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Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. Mikki Fritz stands in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk prior to a mission with the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion and Soldiers from the Royal Thai More

Spc. Gerhard Borabora, a soldier assigned to 62nd CBRN Company, uses a chemical agent detector on Spc. Andrew Grove during a training scenario, Feb. 8. Soldiers of the 62nd CBRN Co. supported the exercise to as More

Combat medic wounded warriors Sgt. Vicente Ayala and Cpl. Aaron Jacinto perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated baby mannequin during the basic life support segment of the 68W combat medic training More

Spc. Traci Sturdevant and Spc. Christopher Sturdevant, who are married, appear together after their re-enlistment ceremony on the flight line at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2012. B More

Sgt. Eric Glowacki practices applying a field bandage on Sgt. Michael Makeever, a medic, both assigned to the 327th MP Battalion, based out of Arlington Heights, Ill., at the Medical Simulation Training Center More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danielle A. Whitaker (left), medical operations non-commissioned officer in charge for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, gives a verbal presentation about Audie Murp More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danielle A. Whitaker, medical operations non-commissioned officer in charge for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, gives a verbal presentation about Audie Murphy duri More

Sgt. Gregory Goodman, right, a combat medic with Headquarters Support Company, 638th Aviation Support Battalion, 38th Combat Aviation Brigade, guides Spc. Charles Roberson and Spc. Summer Ruf, on the procedures More

A soldier with the Afghan National Army moves a disabled car, to be used during a mass casualty exercise on Camp Parsa, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat More

Spc. Samuel Barnett receives the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge, and is photographed with his mother, Ms. Carol Lackhard, at a badge ceremony inside the Memorial Amphitheater Chapel in Arlingt More

Spc. Jacob Breedlove, a medic with the Minnesota Army Reserve’s 452nd CSH, dons his protective nuclear, biological, and chemical gear June 6 at Fort Riley during a combat lane of the Expert Field Medical Badge More

Spc. Pamela Hendrix, a health care specialist and combat medic with the 256th Combat Support Hospital, 307th Medical Support Brigade, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), microscopically views a urine sa More

Staff Sgt. Gordon Smith, senior Army Reserve medic for the 321st Engineer Battalion, teaches a class to a group of 24 Army medics during an 18-day Sapper Advanced Tactical Medical Course at Gowen Field Air Nati More

Spc. Rick Barr, right, and Spc. Timothy Johnson, left, demonstrate combat medic tasks on MATT, the new Multiple Amputation Traumatic Trainer, while Capt. Nick Wright, back, controls the training aid remotely an More

U.S. Army Sgt. Donnice Jackson, a health care specialist with the 4220th U.S. Army Hospital in Shoreham, N.Y., pulls a gurney from the back of the Crow Creek Sioux Ambulance while working with the ambulance ser More

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Michael O'Guinn commander of the Medical Readiness and Training Command, San Antonio, and his Command Sgt. Maj. Marlo Cross, meet with 228th Combat Support Hospital Command Sgt. Maj More

Spc. Taylor Walker, left, a field medic with Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, and a San Diego Police Officer and Spc. Juan Perez, right, from Ontario, reassure Spc. Cesire Martinez, who is from San Ber More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 228th Combat Support Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, conduct medical training drills utilizing an anatomically correct suit called the "cutsuit," a suit to be worn for surgical More

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 491st Area Support Medical Company give life saving medical attention to a simulated casualty in the field hospital on Forward Operating Base Independence at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 1 More

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Robert Miller, with the 994th Veterinary Detachment out of Round Rock, Texas, demonstrates life-saving techniques for injured working dogs on Fort McCoy, Wis., June 17, during Global Med More

The medics of the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, respond to a casualty evacuation request during a training exercise at Rodriguez Range, South Korea, More

Staff Sgt. Francesca Johnson (bottom left), Pfc. Jaclyn Wenki (bottom right) and Capt. Jerry Wall (top right), of the 415th Chemical Brigade, work with Sgt. Stephen England, of the 457th Chemical Battalion, to More

Spc. Brenda Carobini (left), Maj. John Spethman (center) and Pfc. Colton Johnson (right) of the 485th Chemical Battalion perform a simulated birth, during the Obstetric, Gynecology and Pediatric (OB/GYN) portio More

