Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Army flight medic prepares to hoist a training manikin into a UH-72 Lakota above a team of Green Berets, March 12, 2026.

18th Theater Medical Command leaders are experimenting with ways to prolong care in a theater where the "Golden Hour" ...

One day before the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Army senior leaders put into place a plan to overhaul the service’s combat medic training. Officials wanted to replace Cold War-era health care ...

Students in a Special Operations Combat Medic Course prepare to place a simulated patient on a litter during field training. ARLINGTON, Virginia — What’s the best trauma simulation technology for ...

Army combat medic specialists are the skilled Soldiers who administer field medical care in combat and humanitarian situations around the world. While their wartime role is critical, Army combat ...

An airborne soldier was recently recognized for fighting off an active shooter in North Carolina and saving a gunshot victim’s life in June 2023. Sgt. Brian R. Lieberman received the Soldier’s Medal, ...

Ukraine's combat medics often move to get wounded soldiers off the battlefield at night to avoid becoming Russia's new drone strike targets, one said this week. "Drones are a huge problem," Maksim, a ...

A first-of-its-kind program at the University of Minnesota is giving combat medics a chance to become doctors. The Military Medic to Medical School Program launched this fall, offering veterans a ...

Every medic gets asked the same question. It usually comes when working - hands busy, casualty on the ground, the situation still unsettled. The soldier looks up and asks, "Am I going to be okay?" ...