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Camp Pendleton, CA
A surgical team with Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Alpha performs a surgery on a simulated patient wearing a surgical “cut suite” to mimic the look, feel and smell of severe trauma injuries, allowing the team to safely practice real procedures. The use of surgical simulators like the “cut suit” adds realism to the EMF training and Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) facilitated by the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15-28.
Camp Pendleton, CA
Cmdr. Rebecca Rieger (left) and Cmdr. Landon King (right), with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Alpha surgical team, perform surgery on a live actor wearing a surgical “cut suit” simulating an iliac artery and bowel injury, and a right leg amputation, sustained from an improvised explosive devise (IED) explosion, during an EMF training and Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15-28. "The EMF course provided real-world training,” said Capt. Kenneth Basford, EMF 150 Alpha commanding officer. “This evolution better equipped our Sailors with the ability to perform under pressure through various scenarios. Additionally, this training helped build camaraderie, unit cohesion, unity of effort, and overall efficient teamwork for EMF Alpha."
Camp Pendleton, CA
Medical personnel with Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Alpha receive a live actor patient wearing a surgical “cut suit” with iliac artery and bowel injury, and a right leg amputation, mimicking trauma caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion, during an EMF training and Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15-28. "We continue to emphasize a “train as you fight, fight as you train” mentality,” said Cmdr. Damian Storz, executive officer of NEMWDC. “The patient scenarios focused on battle injury patient casualties but also included non-battle injuries to test multiple aspects of care.
Camp Pendleton, CA
Lt. Stephanie Ryan, a Role 2 En-Route Care System (ERCS) flight nurse with ERCS 11-15 San Diego, receives a patient being loaded into a simulated aircraft for transport to a Role 3 facility during the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Alpha training and Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15-28. The training scenarios incorporated the ERCS platform, enhancing the realism the expeditionary medicine (EXMED) systems may experience during operations. The ERCS is a two-person team that provides personnel, equipment, and consumables for uninterrupted continuation of patient care during movement.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brendan Szafranski recently advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Szafranski, a laboratory technician who was temporarily assigned to the hospital, will return to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth, at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy/released)
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.
U.S. Navy Sailors transfer a manikin off an Army UH-60 Black Hawk after a casualty evacuation flight during Operation Blue Horizon at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 26, 2025. Operation Blue Horizon is a joint exercise featuring military medical professionals from around the country. Military medical professionals must be certified in Tactical Combat Casualty Care every three years to maintain their knowledge and readiness for the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Hannah Merrell, 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron nurse, left, and Master Sgt. Joshua Mendez, 927th ASTS aerospace medical technician, stage patients for an evacuation flight during Operation Blue Horizon at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 27, 2025. OBH is a joint force exercise that reinforces core competencies and fundamental practices for military medical professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.
U.S. Navy Commander Flavia Soto, a participant of Operation Blue Horizon, performs Tactical Combat Care on a manikin at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2025. OBH is a joint force exercise that reinforces core competencies and fundamental practices for military medical professionals. Instructors graded participants on their proficiency in providing tactical combat casualty care, trauma nursing and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alicia Campbell)
Patuxent River, MD
Rear Admiral Kevin Brown, Commander Medical Forces Atlantic, Visits Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River and presents LT Michelle Papadakis for her exemplary performance as a dentist and legal office. Papadakis was recognized for her professionalism, commitment and dedication to duty.
Patuxent River, MD
Rear Admiral Kevin Brown, Commander Medical Forces Atlantic, visits Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River and is greeted by NMRTC Patuxent River Board of Directors prior to a town hall meeting.
Patuxent River, MD
Rear Admiral Kevin Brown, Commander Medical Forces Atlantic, visits Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River. (Pictured left to right) LCDR Kenneth Bush (NMFL), CMDCM Lamar Bethel (NMFL), RDML Kevin Brown (NMFL), CAPT Jeremy Hawker (NMRTCPR), HMCM Elwin Familiar (NMRTCPR) and CAPT Teresita Alston (NMRTCPR).
Patuxent River, MD
Rear Admiral Kevin Brown, Commander Medical Forces Atlantic, Visits Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River and speaks with HM3 Rickey Samuels from the Military Readiness Clinic. HM3 Samuels was recognized by RDML Brown for his strong leadership qualities, professional demeanor and positive reflection of Navy Medicine.
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