MEDICAL
USASOC Surgeon: Hero of Military Medicine
FORT BRAGG, NC – Col. Russ Kotwal will receive the 2012 Heroes of Military Medicine awards courtesy of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine in Washington D.C., May 2. Kotwal is one of three individuals to be a recipient of the award. These ... FULL STORY
Special Tactics Airmen Face Rehabilitation
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Recently, a squadron of special tactics Airmen returned to the U.S. after serving a deployment rotation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During their rotation in Afghanistan, more than 60 percent of the squadron received a combat related injury, yet 100 percent of the time, they kept ... FULL STORY
SOF Medics Treat, Mentor in Farah
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan – After a 60 pound pipe fell on Allahadin Shah while he was digging a well, the 11-year-old boy was thankful that only his hand was crushed. But infection spread quickly. “I spent all I had on his treatment but it didn’t help,” said Nader Shah, the boy’s father. ... FULL STORY
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 medical evacuation aircraft in Mazar-E Sharif, Dec. 27. The commandos partnered with members of the 1st Calvary Combat Aviation Brigade medevac crews to complete the training. The primary ... FULL STORY
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 Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The core mission of this team is to give the special operations community a surgical capability on outside the wire missions. ... FULL STORY
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, during the the combat lifesaver course, the first of seven training phases they participated in during the field-training exercise portion of Exercise Khaan Quest 2011, at Five ... FULL STORY
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 oozing. I could see the radius and ulna bone sticking up maybe about half an inch." Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, who will have the Medal of Honor ... FULL STORY
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 to save the lives of wounded personnel in austere and sometimes dangerous environments is of critical importance. Medical personnel, regardless of nation, must be trained ... FULL STORY
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 the village of Diware Surkh on April 14. Insurgents attacked with small arms fire while Afghan National Army and USSOF forces were working to establish a new ANA checkpoint in Diware ... FULL STORY
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 an Afghan National Security Forces training site in Jaji District, Paktia province April 14. Three ANSF were killed and another five injured when the first bomber detonated ... FULL STORY
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 active duty SEALs. The QL+ team is made up of two three-man teams of graduate level students who build the specialized prosthetics. The California Polytechnic State University ... FULL STORY
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 of July, he is the first one-legged Soldier to graduate the Special Forces Sniper Course. Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding of Groesbeck, Texas, that is. In ... FULL STORY
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 Special Forces team, Army Staff Sgt. Andre Murnane made the decision last year to have his right leg amputated below the knee after it was shattered ... FULL STORY
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 two-year-old boy. Senior Airman Mario Webb, a ground radio maintainer from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, acted as a living donor to give his son, Genghis, a ... FULL STORY
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 assuring the best possible care will be given to our special operations heroes. The U.S. Special Operations Command's Care Coalition, established in 2005, serves as a model ... FULL STORY
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 from the American TV show, "E.R."Afghan doctors barked orders as nurses responded, quickly preparing injections and taking notes as the big round clock in the back of the ... FULL STORY
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 recently learned this first hand. Staff Sgt. Amrullah Nabiullah, with the 3rd Commando Kandak, was participating in a cordon and search in Helmand province ... FULL STORY
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 to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines at Naval Station Cavite from, Jan. 11-Feb. 5. The purpose of the course was to train one to two AFP Navy SEALs ... FULL STORY
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 being an emergency physician at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg. He brought that knowledge with him to the group in the summer of 2007 when he became the battalion ... FULL STORY
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 precipice, rolled down a hill and hit his head so hard, he was knocked unconscious. The boy’s father took him to the nearest Afghan clinic but his injuries were far ... FULL STORY
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 a ceremony June 10. Command Sgt. Maj. Ledford Stigall will relinquish responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Gilliand at the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center, at 8:30 ... FULL STORY
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 an entire village anxious and waiting for their return from a two-month long journey. As the young Iraqi girl climbed out, she found herself smothered with kisses and ... FULL STORY
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 Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan to provide medical assistance for the people of Shindand District, Herat Province. This melting pot of caregivers from different backgrounds and abilities have come together to ... FULL STORY
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, the infant was hanging on by a thread, unable to eat normally due to a congenital defect that left an opening in the palate of his mouth. Finally, in late ... FULL STORY
TREXPO Tactical Medicine Conference
This year's conference will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Long Beach, California. There are additional days dedicated to other tactical training sessions, which are visible by clicking the link at the bottom of this page. The following is the Tuesday, March 31st schedule: 0900-1000 hrs SWAT Nutrition: Fueling the Tactical Machine ... FULL STORY
GEN III ECWCS
The multi-layered insulating system of the Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (GEN III ECWCS) allows the wearer to adapt to varying mission requirements and environmental conditions. ... FULL STORY
