Eight Soldiers receive Expert Field Medical Badges in 3rd annual USAR competition
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Vladislav Troshin, left, of the 377th Ground Ambulance Company out of White River Junction, Vt.; Lt. Col. Douglas Faulkner, middle, of the 7453rd Medical Operational Readiness Unit (MORU) out of Mesa, Ariz.; and Capt. Ian Kai, right, of the 7454th MORU out of San Antonio, Texas; finish the 12-mile ruck march event in unison during the 2023 United States Army Reserve Expert Field Medical Badge competition in Fort McCoy, Wis., May 12, 2023. Hosted by Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group, an AR-MEDCOM MARSG out of Fort Sheridan, Ill., the two-week-long 2023 USAR EFMB featured 49 competitors that tested their mettle in a myriad Soldier and medical lanes in pursuit of the coveted and prestigious badge.. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hernandez)