An Afghan man with a wounded hand waits for medicine to kick in while lying in the aid station at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan Feb. 2. Soldiers assigned to 102nd Forward Surgical Team a More
Medics from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and German Army participate in the first multinational mass casualty exercise held on Camp Marmal Dec. 1. One of the goals of the Mas Cal exerc More
Medics treat their patient U.S. Army Pfc. Wendell Brown, a Baltimore native with Headquarters Support Company, Task Force Mountain Eagle, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, for the numerous m More
First responders from the military police and the fire department assess simulated casualties during the mass-casualty exercise here Aug. 6. Scenarios like this exercise gives emergency services personnel oppor More
Soldiers from Task Force 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, litter carry a casualty into the medical treatment facility Sept. 1.
Spc. Eijah Allman (left), medic, and Maj. Wes Theurer (right), physician, C Company, 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, treat a neck wound on a simulated injury at the National T More
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan MASCAL Teams, along with the Medical Training and Advisory Group made up of U.S. and Canadian medical personnel, serving at New Kabul Compound, in Kabul, Afghanistan, performed a trainin More
Staff Sgt. Jason Atalig, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, leads a litter carrier to a wounded soldier during a mass casualty exercise at Evans Army Airfield Apr. 3. The M More
Staff Sgt. Derrick Hensley, a medic with Task Force Ready, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, applies a chest seal to Spc. Melvin Boyce, a simulated casualty with a sucking chest wound, during a mass-casualty traini More
A wounded soldier is picked up by three first responders during a mass casualty drill near Fort Polk, La., Oct. 8. Task Force Wings participates in a MASCAL to ensure that units are ready in case they ever enco More
A mass casualty/active shooter exercise was held on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Oct. 23, 2012. Emergency services, including the military police, K-9 unit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, emergency medical technicians, C More
U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, practice evacuating casualties during a mass casualty exercise at Forward Operating Base Swor More
A coalition force member clears a room during a tactical training exercise in Kabul province, March 27, 2013. The training is necessary to stay proficient in proper room-clearing procedures while deployed to A More
U.S. Army Spc. Daisie Gonzalez, medic, Charlie Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Manhattan, N.Y., confers with a teammate on how to best treat a simu More
U.S. military police officers clear a building during an insider threat exercise at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command conducted the training to help Soldi More
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd platoon, Whiskey Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, transport a simulated casualty to the casualty collection point du More
Spc. Bruce Chambers and Spc. Jaime Medina, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 555th Engineer Brigade, evacuate simulated casualties during a mass-casualty exercise, Aug. 16, 2013. The 555th More
Soldiers assigned to the 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade, urgently move to provide care to an overwhelming amount of patients during Operation Black Bear on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., S More
Army and Navy first responders exercise a mass casualty component of Exercise Capital Shield 2014 at Davison Army Airfield Oct. 1 by providing initial treatment to a simulated patient before moving her to a wai 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
U.S. soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 94th Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force Dagger, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, assist a casualty with simulated More
Spc. Balreet Khaira, waits for the next medevac helicopter at the 40th Brigade Support Battalion during the mass casualty exercise. The training took place during Annual Training at Camp Roberts, Calif., June 16, 2014.
Airmen from the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron check around a building for enemies during a mass casualty exercise at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 14, 2019. Members from CAFB participated More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, secure their base area using concertina wire Decisive Action Rotation 15-03 at the National T More
Firefighters with the Area Support Group-Kuwait, fire and emergency services department simulate spraying an “on fire” UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mass casualty exercise on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 5 More
Soldiers from the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, N.C., provide security during a mass casualty rehearsal in Iraq. The rehearsal helps train Sold More
Medics assigned to the U.S. Eighth Army treat a simulated Korean army casualty during a training exercise with Soldiers from the South Korean army, the 65th Medical Brigade and other elements of the U.S. Eighth 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
Capt. Jon Ellement, a field surgeon assigned to C Company, 2D Brigade Support Battalion, 2-2 ID (SBCT) demonstrates to medics Sgt. Presley Page, left, and Spc. Samuel Nicolosi, right, how to properly open an ai More
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment “TF Wild Boars” test their triage and rapid transport skills during a mass casualty exercise at Tactical Base Gamberi on Oct. 17, 2015. A stimulated mass More
Firefighters from the 379th Air Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, arrive on the scene of a mass casualty exercise here, Dec. 15, 2015. The exercise tested the emergency response c More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry learn how to load combat casualties on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviati More
U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and USS Wasp (LHD-1), perform mass casualty training aboard the Wasp, May 14, 2016, in order to practice their techniques and procedu More
QUEPOS, COSTA RICA - Twenty-two Costa Rican Guarda Costas attended a two-day workshop conducted by Sgt. 1st. Class David Muniz and Sgt. Michael Marfia, medics from New Mexico National Guard, as part of the Nati More
The color guard, representing each of the participating nations, stood tall during the opening ceremony of Exercise Anakonda 2016, in the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland.
