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Career paths for a U.S. Army MOS 68W (health care specialist)
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers prepare for mass causality scenarios, medical evacuations and ambulance arrivals with simulation training
Rates have increased partially due to enhanced medical training and techniques for military medics
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
“We ended up transporting approximately 42 individuals and several pets from that area,” said Miami-Dade Lt. Alex Acosta
Nine others were injured at a Fort Gordon training area
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan became ill during a training exercise, was transported to a medical center with limited bed space and was being transferred
Bristol Health (Conn.) EMS Paramedic Taylor Gonzalez, 31, responded when fellow Army veteran James Whalen, 70, suffered a heart attack while swimming
Army Paramedic Falaq Gaither’s wife Pamela was in labor when the crash brought traffic to a standstill
The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was championed by the family Army Spc. Nicholas Panipinto, who died last year in a training accident
North Metro Firefighter-Paramedic Quinn Henson received two commendation medals while being promoted to a major in the Army last month
Paramedic Alex Cardenas, 59, worked for Superior and Apollo Ambulance Services and was a medic in the U.S. Army Special Forces for 20 years
SPC Nicholas Panipinto died in a training accident at Camp Humphrey in South Korea, after one medevac helicopter got lost and another wouldn’t start
Earlyne Sheets helped care for thousands of Allied casualties as one of 74,000 women in the Army and Navy Nurse Corps during World War II
Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino was a passenger in a military ambulance that crashed while returning home from weekend training
Capt. Gary M. Rose risked his life and exposed himself to enemy fire to ensure the safe return of dozens of fellow soldiers during a bloody four-day mission in Laos
Capt. Gary Rose will be recognized for risking his life while serving as a medic with the 5th Special Force Group during combat operations in Vietnam
Initial reports said the injuries happened in an explosion, but officials could not confirm that
The Army, Marine Corps and Navy joined the search along with Honolulu firefighters and lifeguards
Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of helicopter fuselage and a helmet in a debris field
James McCloughan voluntarily entered the “kill zone” to rescue injured comrades, even as he was pelted with shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade
The team started with a 1917 Model T chassis and built a wooden box to serve as the ambulance compartment
One crew member is in serious condition and one is in critical condition
The training teaches troops how to create a fully functioning medical system in a remote location
The agency plans to sell at least 5,000 black poppy shaped pins this year
The medevac Black Hawks differ from current models in that they have an external hoist, a forward-looking infrared radar and the ability to carry six patients on litters
Sgt. Gary Rose was the lone medic for a group of Special Forces soldiers sent deep into Laos as part of a secret mission in 1970
The bodies were found downstream, bringing the death toll to nine
An Army truck at Fort Hood overturned in swift water killing at least 5 soldiers