Sgt. 1st Class Ismael Rodriguez, 421st Medical Multifunction Battalion, tackles one of the obstacles of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Medic Competition in Baumholder, Germany (U.S. Photo by Capt. Je More

Staff Sgt. Markos A. Mendoza, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), sorts through items in the mystery basket while Sgt. Jeffrey W. Vaughan, 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), the team captain for More

Flight medic Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lowe, Detachment 1, HHD, 2/238th Aviation Regiment, guides a litter team towards a waiting UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter as part of Combat Medic Sustainment training conduct More

Spc. Anthony Macaione, a 68W Combat Medic assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, applies a tourniquet to the arm of simulated casualty during medical evacuation training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 1, More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rona Ver, a combat medic assigned to the 28th Combat Support Hospital, and members of the Albanian armed forces load a simulated patient into a UH-60 Black Hawk during medevac training Feb. 18, a More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment dig a hole for the foundation of a fireplace for sweet bread at a Christian youth summer camp during a community outr More

Staff Sgt. Bradley Owens, a combat medic with the West Virginia Army National Guard’s (WVARNG) Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, poses with Iraqi nationals during a tour of duty in Taji, Ir More

Soldiers with Joint Force Headquarters-Mississippi, prepare for a Periodic Health Assessment at the Raymond Road Readiness Center May 15, 2016. PHAs are conducted annually to ensure that Soldiers are physicall More

YAVORIV, Ukraine--Sgt. First Class Shon Crowley an instructor from the U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization shares a laugh with Ukrainian medics following their culminating training ev More

HONOLULU – Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers assigned to the health care specialists (68W) military occupational specialty, more commonly known as a combat medic, complete a casualty evacuation exercise More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonmichael Heldorfer, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center instructor, gives a briefing to medics playing the role of opposition forces during the final field training exercise o More

Staff Sgt. Sergio Rojas, Joint Force Headquarters, prepares his clinic for the Army's annual periodic health assessment on Feb. 11, 2017 at the D.C. Armory. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Cadet Nathan DeGal More

Sgt. Matthew Willich (left), a combat medic assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, evaluates medical trauma training for soldiers set to compe More

A soldier from the Maine Army National Guard gets his ear examined by a medical professional as part of a training demonstration at the 240th Regiment (RTI) in Bangor April 1, 2017. The training was part of th More

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, commanding general of U.S. Army Central greets Maj. Gen. William Lee, commanding general of 3rd medical Command (Deployment Support) during a brief site visit of a painted mural to cel More

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division perform first aid on simulated casualties during Decisive Action Rotation 17-06 at the National Training Cen More

Staff Sgt. Dalton Smith, the public affairs noncommissioned officer in charge with the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), (below), photographs UH-60 Blackhawks during More

U.S. Army combat medics, with the 86th Combat Support Hospital, familiarize themselves with personnel recovery drills on a MV-22 Osprey during a joint training exercise with Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assess a simulated casualty during Decisive Action Rotation 17-07.5 at the National More

Spc. Wacey Connor, a healthcare specialist with HHB, 2-142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas National Guard, performs a weapon check on a Mk 19 grenade launcher July 16, 2017, at Camp Ripley, Minn., in preparation for More

Sgt. Oswald Sanchez, a cavalry scout with B Troop, 1/221st Cavalry, Nevada National Guard, drags a 100-pound Sked to the finish line of the unknown distance run event on July 18, 2017, at Camp Ripley, Minn., du More

Spc. Wacey Connor, a healthcare specialist with HHB, 2-142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas National Guard, jumps over an obstacle on the confidence course during the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition More

Staff Sgt. Daniel Sebo, a healthcare specialist with 2-175th RTI, Minnesota National Guard, is greeted by Command Sgt. Maj. Douglas Wortham, the command sergeant major of the Minnesota National Guard, after he More

ARABIAN GULF - Crew members of the USNS Choctaw County use hand signals to guide a HH-60M Black Hawk belonging to the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade during deck landing qualifications in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 5 More

U. S. Army Soldiers assigned to 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, perform a simulated casualty evacuation during Decisive Action Rotation 17-09 at the National More

