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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
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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
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Hospital Rotations Critical Facet of Training Special Operations Combat Medics

Emergency medical services workers wheel a male patient with multiple gunshot wounds into the emergency department’s trauma bay. The patient has been shot in the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sustainers Partner to Provide Iraqi Army Medic Training

CONTIGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – An ongoing Sustainer partnership provided combat life saver skills to the Iraqi army during a five day training course ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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GH Therapy and SOF/Joint problems

GH therapy and possible applications to connective tissue/joint degeneration in SOF and other active populations. A common issue for athletes and other active populations ...
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