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231020-N-KC192-1312 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 20, 2023) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeb Algernon Cirujales, a general duty corpsman assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MSRON) 10, applies a decompression needle to a simulated patient during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Oct. 20, 2023. S TCCC, an evidence based course provides life saving techniques and strategies for Department of Defense first responders, is required for U.S. Navy medical forces in order to maintain deployment readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker) (Disclaimer: This photo contains graphic or gory imagery of anatomy)
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