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Polar Force 20-1

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Riley, assigned to the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, assesses a simulated casualty while participating in tactical combat casualty care training during a readiness and training exercise, Polar Force 20-1, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success.

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Polar Force 20-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rafael Ibarra, a medic assigned to the 673d Medical Group, instructs tactical combat casualty care to Airmen with the 673d Air Base Wing during a readiness and training exercise, Polar Force 20-1, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success.

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Polar Force 20-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rafael Ibarra, a medic assigned to the 673d Medical Group, performs a simulated casualty assessment while instructing tactical combat casualty care during a readiness and training exercise, Polar Force 20-1, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success.

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Polar Force 20-1

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 673d Air Base Wing calls for a medic during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course during Polar Force 20-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success.

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Polar Force 20-1

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Draven Graves, 773rd Logistics Readiness Squadron household goods technician, applies a tourniquet to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Poe, 773rd LRS outbound cargo technician, during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course during Polar Force 20-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success.

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Medical personnel learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Demetris Johnson, a multi-service unit flight chief assigned to the 673d Inpatient Operations Squadron, instructs 673d Medical Group personnel to perform a needle decompression for a tension pneumothorax during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2018. This procedure is required when air gets into the chest cavity preventing the lung from expanding. The needle releases air, letting the lung expand and the patient breathe again.

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Medical personnel learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Demetris Johnson, a multi-service unit flight chief assigned to the 673d Inpatient Operations Squadron, instructs 673d Medical Group personnel to perform a needle decompression for a tension pneumothorax during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2018. This procedure is required when air gets into the chest cavity preventing the lung from expanding. The needle releases air, letting the lung expand and the patient breathe again.

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Medical personnel learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group finish wrapping the body of an “injured” Airman with a foil blanket during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2018. This procedure is considered highly effective at preventing hypothermia on a trauma patient.

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Medical personnel learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Desiree Castro, a medical technician assigned to the 673d Inpatient Operations Squadron, prepares to perform a horizontal incision for an emergency tracheotomy during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2018. This procedure is required when a patient can’t breathe on his own or has an airway obstruction.

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Medical personnel learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dakoda Wholly, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 673d Medical Operation Squadron, opens a litter during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2018. The course is designed to provide efficient care during combat by teaching life-saving techniques.

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Medical personnel learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ashley Jackson, perinatal services flight chief assigned to the 673d Medical Operations Squadron, instructs 673d Medical Group personnel on how to apply a tourniquet during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2018. The course is designed to provide efficient care during combat by teaching life-saving techniques.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group pose for a photo during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

A Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor and 673d Medical Group personnel discuss their performance during the practical application of the TCCC course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group cover the wounds of an injured “patient” during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group apply a tourniquet to an injured “patient” during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group drag a “patient” to a safer location while under fire during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. CaTeah Bryant, an aerospace medical services Airman assigned to the 673d Inpatient Operations Squadron, prepares a trenexamic acid dose during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. Trenexamic acid is a medication used to treat or prevent major blood loss from trauma.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group write an assessment during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Personnel from the 673d Medical Group take cover and protect the “patient” while under fire during the practical application of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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JBER hospital personnel apply what they learned in Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

A Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor waits for 673d Medical Group personnel to prepare for the practical application of the TCCC course at the Warrior Extreme Paintball course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2018. The course is an opportunity for every student to provide care under fire, perform tactical field care on those who are injured and execute a tactical evacuation.

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