Story by Sgt. Tyler Meister | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.14.2017
With blood gushing from an amputated leg and more streaming down the faces of multiple lacerated patients, one could expect the atmosphere to be chaotic and intense. However, the patients’ cool and collected faces were merely focused as they prepared to role play their combat zone injuries. Applying the realistic but mock injuries, commonly known as moulage, were a number of U.S. Army medics......
Story by Sgt. Tyler Meister | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.14.2017
After many years of extensive planning and coordination between multiple nations, the Balkan Medical Task Force (BMTF) was able to show off its capabilities during a medical training demonstration July 14, 2017 at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania as part of Exercise Saber Guardian 17....
Story by Senior Airman Austin Harvill | 31st Fighter Wing | 09.18.2015
From bruised ankles to stomach surgery, U.S. Air Force medical moulage teams have the skills to “make-up” injuries for use in training. Using real people or manikins, the teams can apply putty, liquids, powders and props to simulate the look and feel of real internal and external injuries....
