Johnathan Akers, the program manager with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, instructs U.S. Marines how to insert a nasopharyngeal airway device during a Combat Life Saver Course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 19. NPAs provide an unobstructed airway a secure open airway passage which is used for conscious and unconscious casualties. The CLS course aims to eliminate preventable deaths by teaching all Marines and Sailors the Tactical Combat Casualty Care curriculum and integrating it into small unit tactics and battle drills. The course provides Marines with advanced skills needed to render effective care to casualties in the absence of a corpsman. Akers is a native of Louisville, KY. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William N. Wallace)
Date Taken: | 12.20.2023 |
Date Posted: | 01.03.2024 00:34 |
Photo ID: | 8187546 |
VIRIN: | 231220-M-BL979-1039 |
Resolution: | 5472x3078 |
Size: | 5.96 MB |
Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, US |
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