Troops from the U.S. and other participating nations rendered honors during the Polish national anthem as part of the opening ceremony of Exercise Anakonda 2016, in the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, in Poland.
The Polish Army band and honor guard marched on front of troops from numerous nations during the opening ceremony of Exercise Anakonda 2016, in the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland.
A Polish soldier treats a casualty during a Mass Casualty exercise conducted on Konotop Range during Anakonda 2016 in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 11. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, ta More
A U.S. Army MEDEVAC crew member assesses the injuries of a Polish casualty before moving her to the helicopter landing zone as a part of a Mass Casualty exercise conducted on Konotop Range during Anakonda 2016 More
Spc. Sherkeria Williams, a medic with Company C, 106th Support Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, rides in the back of a M997A3 HMMWV ambululatory vehicle for the unit's Massive Casualty exercise June More
U.S., Turkish, Polish, British and Canadian forces conducted Military Operations on Urban Terrain(MOUT) training in Wedrzyn, Poland during Exercise Anakonda 2016
U.S., Turkish, Polish, British and Canadian forces conducted Military Operations on Urban Terrain(MOUT) training in Wedrzyn, Poland during Exercise Anakonda 2016.
A Turkish soldier clears a building at a Military Operations on Urban Terrain(MOUT) training event in Wedrzyn, Poland during Exercise Anakonda 2016.
A Turkish soldier clears a corner of a building at a Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) training event in Wedrzyn, Poland during Exercise Anakonda 2016.
160719-M-KK554-003 ZEELIM TRAINING FACILITY, Israel (July 19, 2016) A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds security in a landing zo More
160813-M-KK554-003 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 13, 2016) U.S. Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climb atop a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter to prepar More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to The Old Guard 289th Military Police Company's Special Reaction Team, Fort Myer, Va., encounter an active shooter with a hostage during the active shooter response training portion of E More
U.S. Army Sgt. Derekia Burrows, is held hostage by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kerry Harris, assigned to 212th Military Police Detachment, Headquarters Headerquarters Battalion, Military District of Washington during More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Military District of Washington (MDW) Special Reaction Team, The Old Guard 289 Military Police Company, Fort Meyer, Va. throw a simulated flash bang grenade during the Na More
Marines and Navy Corpsmen with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive at an isolated landing zone to conduct a simulated mass casualty evacuation mission during the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Expeditionar More
The 212th Combat Support Hospital (212th CSH) emergency room staff assesses a simulated casualty during triage at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, April 27, 2017. The 212th CSH provides More
Soldiers from Task Force Phoenix, 3rd Brigade, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., provide air transportation in a Mass Casualty, or MASCAL, exercise across Latvia as p More
Soldiers from Task Force Baltic Phoenix, 3rd Brigade, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., participate in a Mass Casualty, or MASCAL, exercise across Latvia as part of O More
ADAZI, Latvia – Soldiers from Task Force Phoenix, 3rd Brigade, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., provide air transportation in a Medical Evacuation training, or MEDEV More
U.S. Army Reservists with the 96th Sustainment Brigade run toward notional casualties during a mass casualty training event during Combat Lifesaver Course in Ogden, Utah, June 11, 2017. The 40-hour course cover More
Pvt. Theodore M. Paeen, a field artillery automated tactical data system specialist with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, put his ga More
170925-N-YG116-001ADAŽI, LATVIA (Sept. 25, 2017): U.S. Army soldiers with Bulldog Troop, 1st Cavalry Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, currently deployed to Latvia, conduct mass casaualty training at Adaži train More
The Task Force Marauder medical evacuation (medevac) company participated in a mass casualty exercise with the Role 3 hospital, Dec. 23, 2017, in Afghanistan to practice and refine procedures in the event of a More
180712-A-SE464-1030 HONOLULU (July 12, 2018) – (From left to right) U.S. Army Sgt. Christina McGrath (front), Sgt. Alfred Sevilla (front), Spc. Oliver Gaborno (back), and Spc. Amit Subedi (back), mental health More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators prepare for the medical evacuation of patients involved in a simulated mass casualty scenario Jan. 9, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Working as an integ More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen prepare patients for casualty evacuation during a simulated mass casualty scenario Feb. 14, 2018, at Chandy Range, Thailand. The purpose of the traini More
Spc. Antonika Aaron, with Company C, 106th Support Battalion works on a patient during a mass casualty exercise near McGregor, N.M., April 21, 2018. The exercise helps medics focus on medical resources such as More
Soldiers participating in a mass casualty exercise assist an injured Soldier during her movement from the ambulance near Ziemsko Airfield, Poland, June 5, 2018. The mass casualty exercise was part of the valida More
Soldiers from the Idaho National Guard’s 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conducted a mass casualty exercise during the Exportable Combat Training Capability rotation on Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho More
Fire fighter David Williams helps with the litter carry of the simulated wounded soldier during a MASCAL exercise July 23, 2018. Troopers from the Regimental Engineer Squadron “Pioneer,” 3rd Cavalry Regiment, a More
2nd Lt. Elena Rudy, a combat medical officer assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment annotates information about simulated casualties during an exercise Aug. 9 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. More
