A US Army (USA) Soldier, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, maintains security at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA), during an Aeromedical Evacuation training exercise. Aeromedical Evacuation training is conducted at the JRTC so that joint forces can participate under realistically accurate scenarios and conditions replicating the initial phases of a contingency, to include: deployment from home stations; staging at an intermediate base area; onward deployment by air, land, and ground convoy and initial combat employment. Overseen by a cadre of skilled observers and controllers, this quarterly exercise tests the abilities of the forward-deployed medical...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) Soldier, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, maintains security at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA), during an Aeromedical Evacuation training exercise. Aeromedical Evacuation training is conducted at the JRTC so that joint forces can participate under realistically accurate scenarios and conditions replicating the initial phases of a contingency, to include: deployment from home stations; staging at an intermediate base area; onward deployment by air, land, and ground convoy and initial combat employment. Overseen by a cadre of skilled observers and controllers, this quarterly exercise tests the abilities of the forward-deployed medical community to meet the immediate needs of the wounded warrior.

Base: Fort Polk

State: Louisiana (LA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jonathan F. Doti, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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