French Medical Personnel Treat U.S. Army Pfc During a Mass Casualty Exercise

By Staff Sgt. Dillon White

May 19, 2014

French medical personnel treat U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron McCarty, 1/18th Infantry Battalion, Bravo Company, at a forward medical post during a mass casualty exercise May 14, 2014, at Base Aérienne 188 “Colonel Massart,” Djibouti. The exercise is a biannual training event between French and American services to practice saving lives during mass casualty incidents.

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French medical personnel treat U.S. Army Pvt. Jake Dailing, 1/18th Infantry Battalion, Bravo Company, at a forward medical post during a mass casualty exercise May 14, 2014, at Base Aérienne 188 “Colonel Massart,” Djibouti.

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