Emergency Response Drills

Vivid training exercises involving medical emergency responses, showcasing personnel in decontamination gear and rescue operations in various scenarios.

220805-N-TT639-1201 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 5, 2022) - A stretcher bearer team uses a Reeves Sleeve to secure a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members from the 49th Medical Group practice decontamination procedures in the decontamination center during a Ready Eagle exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 30, 2023. Ready Eagle is a mass-casualty exercise that is aimed to sharpen the medical groups response capabilities to a mass-casualty event with chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and electromagnetic elements.

050923-F-7564C-085. Base: Sebring Regional Airport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For a training exercise, "volunteer patient" George Jacobs, NASA's deputy director of Center Operations, has been carefully placed aboard an agency helicopter at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In an actual emergency, the pilots could fly an injured person from Kennedy to a nearby trauma center in minutes.The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible.

010804-F-9631D-027. Complete Scene Caption: A member of the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) team, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, consoles a simulated injured crewmember. Other members of the team secure the simulated injured crewmember to a stretcher for safe transport after responding to a simulated C-141 Starlifter fire as part of this years PATRIOT HOOK Exercise. The responding rescue team members are dressed in Joint-Firefighter Integrated Response Ensemble (J-FIRE) suits. The PATRIOT HOOK Exercise 2001, a joint force exercise involving four separate airfields in Southern California - March Air Reserve Base, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Los Alamitos Army Air Field, and San Clemente Naval Landing Field. At the four airfields units practice air deployment of fighting forces and equipment during a wartime scenario. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT HOOK Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110318-N-NB544-049PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2011) Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) load humanitarian assistance supplies onto an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Knights of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4. Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For a training exercise, "volunteer patient" George Jacobs, NASA's deputy director of Center Operations, is carefully placed aboard an agency helicopter at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In an actual emergency, the pilots could fly an injured person from Kennedy to a nearby trauma center in minutes.The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible.

220805-N-TT639-1201 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 5, 2022) - A stretcher bearer team uses a Reeves Sleeve to secure a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Katrina Operations - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-361-163. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-35. Hurricane Katrina

220914-N-PS962-1084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2022) Sailors respond to a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 14. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

060404-N-1786N-043. Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA is helped into a helicopter shortly after he, Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel of NASA, and Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos landed in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station.

040127-F-3208M-080. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 414th Chemical Company, exercise a decontamination for a simulated mass chemical attack during a Joint Training Exercise hosted by the Miami-Dade Fire Department and Homestead-Miami Speedway in Miami, Fla. Jan. 11, 2018. This JTE focused on building response capabilities and seamless the transition between the local first responders and the follow-on support provided by the National Guard and Active duty soldiers. (U. S. Army

030410-F-6449C-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

050317-C-0000L-001. State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220930-N-OK195-1001 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 29, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) apply a splint during a mass casualty drill, Sept. 30, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

120903-N-PL185-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2012) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Akio Miyamoto reads instructions from the basic damage control training handbook to Sailors during a damage control exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Sailors participate in damage control training to learn how to respond to actual casualties. Harry S. Truman is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications.

040508-F-4338B-027. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and a Critical Care Air Transport (CCAT) team from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center unload wounded Libyan fighters from an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft Oct. 29, 2011, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. At the request of the Department of State and directed by the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Africa Command is supporting U.S. and international humanitarian relief efforts in Libya. Specifically, the U.S. military transported four wounded Libyans for treatment in medical facilities in Europe and 28 to facilities in the United States.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyong Craddock, right, 60th Inpatient Squadron critical care flight nurse, and Maj. Hiroko Akuzawa, 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency room medical director, perform procedures as a critical care air transport team in a low light environment simulation during a visit from Col. Rudolph Cachuela, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 6, 2022. Cachuelas visit included a tour of David Grant USAF Medical Center as well as the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Fleet Air Wing 31, prepare to deploy a motor raft from a JMSDF ShinMaywa US-2 during the JMSDF New Year flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, January 5, 2023. The JMSDF New Years flight is typically held at the beginning of January, and this years flight showcased the US-2s capabilities, as well as Fleet Air Wing 31s ability to swiftly and successfully conduct search and rescue missions. This is the first time in 9 years the event has been held at Iwakuni.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Saudi Red Cresent Authority, transport a casualty to the hospital during a casualty drill during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 8, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force is the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Becker, a horizontal construction engineer with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company in the 92nd Engineering Battalion in Fort Stewart, Georgia, straps down a manikin at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 7, 2022, as part of Guardian Response 22. The homeland emergency response exercise validates an Army units ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities in an event of a chemical, biological and nuclear catastrophe.

