U.S. Airmen acting as simulated casualties wait for medical evacuation during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Kelly (left center), 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, demonstrates tourniquet techniques to members of the Polish Military Contingent during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 25, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jake Dodge, a primary care manager assigned to the 39th Medical Group, demonstrates how to perform a needle decompression during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kathryn Juettner (left), a clinical nurse assigned to the 39th Medical Group, and Törzsőrmester Attila Fabian, a medic assigned to the Hungarian Army, practice dragging techniques during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 25, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
U.S. Air Force, Army and NATO partners practice loading patients for medical evacuation during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
U.S. Air Force, Army, and NATO partners practice carrying simulated casualties during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
Starszy szeregowy Konrad Brozek, a medic assigned to the Polish Military Contingent, practices a surgical cricothyrotomy on a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 25, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Young, a medical technician assigned to the 39th Medical Group, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)