Joint Partner TCCC Medical Training

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force medics rush to a secure a simulated injured Airman during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. Battlefield simulation drills provide medics and combat personnel with realistic situations where they provide life-saving care while evacuating wounded personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Maj. Phillip Barras, 374th Dental Squadron pediatric dentist, rolls a simulated casualty over to check for additional wounds during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. While all Airmen receive TCCC training, medical professionals receive additional training to enable a higher level of care in a contested area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force medics perform an initial triage evaluation of a simulated battlefield injury during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. Battlefield simulation drills provide medics and combat personnel with realistic situations where they provide life-saving care while evacuating wounded personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Lt. Col. David Leary (left), 374th Medical Group aerospace medical flight chief, and Capt. Roy Herrin (right), 374th MDG Medical Surgical Unit Registered Nurse, rush to a secure a simulated injured Airman during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. Battlefield simulation drills provide medics and combat personnel with realistic situations where they provide life-saving care while evacuating wounded personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Allen Pratt, 374th Dental Squadron endodontist, is observed by representatives from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force as he leads a team of medics through the initial triage evaluation of a simulated battlefield injury during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. Battlefield simulation drills provide medics and combat personnel with realistic situations where they provide life-saving care while evacuating wounded personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Airman 1st Class Matthew Bigler, 374th Medical Group surgical technician, wields a simulated M-16 Rifle to provide cover for his team of medics to provide stabilizing care to casualties while under fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded to receive life-saving treatment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force medics keep clear of simulated helicopter blades as they approach a medical egress point for aeromedical transport during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. In a continued effort to save lives, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General has mandated that all personnel become TCCC certified, replacing former battlefield medical training and enforcing a higher standard of possible care in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Lt. Col. David Leary (left), 374th Medical Group aerospace medical flight chief, fills out a medical care continuation card for a battlefield casualty prior to aeromedical evacuation during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. Accurate medical reporting helps keep injured personnel alive, as tracking the injuries, medicines used, and the treatments performed keep care consistent as casualties transfer care from the battlefield to other facilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force medics secure multiple simulated battlefield injuries for aeromedical transport during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. In a continued effort to save lives, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General has mandated that all personnel become TCCC certified, replacing former battlefield medical training and enforcing a higher standard of possible care in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Capt. Roy Herrin, 374th Medical Group Medical Surgical Unit registered nurse, prepares a saline push for a simulated wounded Airman during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded to receive life-saving treatment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Joint Partner TCCC Medical Training

Published Nov. 18, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force medics participated in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. These battlefield simulation drills provide medics and combat personnel with realistic scenarios where they provide life-saving care while evacuating wounded personnel.