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FORT McCOY, Wis. — More than 1,000 service members from across the Army, sister services, and allied nations converged here, from August 2, 2025, through August 15, 2025, for Global Medic 25-02, the Army’s largest annual joint medical training exercise.
The event brought together 19 rotational training units with approximately 698 participants from those units, 650 sister service personnel, 71 allied military members, and 300 personnel from Army Reserve Medical Command and the Medical Readiness and Training Command who made the event possible.
More than 60 Observer-Coach/Trainers were responsible for planning, coordinating, and guiding the exercise. Their role included providing expert observation, coaching, and teaching to help units prepare for large-scale combat operations in multi-domain environments. They evaluated unit readiness, refined training plans, ensured alignment with current Army doctrine and integrated lessons from both past exercises and real-world operations.
“Performing the duty of OC/T is an honor,” said Master Sgt. William Jacobson, Operations Noncommissioned Officer in Charge for MRTC. “It’s an opportunity to share lessons learned, especially after serving in leadership roles in operational units.”
The OC/Ts typically worked 12-to-18-hour days to ensure training audiences were not only trained and evaluated, but also externally validated for mission readiness.
Capt. Jennifer Rocha from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, MRTC at Joint Base San Antonio, said she served in the Joint Visitors Bureau, guiding distinguished visitors through both Global Medic and CSTX events. She highlighted the teamwork and coordination that made mission success possible.
“It’s one team, one fight,” Rocha said. “We ensure all units, supplies, and equipment are ready to execute effectively. The planning and communication between different medical functions are key.”
Sgt. Joseph Martinez, with the San Antonio, Texas-based 7454th Medical Operational Readiness Unit, worked in the Effects and Enablers Cell, where moulage artists, simulation operators and live role players created realistic injury and illness scenarios.
“Without these elements, it becomes a dialed-down exercise,” Martinez explained. “Realistic patients and special effects prepare providers for what they’ll actually face in a real-world environment.”
The exercise also underscored the evolving nature of military medicine, Jacobson said.
“Army Medicine is continually changing for combat ready care," said Jacobson.
The scenarios simulated not only the complexity of LSCO medical support, but also the coalition environment in which future operations may take place, said Jacobson.
| Date Taken: | 08.15.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2025 20:30 |
| Story ID: | 545704 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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