"I know I’m going to meet death; evacuation is impossible.” These words, spoken by Mykhalio, a soldier in Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade, relay the horror of casualty response and evacuation in ...
Somewhere in South Korea, Jan. 26, 1957: Medics of Medical Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division treat a “wounded” soldier in the field. The medics participated in a field training ...
US Army Combat Medic is one of the toughest jobs in the military, and here’s why. A combat medic plays a unique role in the Army. In addition to being experts in battlefield medicine, they must also ...
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — In front of you is an off-white sheet metal warehouse. It sits along an unassuming road next to a mock village where verdant treetops can just be seen capping each structure. Upon ...
The Army is increasing the medical training it gives to soldiers. The hope is that those in combat can begin administering critical medical care to their wounded comrades on the battlefield, in some ...
A Vietnam veteran returned home after two years as a combat medic. He'd treated gunshot wounds, performed emergency procedures and saved lives under fire. Civilian hospitals wouldn't hire him. His ...