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  • More than 85 military and civilian defense partners took part in the Joint Program Office course, which provided attendees practical, hands-on training recovering a wide variety of airframes using advanced equipment and techniques designed to do so safely and efficiently.
    More than 85 military and civilian defense partners took part in the Joint Program Office course, which provided attendees practical, hands-on training recovering a wide variety of airframes using advanced equipment and techniques designed to do so safely and efficiently.
  • More than 85 military and civilian defense partners took part in the Joint Program Office course, which provided attendees practical, hands-on training recovering a wide variety of airframes using advanced equipment and techniques designed to do so safely and efficiently.
    More than 85 military and civilian defense partners took part in the Joint Program Office course, which provided attendees practical, hands-on training recovering a wide variety of airframes using advanced equipment and techniques designed to do so safely and efficiently.
  • More than 85 military and civilian defense partners took part in the Joint Program Office course, which provided attendees practical, hands-on training recovering a wide variety of airframes using advanced equipment and techniques designed to do so safely and efficiently.
    More than 85 military and civilian defense partners took part in the Joint Program Office course, which provided attendees practical, hands-on training recovering a wide variety of airframes using advanced equipment and techniques designed to do so safely and efficiently.
  • The capstone exercise for Medical Readiness University was designed to integrate trauma care, logistics, patient movement, and command decision-making under simulated operational conditions.
    The capstone exercise for Medical Readiness University was designed to integrate trauma care, logistics, patient movement, and command decision-making under simulated operational conditions.
  • ANG medics learned advanced techniques, from hemorrhage control to managing casualties when evacuation is delayed, ensuring every service member has the best possible chance of survival.
    ANG medics learned advanced techniques, from hemorrhage control to managing casualties when evacuation is delayed, ensuring every service member has the best possible chance of survival.
  • Combat paramedics and providers trained the knowledge and skills needed to provide advanced care and keep wounded Service members alive before getting them to definitive care.
    Combat paramedics and providers trained the knowledge and skills needed to provide advanced care and keep wounded Service members alive before getting them to definitive care.

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Left to right, Master Chief Petty Officer Jason M. Vanderhaden, the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard; U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, sergeant major of the Marine Corps; Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass; U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Perry, senior enlisted advisor to the assistant chief of staff, G9; Command Master Chief Matt R. Harris, senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Navy vice chief of naval operations; Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau; discuss quality of life matters affecting readiness at the American Legion convention Aug. 26, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C.

PHOTO BY: Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena
VIRIN: 230826-Z-EP075-1002.JPG
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NIKON D5

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17.0-35.0 mm f/2.8

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56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/1250

ISO

800

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