PACIFIC OCEAN - Health Services Chief Shannon Reck, a medical training team member, instructs Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Reis and Seaman David Mawhorter, both stretcher bearers, on the proper treatment of a compound fracture during a drill onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf June 19, 2009. Stretcher bearers are trained in advanced first aid techniques and transport wounded personnel to the Battle Dressing Station (BDS) aboard the cutter for further treatment (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson)
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