Photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes | 138th Fighter Wing | 07.20.2023
Airmen from the 138th Medical Group participate in a simulated combat environment as part of their final test in completing Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tier 2 in Perry, Fla., July 20, 2023. Smoke grenades and fake rounds were fired to simulate a deployed environment so Airmen could learn how to handle themselves and remain focused on the mission at hand – caring for personnel and......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes | 138th Fighter Wing | 07.20.2023
An Airman from the 138th Medical Group assesses and cares for a simulated injury on Senior Master Sgt. Gary Cathey, 138th Medical Group superintendent for health services, during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training in Perry, Fla., July 20, 2023. Part of TCCC training is having Airmen assess which injured personnel can be saved and those who cannot in order to prioritize those with a......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes | 138th Fighter Wing | 07.19.2023
Master Sgt. Aaron Vetter, 138th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge, communicates with an instructor as he and another Airman from the 138th Medical Group assess a casualty during training in Perry, Fla., July 19, 2023. The instructors for the course were picked by Mission Medics for their previous background experiences, making them qualified to teach and pass on......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes | 138th Fighter Wing | 07.19.2023
An Airman from the 138th Medical Group applies a combat tourniquet to a bleeding manniquan part during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training in a PACEM Defense classroom at Perry, Fla., July 19, 2023. Some of the techniques learned in the classroom included needle decompression, how to splint, and how to apply a combat tourniquet in order to be ready for anything when out in the field.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes | 138th Fighter Wing | 07.19.2023
Airmen from the 138th Medical Group learn how to perform multiple life-saving techniques during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training in Perry, Fla., July 19, 2023. Classroom instruction taught Airmen the fundamentals of the human body and the medical tools commonly used when in a deployed environment before transitioning to a hands-on experience where they could put it into practice.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Anthony | 62nd Airlift Wing | 07.06.2023
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Hirsch, left, a physician assistant with the 62d Medical Squadron, reviews a pamphlet with a patient at the Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2023. Hirsch received recognition from her peers for her continuous positive outlook, ability to foster unit cohesiveness and for developing a crossfit training program for......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Anthony | 62nd Airlift Wing | 07.06.2023
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Hirsch, a physician assistant with the 62d Medical Squadron, reviews patient records at the Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2023. Hirsch received recognition from her peers for her continuous positive outlook, ability to foster unit cohesiveness and for developing a crossfit training program for the 62d Aerial......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Anthony | 62nd Airlift Wing | 07.06.2023
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Hirsch, a physician assistant with the 62d Medical Squadron, checks a patient's heartbeat with a stethoscope at the Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2023. Hirsch received recognition from her peers for her continuous positive outlook, ability to foster unit cohesiveness and for developing a crossfit training......
