Ares has a new Combat Medical Pack based on the Combat XII Pack. Designed "out of a necessity for a medium-sized trauma bag without giving up any maneuverability in the gunfight", it can be worn ...

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Combat Medic Specialist Training Program (CMSTP) and the Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Learning Systems Branch staff receives the Army Medicine ...

Marine Corps Systems Command has developed a more durable pack frame that is scheduled to be fielded next year. The reinforced U.S. Marine Corps Pack Frame provides the same form, fit and function ...

FORT BLISS, Texas — The combat medic is considered to be the backbone of Army medicine. Soldiers holding the combat medic military occupation specialty, known as 86W, are the first responders to ...

A federal watchdog found that Army and Navy doctors are not maintaining their wartime medical skills, causing some to leave ...

A first-of-its-kind program at the University of Minnesota is giving combat medics a chance to become doctors. The Military Medic to Medical School Program launched this fall, offering veterans a ...

When he enlisted in the military after graduating high school for Singapore’s compulsory National Service, he thought becoming a combat medic would be his best fit. Now 20 years old, Shah is currently ...

From Grunt Stink to Squeaky Clean: Why Every Operator Should Pack a Scrubba. I f you’ve ever spent a week in the field without a shower, you know exactly what “combat funk” smells like. It ...

In his pack, he carried (from left to right) lightweight SAM splints, duct tape — which always comes in handy — a sharps bin for disposing of medical waste, a pulse oximeter to measure pulse ...

When James C. McCloughan graduated from college in 1968, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life: teach. But first he had to take a little detour. Shortly after accepting a job at a ...

Nine tents, barely visible in the darkness Wednesday night beside a helicopter landing area, formed a Role 2 field hospital staffed by 70 Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 5 ...