39th OMRS medics conduct TCCC training

Medics assigned to the 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron perform medical care on a simulated patient at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 12, 2020. The 39th OMRS Airmen received two days of combat medical training that familiarized them with Tactical Combat Casualty Care, or TCCC. The two- day course covered field medical training techniques and puts students in a simulated combat zone where they learned to operate under pressure using methods they learned in the classroom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Salazar)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anita Richard, 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron medic, checks the intravenous insertion for fluids on a simulated patient during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training scenario. The 39th OMRS members attended the TCCC two-day course which is replacing the Air Force’s Self Aid and Buddy Care Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Salazar)

39th OMRS medics conduct TCCC training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trevor Mosier, 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron medic, pulls a simulated patient on a litter during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training scenario at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 12, 2020. The medics were evaluated after the two-day course, which covered field medical training techniques in a simulated combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Salazar)

39th OMRS medics conduct TCCC training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anita Richard and Staff Sgt. Kayla Blanchard, medics assigned to the 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, fill out a 9-line medical evacuation request for simulated downed patient during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training scenario at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 12, 2020. The two-day course covers field medical training techniques that the students need to save a wingman’s life in a combat scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Salazar)

39th OMRS medics conduct TCCC training

Medics assigned to the 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron perform medical care on a simulated patient at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 12, 2020. The 39th OMRS Airmen received two days of combat medical training that familiarized them with Tactical Combat Casualty Care, or TCCC. The two-day course covered field medical training techniques and puts students in a simulated combat zone where they learned to operate under pressure using methods they learned in the classroom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Salazar)

39th OMRS medics conduct TCCC training

Published Sept. 17, 2020
By Tech. Sgt. Andrea Salazar
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

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The 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Airmen received two days of combat medical training at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 10-12, 2020. The training familiarized them with Tactical Combat Casualty Care, or TCCC. The two- day course covered field medical training techniques and puts students in a simulated combat zone where they learned to operate under pressure using methods they learned in the classroom.