1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, conducts a routine Artillery Table VI live-fire exercise with the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) at Rocket Valley Range, Cheorwon, South Korea, Dec. 6, 2024. The 210th Field Artillery Brigade conducts live-fire training exercises year-round to certify MLRS crew members and maintain readiness. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Neil McLean)
U.S. Army Soldiers, KATUSAs, family members and civilians ruck with toys during the Eighth Army Toy Ruck March on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, Dec. 06, 2024. Unit ministry teams offered angels from their tree to buy presents for local military and Korean children. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Michelle Lessard)
RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, South Korea – The Eighth Army Best Medic Competition continues into the fourth day on Nov. 16, 2023, challenging participants with negotiate day and night land navigation and providing Prolonged Casualty Care.
The PCC evaluation required the teams to administer medical care in a simulated austere and remote environment, with limited medical supplies, equipment, and intermittent casualty influx for more than six hours.
Graders assessed competitors’ ability to manage few resources, prioritize care based on the severity of injuries, and communicate effectively with their teammate.
“We assessed our patients, called a 9-line for air MedEvac, and provided various interventions before the air was...
11.16.2023 | RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, KR |
Story by Spc. Alison Strout