190612-N-TH560-0353 CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa, Japan (June 12, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Isaac Escobar, from Orizabita, Mexico, records vitals of a simulated wounded patient during a Jungle Medicine Course field exercise at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan.
As part of the course’s final evolution, students were evaluated on their ability to treat and sustain patient lives following a simulated ambush. The 10-day medical course trains Navy medical personnel assigned to Marine forces on jungle survival skills, patient tracking, field medical care, and casualty evacuation techniques. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax). Original public domain image from Flickr