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MacDill Air Force Base, FL

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hailey Lisska, Operation Blue Horizon student, performs Tactical Combat Casualty Care on a manikin at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 26, 2025. Operation Blue Horizon brings together various military branches to enhance essential skills and reinforce best practices for medical personnel. The hands-on training is crucial for preparing military medical personnel to respond effectively in real combat situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober) Share

Oak Harbor, WA

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Lane Ries from Montpelier, Ohio, prepares to be lowered from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Station Search and Rescue (SAR) Whidbey Island, during a cliff side rescue training in Oak Harbor, Washington, Feb. 3, 2025. Station SAR Whidbey Island trains for emergencies in different environments, including overwater and mountain rescue, using methods such as rappelling, hoisting and mountain landings. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer) Share

Sigonella, Italy

250212-N-TY711-7053 SIGONELLA, Italy. (Feb. 12, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Brandi Gibson demonstrating equipment set up and components of the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) simulator for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) to learners. The addition of this advanced training tool underscores the hospital’s commitment to improving neonatal care and aligns with ongoing efforts by Navy Medicine and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to enhance medical readiness and patient outcomes. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Petty Officer Carlos Villegas). Share

Sigonella, Italy

250212-N-TY711-1273 SIGONELLA, Italy. (Feb. 12, 2025) Cmdr. Sebastian Lara, (Pediatrician) conducting a training session with Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Petty Officer Sean Rigdon on the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) simulator for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). The addition of this advanced training tool underscores the hospital’s commitment to improving neonatal care and aligns with ongoing efforts by Navy Medicine and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to enhance medical readiness and patient outcomes. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Petty Officer Carlos Villegas). Share

Sigonella, Italy

250212-N-FH714-5157 SIGONELLA, Italy. (Feb. 12, 2025) Information board for launch of the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) simulator for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). The addition of this advanced training tool underscores the hospital’s commitment to improving neonatal care and aligns with ongoing efforts by Navy Medicine and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to enhance medical readiness and patient outcomes. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Petty Officer Carlos Villegas). Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Lt. Stephanie Ryan, a flight nurse with the Role 2 En-Route Care System (ERCS) 11-15 San Diego, briefs medical personnel with Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150 Alpha on a simulated patient’s information at the casualty receiving area following a safe transport during an EMF training and Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) 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. The EMF is a role 3 platform, designed to provide in-theater hospitalization with higher hold capacity, up to a 150-beds. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

The casualty receiving team of Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Alpha unloads a simulated patient from an ambulance in front of the facility during an EMF training and Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15-28. An EMF is a role 3 platform, designed to provide in-theater hospitalization with a hold capacity of up to 150 beds. Share

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. Share

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." Share

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. Share

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. Share

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) Share