Medical Soldiers participating in simulated Mass Casualty exerciser as part of the 528th Hospital Center’s Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, Sept. 3, 2018. Appro More
Lt. Gen. Nadja West, U.S. Army Surgeon General, and U.S. Army Medical Command Commanding General and many other distinguished visitors, met at Fort Hunter Liggett to tour the 528th Hospital Center, Sept. 6, 201 More
Sgt. Melissa Valencia, a Womack operating room technician, applies simulated injury make-up to Sgt. Bradley Liannez, a Soldier from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82 Airborne Divis More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) fireman carries a mock casualty during an unexpected mass casualty ex More
59th Medical Wing bioenvironmental engineers call in a contamination emergency during a MASCAL exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise tested the clinical and field response teams’ comm More
A 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Airman guards the entrance to a building during a mass casualty exercise at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 14, 2019. Security Forces were tasked to locate s More
Firefighters from the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron control a fire during a training exercise at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 18, 2019. Special Operations Forces Medical Element and 27th More
Col. Scott Tonko, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group commander, calls in the start of a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 16, 2019. Throughout their deployment, the medica More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, provides aerial medical evacuation support to Soldiers assigned to 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation More
A Latvian soldier drags a simulated casualty who is a U.S. Soldier with Company A, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from a UH-60 Blackh More
Italian Army soldiers walk back to their area of operation after completing a mission during exercise Ready To Fight, March 16, at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Ready To Fight is a multinational exercise which de More
U.S. Army Spc. Jesiel Deaquino, with the New Jersey National Guard’s 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion, attached to the 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, uses an M-4 carbine to secure an area during a base d More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Service members, emergency responders and base contractors assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), take part in an base-w More
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment and Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, New York National Guard, wait for CH-47 Chino More
Combat medic specialist Sgt. 1st Class Jason Unger, a resident of Hegins, Pa., works to alleviate the chest wound on a “trauma patient” played by his commander, Maj. Christopher Jones, a resident of Hatboro, Pa More
Spc. Jennifer Pikul acts as a casualty during Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo’s mass casualty training exercise Aug. 28, 2019. Notional patients donned fake blood, wounds and a casualty card to inform medics of what inj More
First responders from the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing perform first aid during a Mass Casualty exercise on Oct. 16, 2019 at the 332d AEW. U.S. Air Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force and German Air Force medical t More
Sgt. Josh Wilkinson, a military police Soldier with the 29th Military Police Company, Maryland Army National Guard, participates in a Grappling Industries Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in More
A 48th Medical Group wing inspection team member (right) monitors a medical technician (left) assigned to the 48th MDG as he evaluates a patient during an infectious disease exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenhea More
Airmen from the 48th Medical Group discuss plans and patient procedure during an infectious disease exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Nov.4, 2019. The training allows medical personnel to rehears More
An Airman assigned to the 48th Medical Group evaluates a patient during an infectious disease exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Nov.4, 2019. The training allows medical personnel to rehearse best More
Dr. Rashed Bani Salameh, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Col. Jennifer Garrison, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group, meet during a Contested Environment internal medical tabletop discussion on Dec. 12, 2019 at the More
A U.S. Army Soldier (right), with 655 Regional Support Group, 316 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 377 Theater Sustainment Command, applies pressure to a notional chest wound on a moulaged Soldier, with 113 More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, left, and Australian soldiers assigned to Task Group Taji X carry a simulated casualty on a Talon Litter during a mass casualty training exercise at Camp T More
Spc. Nicholas Ehrenheim, Det. 2 Charlie Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, Washington Army National Guard, serves as a crew chrief during MEDEVAC hoist operations on March 20, 2020, at Joint B More
US service members, with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve, practice casualty response procedures in northern Iraq, March 27th, 2020. CJSOTF-OIR maintains the highest leve More
Taskmasters assigned to 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), provide aid to a notional casualty June 18 during a mass casualty exercise at Johnson Fie More
U.S. and Task Force Viking soldiers conduct a mass casualty exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 23, 2020. In conjuction with Role I and II, base defense, emergency management, and base operating support i More
Sgt. Josh Wilkinson, a military police Soldier with the 29th Military Police Company, Maryland Army National Guard, responds to a simulated mass casualty incident during a Joint Multinational Readiness Center e More
Cpl. Jon-Michael Cress, a military police Soldier with the 29th Military Police Company, Maryland Army National Guard, attends to a simulated patient during a mass casualty evacuation training event in Hohenfel More
Medical Soldiers from the 250th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team and 466th Medical Company, Area Support conduct a mass casualty exercise at the Role 2 compound at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2021. The More