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Albanian hospitals will soon be linked through a virtual network enabling high-quality, uniform health care for all citizens. The construction of the new telemedicine centers, funded by the U.S. European Command and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, will allow health care professionals to conduct e-learning, consultations and even diagnose patients from a distance. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn, a first-time participant in the EFMB and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, assembles a tactical radio prior to delivering a medical evacuation request as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing held Aug. 1-13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn (left), a first time participant in the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, leads support personnel in evacuating a simulated casualty to a Blackhawk helicopter as part of Combat Testing Lane 3, Aug. 6, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn (left), a first-time participant in the EFMB and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, straps a simulated casualty to a skid; in preparation for transport as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing held Aug. 1-13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
On the operating table, Navy Lt. Dana L. Vanartsdalen, surgeon and San Diego, Calif., native, Petty Officers 3rd Class Godfrey O. Aneke, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jon W. Hill, Avery, Texas, native, corpsmen, Alpha Company, 4th Medical Battalion, Pittsburg, Penn., perform simulated surgery on a training casualty during a combined-forces medical training exercise with Georgian medics and nurses. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-During a simulated casualty drill, Petty Officer 2nd Class Bridget J. Shanahan, a Los Angeles, Calif., native, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony M. Tiner, Pittsburgh, Penn., native, both hospital corpsman, 4th Medical Battalion, slide a patient on a stretcher into their ambulance. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
During a mass-casualty drill between U.S. Navy and Georgian medical personnel, corpsmen, including Petty officer 2nd Class Adam Strotz and Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony M. Tiner, corpsmen and Pittsburgh, Penn., natives with Alpha Surgical Co., 4th Medical Battalion, Pittsburgh, Penn., rush a Georgian soldier to the Forward Resuscitative Surgery Suite to assess his injuries. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Toby League, Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, straps a casualty onto a litter with the help of staff support as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. League is one of a handful of joint and multinational service members working toward the U.S. Army medical community's most prestigious professional badge. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Toby League, Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, a candidate for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, calls for an evacuation of casualties as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. League is one of a handful of joint and multinational service members working toward the U.S. Army medical community's most prestigious professional badge. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Toby League, a Navy Corpsmen from Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy and a candidate for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, pull a casualty through the woods during part of Combat Lane 3 on Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. League is one of a handful of joint and multinational service members working toward the U.S. Army medical community's most prestigious professional badge. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Spc. James Walters, Bavaria Dental Activity, Vilseck, Germany, a candidate in Combat Testing Lane 3 for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, transfers a casualty onto a sled for transport Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Candidate Spc. James Walters, Bavaria Dental Activity, Vilseck, Germany, crawls underneath a barbed-wire obstacle as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
German 2nd Lt. Felix Honig, SanStff Mainz Hospital, assists German Sgt. Dustin Nicholas, 4th Company, 21st Hospital Regiment, with the removal of his chemical protective equipment during the demo phase of Combat Testing Lane 2 at the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, August 2, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. CTL 2 tests candidates on their ability to perform basic Soldier skills while protecting themselves from a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear attack. (U.S. Army photo by Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing candidates practice assisting other candidates in properly removing chemical protective suits at Combat Training Lane 2, Aug. 2, 2011, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. CTL 2 tests candidates on their ability to perform basic Soldier skills while protecting themselves from a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear attack. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, 138th Public Affairs Detachment) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. 1st Class William Ambrose, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the medical evacuation task, explains the Combat Training Lane to the Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh as he observes candidates training for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 1. 2011. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Spc. Bruce Case, Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, treats a simulated casualty on Combat Testing Lane 1 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing August 1, 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, 138th PAD, NYARNG) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Candidates in the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing familiarize themselves with their terrain pace count before testing their land navigation skills July 31, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. U.S. and multinational candidates are in Grafenwoehr for two weeks to earn the right to wear one of the most coveted badges in the military medical community. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, 138th PAD, NYARNG) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - U.S. Military Academy Cadet Jessica Williams applies a tourniquet to a casualty during the validation phase of the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge event, July 27, 2011. USMA cadets are in Grafenwoehr this summer as part of the Academy's Cadet Troop Leadership Training program, where they get a hands-on experience with the soldiers they will be working with once they are commissioned 2nd lieutenants after graduation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mary Hogle) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Sgt. John Anthony Kasen, a medic from the 557th Medical Company (Area Support), trains multi-national soldiers in Basic Lifesaving Skills (BLS) July 27, during the pre-qualification phase of the upcoming 2011 U.S. Army in Europe Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) Standardization and Testing. All participants must pre-qualify for participation in EFMB testing, and have a medical background. Pre-qualification events for the EFMB include an up-to-date Army Physical Fitness Test, an individual weapons qualification using the M16A2 rifle, and an updated CPR certification. All candidates must successfully complete a 12-mile road march, day and night land navigation, emergency medical treatment, and other tasks. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Master Sgt. Darin Laity gets his blood pressure taken by Tech. Sgt. Eliza Villa, both members of the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard. The California Air National Guard medical staff is taking care of the 130 Guard members supporting SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BALTIC SEA (July 8, 2011) - Yeoman Seaman Nester Noyolaruiz (left) and Yeoman 2nd Class Edward Williams (middle) treat Ship Serviceman Seaman Ulysses Hernandez for a abominable evisceration during a general quarters damage control training team exercise aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52). Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Macedonian Staff Sgt. Svetlana Jovevska looks over the body of a car accident victim identifying valuables in the mortuary during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 11. Macedonian students and U.S. service members were given a variety of moulaged injuries to simulate ones experienced by car accident and building and bridge collapse victims. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. MEDCEUR is a Partnership for Peace and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise in Central and Eastern Europe designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia A Macedonian Red Cross member stabilizes a stick that went through the hand of a victim of an explosion during Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2011 June 11. Macedonian and U.S. service members were given a variety of moulaged injuries to simulate ones experienced by mudslide, building collapse and explosion victims. The countries participating in this yearrrÃ¢Âs MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. MEDCEUR is a Partnership for Peace and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise in Central and Eastern Europe designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia - Staff Sgt. Kostic Sasa, Macedonian army medical technician, inspects a simulated patient's leg during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 11. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Serbian and Macedonian students discuss a senario presented to them at a disasters planners course June 10 as part of the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe. The Defense Institute for Medical Operations was at MEDCEUR to teach this course to multinational students. The annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes) Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Dr. Vladimir Chadikovski, pediatric surgeon, explains the functions of the various machines to U.S. Ambassador Philip Reeker during a tour of the hospital. The United States European Command coordinated with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Macedonia, donated $350,000 of equipment to the State University Hospital. The donation allowed for a complete renovation of the Pediatric Surgery Clinic and the purchase of top quality medical equipment designed to help the recovery of Macedonia's youngest patients. The hospital employs highly specialized personnel to perform a wide spectrum of treatments, including complex surgeries on the preterm born infants and children up to 14 years of age. The hospital performs around 20,000 medical examinations and between 1,400 and 1,500 operations/surgeries per year. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...