives his Influenza vaccine and COVID-19 booster shot, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 2, 2022. Vaccinations are essential to force readiness for II MEF in order to ensure the force is prepared to deploy at a moment's notice. Come to fight, come to win.

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Air Force Maj. Robert D. Groves, the 157th Medical Group chief of optometry, checks the vision of Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse D. Hyam, a 157th MDG medical technician, July 7, 2017, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. Groves has worked as part of the medical group since 2012.

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