combat medic

With blood-streaked hands and the deafening quiet after gunfire, the only thing that kept me going was knowing the job wasn’t finished—there was still work to be done.

Ethan Hertweck, a 21-year-old from Missouri and former United States Marine, bravely faced the dangers in Ukraine, a stark contrast to his quiet life back home.

Captain Gary M. Rose: From battlefield heroism in Vietnam to a life of post-military service, his story defines true American valor.

Learn how reality-based training prepares combat medics for high-stress scenarios, optimizing performance and saving lives.

An Army Medicine Soldier was named the U.S. Army’s Best Shooter for 2022. Spc. Paulo DaSilva, Jr., a 68W Combat Medic excelled in the Army’s recent Best Squad Competition to receive the honor.

Sgt. Samuel Kosgei, U.S. Army Combat Medic and professional athlete, sprung into action and saved the life of a stranger while off duty.

When a corpsman and combat medic take care of an enemy patient they gain info that could save lives down the line. Here’s what they look for.

The Marines’ 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is on the leading edge of implementing the first whole blood resuscitation program into a conventional war-fighting unit. The program is called “Valkyrie.” The Special Operations community has been utilizing whole blood resuscitation for battlefield casualties for some time. Now it is the Marines’ turn to take advantage of […]

In a combat situation, the medic is not the first line of response. Each member of a unit is trained on how to save their lives and the lives of the people around them. During a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) scenario, the first step is Care Under Fire. During this stage, the number one […]

A Ranger medic who helped to save the lives of six of his comrades during a firefight from hell has been recognized as the USO Soldier of the year. Sergeant Ty Able, a combat medic assigned to 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, was part of a Ranger assault force that was going after a […]

When it comes to medical care under fire it’s hard to find a better remedy than Special Operations combat medics. Last year, two Ranger combat medics proved that fact by saving the lives of six of their brothers during an operation that went south in Afghanistan. And they did so by implementing medical procedures that […]

Specialist Five James McCloughan’s Medal of Honor citation, like all Medal of Honor citations, will drop your jaw to the floor. A 23 year old combat medic in the middle of Vietnam, he braved heavy fire to move an injured casualty to safety and was wounded by shrapnel before saving two more. He went on […]