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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 ... 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 ... 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, ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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, ... 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 ... FULL STORY

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 ... FULL STORY

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