U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cody Heist, a field medical technician with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, reads a blood typing card during the first Joint Trauma System Valkyrie Prehospital Transfusion course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 23, 2026. 2nd MLG is the first Marine Corps unit certified by the Joint Trauma System as a training site for the JTS-VPT course, which can now be held by 2nd Medical Battalion's Alpha Surgical Company on MCB Camp Lejeune and Bravo Surgical Company in Portsmouth, Virginia. The course focused on learning and practical application of fresh whole blood collection and transfusion for patients in forward-deployed and austere environments utilizing standardized, evidence-based protocols. Heist is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2026 13:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9540583 |
| VIRIN: | 260223-M-XP317-1161 |
| Resolution: | 2931x1954 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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