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The exercise was the culmination of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, a training program which taught critical battlefield skills and how to treat combat-related casualties.


354th SFS, MDG Airmen train to save lives under fire

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chad Smith, 354th Communications Squadron network administrator, is sprayed with fake blood before a care-under-fire exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2019. Smith acted as one of three casualties during the exercise, which reinforced skills required to treat combat related trauma casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric M. Fisher)

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354th Security Forces Squadron defenders carry a simulated casualty during a medical evacuation exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. The defenders simulated taking small-arms fire and evacuating a casualty to a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 1-52D General Support Aviation Battalion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
A U.S. Army Soldier teaches 354th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) defenders how to properly remove a casualty from a UH-60 Blackhawk during a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. The 354th SFS partnered with 1-52D General Support Aviation Battalion to be able to simulate a real world MEDEVAC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
Senior Airman Sierra Warriner, 354th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, listens to a brief during a medical evacuation exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. Defenders donned cold-weather and mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear as part of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
A UH-60 Blackhawk from 1-52D General Support Aviation Battalion flies over during a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. This particular Blackhawk is designed for MEDEVACs and is able to evacuate casualties in different austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
354th Security Forces Squadron defenders observe a UH-60 Blackhawk during a medical evacuation exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. Defenders loaded a simulated casualty into the aircraft and rode in the Blackhawk to familiarize themselves with the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
354th Security Forces Squadron defenders simulate an ambush during a medical evacuation exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. The defender’s M4 carbines are equipped with a blank-firing adaptor to simulate the sound of a gunshot without any projectiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
354th Security Forces Squadron defenders hold a perimeter around a simulated casualty while a UH-60 Blackhawk lands during a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. While waiting for the MEDEVAC, defenders must hold a perimeter around the casualty until help arrives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Kennedy, 354th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) commander, addresses Airmen assigned to the 354th SFS during a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. The MEDEVAC exercise was designed to train defenders on how to properly call in a helicopter in the event of a casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
Two 354th Security Forces Squadron Airmen load a M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon with prototype cold weather gloves at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2020. Even in minus 40 degrees, Security Forces Airmen must be able to use their hands to operate their weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
Airman Albert Menchaca, 354th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, fires a M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2020. The 354th SFS was selected to test out various brands of cold weather gear that was part of a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Developmental Command research project to provide adequate gear for the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
Airman 1st Class Dawson Koett, 354th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, dons a new type of gloves at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2020. The 354th SFS partnered with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Developmental Command to try out new cold weather gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
354th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors prepare Airmen to fire an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2020. CATM instructors are responsible for training the 354th Fighter Wing how to use various small arms weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)