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MacDill Air Force Base
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ramon Gutierrez, Operation Blue Horizon trainee, left, is tested on Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jc Alvaran, OBH TCCC instructor, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 4, 2025. Trainees certifying in TCCC during OBH must drag simulated patients from an unsafe environment after an intense physical training portion before administering first response care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derrick Bole)
Joint Base San AntonioFort Sam Houston
Hospitalman Nicole Acostacabrera, left, a Hospital Corpsman Basic student at the Navy Medicine Training Support Command, wraps up her final training evolution (FINEX) at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 09, 2025. At the FINEX, HCB students put their combat lifesaver skills to the test, mastering crucial battlefield medical techniques like tourniquet application, airway management and medication administration. Successfully completing this final assessment is the last step toward graduation and on to the fleet where they will play a vital role in the well-being of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps service members and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon).
USS Essex (LHD 2)
U.S. Army Capt. Danielle Patrick, assigned to Surgical Augmentation Detachment 105, and Hospitalman Lia Acostaguzman, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), perform a mock surgery during a mass casualty drill aboard Essex during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 2190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Warr)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Renaldo Watts, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), applies a tourniquet to the leg of a simulated injured patient during a mass casualty drill during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel B. Park)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
U.S. Army Capt. Katherine Boyd, assigned to the 105th Surgical Augmentation Detachment, Canadian Armed Forces Lieutenant-Colonel Alison Kabaroff, assigned to the Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team, and U.S. Navy Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman William Myers, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), oversee the diagnosing of a simulated injured patient during a mass casualty drill for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel B. Park)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
Canadian servicemembers, assigned to the Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team, carry a simulated combat casualty off of a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook, assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, onto Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a mass casualty drill for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Russell Rhodes Jr.)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
Canadian servicemembers, assigned to the Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team, provide lifesaving care for a simulated patient aboard a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook, assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, during a mass casualty drill for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Russell Rhodes Jr.)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
Canadian servicemembers, assigned to the Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team, depart a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook, assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, during a mass casualty drill during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Russell Rhodes Jr.)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
U.S. Army Capt. Renaldo Eugene and U.S. Army Spc. Taveon Taplin, assigned to105th Surgical Augmentation Detachment, tend to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill for Exercise Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron J. Rolle)
USS Essex (LHD 2)
U.S. Army Capt. Danielle Patrick, assigned to Surgical Augmentation Detachment 105, performs a mock surgery during a mass casualty drill aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), July 10, 2026, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Warr)
Great Lakes, Il
Meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Blake Hollier, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) and "C" School instructor at Recruit Training Command.
Yokosuka, Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 23, 2026) — Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez reads his official orders during the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka change of command ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka's C2 Auditorium. The reading of orders formally transferred command from Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez to Capt. Joshua A. Miller. USNMRTC Yokosuka delivers patient- and family-centered healthcare while developing and delivering trained, ready medical forces in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNH Yokosuka Public Affairs)
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