Combat Medics Practice Their Trade at NTC

By Sgt. Rodney Foliente

2nd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Combat medics and members of the convoy security detachment, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, rush a wounded Soldier to a waiting medic vehicle for treatment during medical combat and triage training in a simulated Iraqi village May 1 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin. The 2nd BCT is currently training to prepare for Iraq, though no official deployment orders have been issued yet.

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A gunner from the convoy security detachment, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, responds to a terrorist attack with a .50 caliber machine gun during medical and triage training in a simulated Iraqi village May 1 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin.

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A Soldier from the convoy security detachment, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, directs security elements as medics begin assessment and evacuation on a wounded Soldier during medical combat and triage training May 1 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin.

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