Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 01.21.2025
The three-day event brought together U.S. Army medics and medical professionals from SETAF-AF, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Dental Health Activity-Italy to train with the Ghana Armed Forces team. Participants underwent intensive medical training over the first two days, followed by a final day dedicated to testing. During the testing phase, participants were divided into three mixed teams,......
Story by Spc. Ivan Hernandez | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 11.01.2024
VICENZA, Italy – Over 1,000 Soldiers from U.S. Army units across Europe, including 173rd Airborne Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), as well as foreign partner soldiers, gathered at Caserma Del Din to earn the much-coveted Expert Soldier, Infantryman and Field Medical Badges, also known as the ‘E3B.’ E3B is a grueling test with multiple graded tasks......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence | 06.27.2024
A dynamic shift in the way the Army operates, from counterinsurgency to large-scale combat operations, has been occurring for almost a decade. Soldiers need to remain lethal, and medics need to keep warfighters on the objective. Prolonged field care initiatives will help keep patients alive for longer periods of time, in the absence of evacuation options. What about patient security, and the......
Story by Jose Rodriguez | U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence | 09.30.2022
With the U.S. Army’s shift from brigade-centric warfare to large-scale combat operations (LSCO), multi-domain operations (MDO), and force modernization, the role of the 68W combat medic needs to change to meet the Army’s needs. Forging the way forward, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) held a three-day working summit for the 68W combat medic career field, September 26-28,......