05/14/2001. Madrid...11..5..01..Attack on Goya Street...Photo Javier Prieto...Chema Barroso...Jordi Romeu...Archdc.

050905-N-0535P-021. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 509th Medical Group place a moulaged victim” on a stretcher so he can be evacuated during a major accident response exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 23, 2012. The MARE tested Airmen on proper techniques and procedures when responding to a major accident with mass casualties.

010811-F-5964B-003. Subject Operation/Series: Air Show Medical Alert Readiness Exercise Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Pfc. David Crandall, from the 403rd Military Intelligence Detachment, prepares to be decontaminated as part of operational readiness exercise Beverly Sunrise 07-05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2007.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Lt. Cory Rogge, from Wilmington, North Carolina, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, U.S. Navy Lt. Alexander Jahncke, from Greenwich, Connecticut, assigned to FST 5, center, and Royal Australian Navy Lt. Edward Finnis, from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, treat a simulated patient on to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, inflight to U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in support of a joint-service medical training exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 26, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ens

The Yuma Proving Ground Fire Department arrived within minutes to provide support by moving the patient on to the gurney and transporting the patient to their ambulance to protect him from the outdoor elements until CareFlight arrived.

LITTLE CREEK JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE, Va. (Jan. 29, 2013) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) tie clove hitches to secure a span wire hook during underway replenishment training. Dwight D. Eisenhower is in port at Naval Station Norfolk.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A helicopter rescue team prepares another injured” astronaut for transportation to a local hospital. They are all taking part in a Mode VII” emergency landing simulation at Kennedy Space Center. The purpose of the Mode VII is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention. This simulation presents an orbiter that has crashed short of the Shuttle Landing Facility in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles south of Runway 33. Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer astronauts” who are simulating various injuries inside the crew compartment mock-up. Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment. Local hospitals are participating in the exercise.

220908-N-EN093-2038 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 8, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), participate in a medical readiness training, Sep. 8, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A 58th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot organizes his gear as he prepares to deploy to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Chief Scott Rudlec, Hospital Corpsman, USS NASSAU, treats a Haiti national following an emergency medivac where two men and two children, including an infant, were flown from USNS Comfort to USS Nassau for medical treatment. Marines and Sailors wth the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Nassau Amphibious Readiness Group responded immediately when called upon and had the injured moved in 15 minutes, using the versatility of a sea-based expiditionary force to its fullest potential.

061116-N-7782O-013. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Fleet Air Wing 31, prepare to deploy a motor raft from a JMSDF ShinMaywa US-2 for the JMSDF New Years flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. The JMSDF New Years flight is typically held at the beginning of January, and this years flight showcased the US-2s capabilities, as well as Fleet Air Wing 31s ability to swiftly and successfully conduct search and rescue missions. This is the first time in 9 years the event has been held at Iwakuni.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers prepare for a ride back to base of operations after searching in a neighborhood for residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

DN-SC-04-15249. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, and firefighters with MCAS Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services evacuate a simulated casualty during a training exercise, responding to an aircraft with casualties and engine failure at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 15, 2024. The training exercise tested ARFF and FESs ability to quickly respond to a scenario with minimal warning. Marine Corps

Coast Guard personnel from the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific Strike teams transfer people from Sanibel Island, Florida to the mainland after Hurricane Ian on Sept. 30, 2022. The strike forces transferred over 30 people to Floridas mainland to seek shelter and resources.

051014-A-1327A-085. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rawala Kot Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-74. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen gearing up on deck --050928. Hurricane Katrina

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 30, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ricky Williams, left, from Fayetteville, N.C., gives first aid and rescue training during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220416-N-TI693-1057ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 16, 2022) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Adam Insley, center, from Aitkin, Minnesota, packs personal belongings for a mass shipment in preparation for a crew swap aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), April 16, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.

