‘Maintain’ Battalion hosts Iraq’s first field medical badge competition [Image 3 of 8]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

05.02.2011

Photo by Staff Sgt. Tanya Lumbard 

4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

Iraqi army soldiers look on as Spc. Diamond Madison, with C Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division goes over the performance steps of giving a patient an intravenous injection, as part of testing for the Iraqi Field Medical Badge Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 2. The IV was one portion of the competition, which also included a six-mile ruck march, extensive written testing and training lanes where competitors had to evaluate and treat the wounds of simulated casualties. The competition was based largely on the requirements for the U.S. Army's Expert Field Medical Badge.

• Date Taken: 05.02.2011
• Date Posted: 05.11.2011 06:49
• Photo ID: 400049
• VIRIN: 110502-A-CE832-151
• Resolution: 1800x1208
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• Location: BAGHDAD, IQ