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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

For reconnaissance team members, it’s important to be able stabilize and move wounded Soldiers back to friendly lines. CJTF-HOA Soldiers took time to practice those skills in a Combat Lifesaver training event.

By Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore ,  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Jan 05, 2018
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, complete exercises during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army site security team Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, transport a simulated casualty during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army site security team Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, move to assess and transport simulated casualties during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals while in care under fire, tactical field care, and tactical evacuation care scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Spc. Austin Krukoski, an infantryman assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, carries a simulated casualty during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, simulate providing security while fellow Soldiers treat a simulated injury of a soldier during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Spc. Alex Bagwell, a combat medic assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, instructs members of a site security team how to administer a chest decompression needle during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, reassess a fellow Soldier’s condition after treating a simulated open chest wound and moving the patient during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

A U.S. Army site security team Soldier assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, simulates packing combat gauze into a simulated wound of a fellow Soldier during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participate in a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, inventory their medical equipment before participating in a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, applies a Combat Application Tourniquet to a simulated injury during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Spc. Alex Bagwell, a combat medic assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, instructs members of a site security team how to administer a chest decompression needle during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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