CORAL SEA (June 27, 2023) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill in the ships primary triage, while sailing in the Coral Sea, June 27. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Firefighters with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services prepare to treat casualties during a training exercise responding to an aircraft with casualties and engine failure at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 15, 2024. The training exercise tested MCAS Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services ability to quickly respond to a scenario with minimal warning. Marine Corps

030412-F-9259M-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

011023-F-0378B-002. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During the second stage of a simulated emergency, known as Mode 4, a triage area set up at Helipad 8, located near the fire station between Launch Pads 39A and 39B, is busy as rescue workers monitor the "injured." KSC personnel portrayed the astronauts. The participants were helped off the pad and taken to the triage site. The "injured" worker may be airlifted to participating area hospitals. The KSC rescue teams are practicing emergency procedures in the unlikely scenario of a mishap on the pad during a launch sequence. The exercises are standard training procedures to assess and prepare emergency personnel, procedures and hardware.

040401-M-7842H-068. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Fort Myers, FL, USA--10/06/2022--FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams travel on a chinook to Sanibel Island to continue with search operations.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Sacks of mail are loaded onto a Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30) C-2A Greyhound carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft prior to a mail delivery during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040609-F-9905C-001. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Cappel, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief of training, briefs 332d ECES firefighters on safety and instructions inside the flashover trainer during live-fire flashover training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 30, 2022.

220609-N-IL330-1233 SASEBO, Japan (June 9, 2022) - Sailors carry a simulated casualty during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 9, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220805-N-TT639-1205 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 5, 2022) - A stretcher bearer team prepares to lift a simulated casualty in a Reeves Sleeve during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, awaits first aid during a proof of concept exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, April 29, 2022. The exercise was a part of Southern Strike 2022, a special operations-centric exercise that promotes interoperability between special forces, conventional ground forces, and air assets in order to ensure the U.S. military stays relevant and ready to respond to a peer-to-peer, large-scale combat operation.

980517-F-4116M-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Engineman Fireman Eddie Hargett and Engineman 2nd Class Dedric White, assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9), help a member of the Sasebo community put on firefighting equipment during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo Summer Festival 2022 in Sasebo, Japan Aug. 6, 2022. The Pioneer welcomed more than 3,700 visitors during the two-day festival which celebrated the 120th anniversary of Sasebo City, 70th anniversary of the JMSDFs founding, and included displays of Japan Self Defense Force equipment and capabilities.

Teams from NASA, the Department of Defense Human Space Flight Support and SpaceX conduct a joint medical triage and medical evacuation (medevac) training exercise at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the second of two emergency medical services simulations performed before commercial crew flight tests, which are scheduled for 2019. As NASAs Commercial Crew Program prepares to begin launching astronauts once again from American soil, teams are sharpening their launch day operations procedures, including responses during the unlikely event of an emergency.

U.S. Army Rangers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, search through documents found during their annual Task Force Training on Fort Knox KY., April 20, 2014. Rangers consistently train to maintain the highest level of combat readiness.

Medical personnel from the 41st Air Rescue Squadron aboard an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter administer aid to a 9 year-old boy suffering from a gun shot wound in the right shoulder. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030324-F-6701P-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), coins Staff Sgt. Wayne Roberts and Staff Sgt. Kyrone Randolph, 51st Medical Group, May 14, 2022, on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The Airmen were responsible for COVID testing the general and her team upon arriving to the ROK.

Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-290-1. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Texas task force one assist in transporting residents of a local nursing home on to a bus so that they may be transported to a shelter outside of the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

050830-F-4800N-199. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Robery Brodsky, a combat rescue officer assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection on a HH-60G Pave Hawk at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2022. The 210th RSQs Guardsmen provide rescue support in the case of injuries or natural disasters in the surrounding areas.

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-222. Hurricane Katrina

A simulated victim lays on a stretcher as he is attended to by medical personnel. During the NATO Tactical Evaluation, personnel displayed their "Team Eifel" spirit as many organizations pulled together to achieve a satisfactory rating. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

011117-F-5795G-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron conduct a simulated search and rescue mission during a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

Aviation Machinist Mate First Class (AD1) Mario Herrera, a loadmaster for a C-2 Greyhound aircraft of Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), and Postal Clerk Third Class (PC-3) Albert Treiber from the beach detachment of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) check the mail manifest and transfer custody of registered mail on the flight line at the Naval Station prior to take-off for the ship. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-53. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team(CST) conducts a Collective Lanes Training, at the Columbia Heights Membrane Plant in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, September 20, 2022. Army North observed the exercise to provide feedback before the unit's Training Proficiency Evaluation next year. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-123. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Emergency crew members assess medical needs on injured” astronauts removed from the orbiter crew compartment mock-up during a Mode VII” emergency landing simulation at Kennedy Space Center. The purpose of the Mode VII is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention. This simulation presents an orbiter that has crashed short of the Shuttle Landing Facility in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles south of Runway 33. Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer astronauts who are simulating various injuries. Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment. Local hospitals are participating in the exercise.

