Medical
Afghan Commandos Practice Medical Evacuations
BALKH PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Medics from the Afghan National Army’s 5th Commando Kandak trained on the proper loading and unloading of casualties onto
AFSOC Helps Shape Future of Afghan Medicine
HERAT PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Eight airmen making up a special operations medical team are currently deployed to Afghanistan from the 1st Special Operations...
Technology Adds Realism to Khaan Quest
ULAANBATAR, Mongolia – This scene was experienced by Korean special operations service members with the Republic of Korea’s 21st Battalion, International Peacekeeping Force,...
Prosthesis Helps MOH Hero Stay with Rangers
WASHINGTON, DC – "There was a little bit of a meat skirt, for lack of better words, hanging around the edges. It was...
One Standard for SOF Medics: TCCC
ZADAR, Croatia – With more and more European partner nation Special Operation Forces (SOF) participating in ISAF operations, having medical personnel available...SOF Medic Rescues Girl Shot in Head
FARAH, Afghanistan – U.S. Special Operations Forces provided medical treatment to an injured young girl who was shot in the head by insurgent forces in...Special Forces Medics Aid Victims After Suicide Attack
PAKTIA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Special Forces medics from Special Operations Task Force – East treated several victims after multiple suicide bombers attacked...Specialized Prosthetics Being Developed for Active Duty SEALs
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Foundation and Quality of Life Plus (QL+) teamed-up to create prosthetic limbs for...Amputee Graduates from Special Forces Sniper Course
WASHINGTON, DC – John Wayne has toured Afghanistan and Iraq, hunted grizzly bears in Alaska and earned the Silver Star; and as...SF Soldier Takes First Jump with Prosthetic
GRENADA, MS – Faced with a long recovery and the reality that he might never run, surf or return to his...STS Airman Gives Himself to Save Son
NEW HAVEN, CT – An Airman from Hurlburt Field, Fla., donated a portion of his liver to help save the life of a...No One Cares Like SOF Cares
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Traumatic Brain Injuries, blindness, cancer, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, severe burns; whatever the affliction, one organization stands out in...Commando Medics Enter Residency Program
KABUL, Afghanistan – With the arrival of two fatally-wounded civilians and another suffering from a miscarriage, the intensive care unit resembled a clip ...Special Forces Medical Training Saves Afghan Commando
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Among the most important members of any combat unit is the medic. A member of an elite Afghan Commando unit...AFP and JSOTF-Philippines Teach Combat Medic Lifesaving Course
CAVITE, Philippines – Twenty Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy SEALs participated in a month-long lifesaving course taught by three U.S. Navy SEAL Medics assigned...Portable Ultrasound Empowers Special Forces Medics
FORT BRAGG, NC – When Dr. (Maj.) Andrew Morgan came to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), he already knew the value of ultrasound machines from...Special Forces Save Afghan Toddler’s Life
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – On an isolated mountain in Day Kundi, an Afghan child lay motionless and unresponsive. The boy had fallen off a...
Special Warfare Medical Group to Welcome New Command Sergeant Major
FORT BRAGG, NC – The Special Warfare Medical Group (Airborne), will welcome a new command sergeant major while bidding fond farewell to the former in...Operation Good Heart Gives Iraqi Girl a Second Chance at Life
BALAD, Iraq – As an Iraqi girl and her mother carefully stepped out of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, they turned to find nearly...
Afghan, Coalition SOF Medical Personnel Help People of Shindand
KABUL, Afghanistan – Local medical professionals are working hand-in-hand with the Afghan National Army Commandos of the 207th Corps and medical personnel with the Combined...Special Ops Troops Help Sick Afghan Baby
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Afghan baby boy Ramazan had an incredibly bleak future for most of his short life. Not even a year old,...