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Air Force Medical Service

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Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron provide care to a simulated crash victim at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron wrap bandages on a simulated crash victim at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Staff Sgt. Samantha Wozniak, 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, secures a simulated crash victim to a litter using belts at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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A medical team from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron escorts a simulated crash victim with a litter at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The medical group promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron prepare to transfer a simulated victim to a new team at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Tech. Sgt. Rachel Tomon, 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron flight chief, checks over a simulated crash victim at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Tech. Sgt. Rachel Tomon, 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron flight chief, feels for an injury on a simulated crash victim at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron check a simulated crash victim in an ambulance at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The medical group promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Senior Airman Bob Keophakdy, 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, reassures a simulated crash victim at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron cut clothing off a simulated crash victim at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Air Commandos train in battlefield care

Published May 11, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron simulates battlefield care by practicing an Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location.