Army Guard and Reserve Soldiers Train to Become Combat Medics
U.S. Army Sgt. Regina Farrington, left, a combat medic in training assigned to the Connecticut Army National Guard Medical Detachment, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luke Chreiman, right, a combat medic assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 169th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Connecticut Army National Guard, prepare a simulated casualty to be evacuated by helicopter at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, July 13, 2022. Combat medics are responsible for the well being of their patients from their arrival at the battalion aid station up until they are discharged and returned to duty or discharged and evacuated to the next higher echelon of care. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)