Christopher Schwegler with Arnold Air Force Base Security Forces practices applying a pressure bandage during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training Aug. 15, 2022, at the Arnold AFB Medical Aid Station, Tennessee. The pool noodle Schwegler is holding represents a massive bleeding injury requiring immediate care. TCCC trainees are taught lifesaving techniques, strategies and procedures, allowing those who have been trained to provide best practice trauma care both on and off the battlefield. Schwegler was part of the first TCCC class at Arnold. The first level of TCCC training is required by al


Christopher Schwegler with Arnold Air Force Base Security Forces practices applying a pressure bandage during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training Aug. 15, 2022, at the Arnold AFB Medical Aid Station, Tennessee. The pool noodle Schwegler is holding represents a massive bleeding injury requiring immediate care. TCCC trainees are taught lifesaving techniques, strategies and procedures, allowing those who have been trained to provide best practice trauma care both on and off the battlefield. Schwegler was part of the first TCCC class at Arnold. The first level of TCCC training is required by all Department of Defense service members by April 2023.


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