US, Japan service members train together in casualty combat care

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Hawk, CJTF-HOA Surgeon Cell medical operations noncommissioned officer in charge, practices Tactical Casualty Combat Care skills with a member of the Japanese Self-Defense Force at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 29, 2025. TCCC training is a Department of Defense training requirement which teaches life-saving first-aid skills to keep a casualty alive until they can be transported to a higher level of care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)