Sgt. Gabriel Griffin, 3rd Battalion, 52nd Infantry Division, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, was selected along with Staff Sgt. Jonathan Howe, 6th Battalion, 51st Infantry Regiment, 1st SFAB, to be the f More

A West Virginia Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk prepares to land during combat medic training Jan. 25, 2018 at the Volkstone Training Area, Camp Dawson, W.Va. A combat medic’s main focus is providing emerge More

Interservice Physician Assistant Program Phase II student Capt. Dakota Mitchell, assigned to Blanchfield, shows combat medic specialist, Spc. Joshua Huante, assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3 More

Georgia Army National Guardsman Pfc. Charles Baker of the 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment provides guidance to his fellow soldier Spc. Stephen Scott as he gets ready to draw blood from Pfc. Gabriela Ruiz More

The 40th Public Affairs Detachment would like to introduce Pfc. Ashley Ward, a Port Orange, Florida, native and a combat medic specialist (68W) with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 101st Airborne Divisio More

U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Winters from Charlie Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division checks for bleeding on a dummy patient duri More

U.S. Army Spc. Inook Cho (left) from Charlie Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, treats a simulated patient with a suspecte More

10th Mountain Division combat medics were selected by the Fort Drum Medical Simulation Training Center to participate in the 2018 10th Mountain Division Best Medic Competition that began on August 8th. The winn More

removing causalities from an overturned vehicle at a simulated accident scene as part of their refresher training at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, August 16, 2018. The 12-day sustainment co More

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Adam Pohovey tosses a weighted medicine ball overhead during the Army Combat Fitness Test Sept. 17, 2018, on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Pohovey, a New Philadelphia, Ohio na More

Capt. Stona Jackson, Regional Health Command-Europe, cools off after completing a land navigation course, Sept. 18, 2018 on Camp Bullis, Texas. Jackson and his teammate, Sgt. 1st Class Steven Lockwood, were the More

Staff Sgt. Cory Glasgow and Staff Sgt. Branden Mettura, 1st Armor Division ruck through the terrain during the land navigation course of the 2018 Army Best Medic Competition, Sept. 18, 2018. Glasgow and Mettura More

A combat medic assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., conducts decontamination while competing for the Expert Field Medical Badge Nov. 3, 2018, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The first week of testing i More

Spc. Chad Moore, a combat medic assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., takes a moment to rest after competing for the Expert Field Medical Badge Nov. 6, 2018, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The EFMB was More

Units with Soldiers competing for the Expert Field Medical Badge stand on the sidelines cheering Nov. 8, 2018 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The EFMB was established to showcase and recognize medical Soldiers for their ex More

Medics from 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade certify on Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) at the Fort Hood Medical Simulation Training Center, Nov. 27. Vehicle extraction and a written exam are the More

Louisiana Army National Guard's Spc. Brett Billodeau, a Sulphur, Louisiana native, applies an IV during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2018. Billodeau More

U.S. Army Medics assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard conduct fresh whole blood transfusions during casualty response training at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, Dec. 7, 201 More

U.S. Army Medics assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard participate in the 68W Sustainment Training at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, Jan. 17, 2019. This training is a bi-annual More

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence (AMEDDC&S), on Feb. 7, 2018, presents the Order of Military Medical Merit, o More

Sgt. Nichole Huston leads a class during 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s field training exercise Feb. 7-10, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. Charlie Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion hos More

Kuwait Army Cpl. Hamad L. Hesso provides ambulatory care for a mock casualty at Kuwait North Military Medical Complex during Exercise Pacemaker Phase II Feb. 21, 2019. The exercise is the second part of a thre More

Brig. Gen. Russell Johnson, Land Component Commander, tours the Combine Arms Collective Training Facility at the Orchard Combat Training Center as a part of the Idaho National Guard’s multi-state, multi-agency More

Sgt. 1st Class Denise Chincio, Combat Medic, Hawaii Army National Guard Medical Detachment, demonstrates how to insert a nasopharyngeal airway into the nostrils of volunteer, Capt. Jeff Galdones, Medical-Surgic More

Sgt. Juan Cosme, native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, combat medic specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, stands for a photogra More

Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army (KATUSA) Cpl. Hong, Seung-Taek, combat medic specialist, native of Seoul, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment (FA More

Pfc. Jonathan Whiddon, native of Covington, La., combat medic specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, poses for a photo in the back of a front line ambulance HMMWV duri More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Terry Ferrell, right, commanding general, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), presents a coin to Spc. Anne Marie Reis, left, a combat medic specialist and Women’s Health lead medic with 452nd Comba More

Lt. Col. Matthew Garno, Operations Branch Chief within the G37 Medical Readiness Division in Virginia, Office of the Surgeon General, stands proudly at AIT graduation with his son, Private 1st Class Matthew Gar More

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard’s Detachment 2, C Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion were welcomed home from the unit’s deployment to Afghanistan by Gov. Brad Little and senior Idah More

Kansas Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Rectenwald poses for a photo June 1, 2019, at Fort Irwin, Califorina. Rectenwald, a 68W combat medic, is attached to the 242nd Engineer Company .Units from 13 Army Na More

1st Sgt. Sheldon Stace, C Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alice Randolph talk outside the 145th BSB's tactical operations center on the brigade support area at the National Train More

Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with C Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to carry a simulated casualty to the Role II troop medical clinic June 3, 2019, at More

Idaho Army National Guard, Sgt. Phillip Scheiber, Charlie Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, conducts in-field treatment for a simulated injury June 5, 2019, at the Nat More

68W combat medics Spc. Candy Delatorre with the Nevada Army National Guard’s Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st battalion, 221st Cavalry Regiment, conducts field treatment to a simulated casualty June 08, More

68W combat medics Spc. Jessica Lawrence and Spc. Ashely Chacon, with the Nevada Army National Guard’s Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st battalion, 221st Cavalry Regiment, conduct field treatment to a simu More

68W combat medics Spc. Jessica Lawrence with the Nevada Army National Guard’s Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st battalion, 221st Cavalry Regiment, conducts field treatment to a simulated casualty June 08, More

68W combat medics with the Nevada Army National Guard’s Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st battalion, 221st Cavalry Regiment, respond to simulated casualties for field treatment June 08, 2019, at the Natio More

Medics of the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard perform cold and hot load training on June 24 as par More

Spc. Eric Steele, of Sioux City, Iowa, a healthcare specialist Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army Nat More

Private first class Jacob Gutowski, Lowell, Michigan native, combat medic specialist, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Briga More

Army Reserve Life takes a look into Soldiers balancing dual careers. Spc. Lucas Ramalho, a civilian police officer and combat medic in the Army Reserve, was originally born in Brazil. He joined the Army Rese More

Pfc. Charles Hoffman, a Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, performs maintenance on a Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) during a fie More

U.S. Army medical Soldiers with 1st Armored Division, 10th Mountain Division, Minnesota National Guard, and Arizona National Guard, prepare to take an Army Physical Fitness Test as part of an Expert Field Medic More

Capt. Abigail Garcia and Sgt. 1st Class Keith Martinson, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, 1st Armored Division personnel in charge of the Expert Field Medical Badge competition, give some More

Army Cpl. Katelynne Pace, a combat medic specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantr More

Competitors in the CSM Jack L. Clark Jr. Army Best Medic Competition taking place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, pose for a photo Sept. 23 with Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, Regional More

Medics from across the world listen to Sgt. Maj. Conrad Walters, operations noncomissioned officer, Regional Health Command-Pacific, during an inprocess brief Sept. 23 for the Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr More

Staff Sgt. David Egersdorf shoots his weapon during the marksmanship challenge during the Army’s CSM Jack L. Clark Jr. Army Best Medic Competition, hosted by the U.S. Army Medical Command, at Joint Base Lewis-M More

Competitors receive instructions for the stress shoot event Sept. 24 during the 2019 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. This event, at More

Sergeant 1st Class David Nagle, a combat medic specialist assigned to the Army Medical Center of Excellence, digs deep for a standing power throw during an Army Best Medic physical fitness challenge at Joint Ba More

Staff Sgt. Claevon Salter, a combat medic specialist assigned to Regional Health Command-Atlantic, performs pushups in front of a grader as part of an Army Physical Fitness Test for the Army Best Medic Competit More