2023 Best Squad Competition teams hit the trail at Camp Oliver – USAMMDA health, performance monitoring system put to test during land navigation exercise [Image 1 of 30]

CAMP OLIVER, GA, UNITED STATES

10.01.2023

Photo by T. T. Parish 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Cardiff, a cavalry scout with 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, studies notes before beginning a land navigation exercise as part of the U.S. Army 2023 Best Squad Competition at Camp Oliver, Georgia, Oct. 1, 2023. Cardiff, a native of Albany, New York, is competing as part of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) 2023 Best Squad team. Twelve teams from across the U.S. Army completed the exercise as part of the 2023 Army Best Squad Competition here. A development team with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) is attending the competition to assess the real-world applicability of the Health Readiness and Performance System (HRAPS) during training and operations. HRAPS is a wearable device to help frontline medical providers and commanders monitor service members’ physiological responses to rigorous activities during both training and combat. Once fielded, HRAPS may help reduce the risk of non-battle injuries, including heatstroke and overexertion, by providing near-real-time physiological data to help leaders recognize serious medical conditions needing immediate treatment before they become critical. USAMMDA, the DoD’s premier developer of world-class military medical capabilities, develops, delivers, and fields critical drugs, vaccines, biologics, devices, and medical support equipment to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters across the globe. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.01.2023
• Date Posted: 10.01.2023 17:38
• Photo ID: 8052130
• VIRIN: 231001-A-PJ332-1032
• Resolution: 5531x3687
• Size: 4.31 MB
• Location: CAMP OLIVER, GA, US