The Pic of the Day: Medics Train on Rescue Ops

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dewey L. Ross with Dental Specialist with Dental Activity Rheinland-Pfalz complete the Mystery Event, doing Tactical Combat Casualty Care on a Working Dog Dummy during the Medical Readiness Command-Europe.

UNC prejudicially rejects decorated Spec Ops medic from admission to master’s program

Decorated Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, has been prejudicially rejected by the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s Graduate School. The university determined that his “alleged behavior is more likely than not to pose a danger to members of the University community, University property, or the […]

The IFAK: An essential high-speed low-drag life-saving equipment

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 […]

The Direct Injury Care Pouch – The IFAK Redefined

An Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) is a standard part of any tactical loadout. IFAKs changed the way we fought wars and saved more lives than we could ever fathom during the Global War on Terror. The typical IFAK pouch has always worked, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and be better. Defense Mechanisms, […]

The Pic of the Day: Sweat and pain lead the way

Staff Sgt. Christopher Moore, combat medic with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center rucks to the next location Aug. 21, 2019 during the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Medic Competition at Baumholder, Germany. Competitors took part in over 30 events over the span of three days that tested their medical and war fighting skills. The top winners […]