Firefighters prepare to load a patient onto a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a medical evacuation exercise, part of PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Houston Fire Executive Assistant Chief Rodney West gets underway with a Coast Guard Station Houston 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew partcipating in a law enforcement tactics demonstration on the Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas, Aug. 2, 2022. The purpose of the demonstration was to showcase the close partnership between the Coast Guard and its maritime law enforcement partners by highlighting how together they keep the nation's largest port safe and secure.

Firefighters with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services participate in embankment rope training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. The firefighters utilized roping techniques to rescue and provide care to a simulated victim located at the bottom of a steep embankment. MCIPAC F&ES is a regional fire department that operates eight fire stations across Japan and provides services to installations including fire suppression, technical rescue, hazardous material disposal, emergency medical care, fire protection and prevention.

Photo essay with a mobile assistance team of a social humanitarian emergency service (Samusocial) in France.

SASEBO, Japan (April 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) attend to a simulated casualty on the pier during an integrated industrial firefighting drill with Commander, Naval Region Japan Fire & Emergency Services onboard U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, April 27. The drill, required by the Industrial Ship Safety Manual for Fire Prevention (8010), was created to train integrated teams of Sailors and base firefighters to casualties in industrial environments. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A Moroccan Royal Army soldier evacuates a simulated casualty during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) defense demonstration hosted by the Moroccan military in Agadir, Morocco, June 28, 2022, during African Lion 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, transfer care of a simulated causality with the Saudi Red Crescent Authority during a medical drill in a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 13, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The Exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 92nd Engineering Battalion in Fort Stewart, Georgia, strap down a manikin during search and rescue operations during Guardian Response 22 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 7, 2022. The homeland emergency response exercise validates an Army units ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities in an event of a chemical, biological and nuclear catastrophe.

220904-N-XH769-1184 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 4, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors conduct a medical exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sep. 4, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

221020-N-RP467-0046 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Oct. 20, 2022) Civilians from Ship-2-Shore demonstrate products to protect against rust and corrosion aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Oct. 20. New York is pierside at Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine maintenance.

031024-F-9796L-015. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Firefighters with Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division transport role-players to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune during Exercise Vigilant Response on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 29, 2022. Exercise Vigilant Response tested various MCAS New River departments emergency response capabilities and how they worked together with local community first responders in the event of an emergency.

LT. COL. Jackson L. Davis III, a 910th Tactical Airlift Group flight surgeon, left, and STAFF SGT. Charles Studley work on a patient aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The man was rescued from the ocean near the Galapagos Island. Country: Ecuador (ECU)

221116-N-OK195-1086 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 16, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) perform the procedural steps for decontamination during a chemical, biological, and radiological damage control drill, Nov. 16, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 6, 2022) - U.S. Navy Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) conduct litter bearer training while underway for Pacific Partnership 2022. Now, in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

050902-N-0535P-261. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER (Feb. 8, 2024) - Emergency responders prepare to transport a patient during an active shooter drill at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, during Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2024, Feb. 8. Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2024 is a two-part, anti-terrorism force protection exercise that is being conducted nationwide on Navy installations, Feb. 6-17. The annual exercise is not in response to any specific threat, but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet and installation security programs. Navy

Winch rescue training of the rescue helicopter, Christoph 62, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DRF Luftrettung. The rescue of casualties in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains will be practised

US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tim Young of the 129th Air Rescue Wing, Moffett Field, Mountain View, California, treats an injured victim at a simulated crash site in the Atacama Desert during CHILE TCA 2000, a mass casualty evacuation exercise involving the California Air National Guard and ERSAM, the air evac unit of the Fuerza Aerea de Chile. Subject Operation/Series: CHILE TCA 2000 Base: Atacama Desert Country: Chile (CHL)

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