SPECIALIST Leah Barth (center), a combat medic from the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, administers medical aid to an injured fellow soldier while being assessed by an exercise evaluator during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Golden Medic, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent in order to train personnel in medical procedures and evacuation methods. Attached to the helmet and upper body of the standing soldier is the ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Specialist Leah Barth (center), a combat medic from the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, administers medical aid to an injured fellow soldier while being assessed by an exercise evaluator during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Golden Medic, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent in order to train personnel in medical procedures and evacuation methods. Attached to the helmet and upper body of the standing soldier is the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear to simulate combat. When hit by a laser emiter a loud tone sounds off that signifies the soldier is wounded or dead.

Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001

Base: Camp Dublin

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Cline, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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