Photos by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs May 10, 2024
A team of medics from the U.S. Air Force, Belgian Armed Forces and Slovakian Armed Forces stabilize a casualty simulator for surgical procedures during a training scenario May 3, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary, during Vigorous Warrior 24. Casualty simulators allow medical personnel to practice invasive procedures with realistic tactile responses that would otherwise be impractical on human patients during training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson)
U.S. Air Force Airmen perform immediate response procedures on a casualty simulator May 3, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary, during Vigorous Warrior 24. Vigorous Warrior is NATO’s largest medical exercise, uniting more than 1,600 participants from 33 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jonathan Criss, 86th Medical Squadron certified registered nurse anesthetist, discusses equipment and procedures with members of a Danish military medical team during a tour of an Expeditionary Medical Support System May 2, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary. The EMEDS was built to support Vigorous Warrior 24, NATO’s largest medical exercise, uniting more than 1,600 participants from 33 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson)
U.S. Air Force Major Meredith Shama, 86th Medical Squadron gynecological surgeon and obstetrician, center, welcomes members of a Danish military medical team to view an Expeditionary Medical Support System May 2, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary. Vigorous Warrior is NATO’s largest medical exercise, uniting more than 1,600 participants from 33 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Luvens Rorshack, 86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight and operations cell section chief, right, takes notes regarding a patient’s symptoms May 4, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary, during Vigorous Warrior 24. Vigorous Warrior provides participating countries with a unique and ever-evolving opportunity to train for medical support during NATO operations in a multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson)
U.S. Air Force medical personnel stationed in Germany speak with members of the Balkan Medical Task Force during a facility tour before Vigorous Warrior 24, May 2, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary. Vigorous Warrior allows NATO Allies and partners to work alongside one another, enabling crossflow of information which helps improve tactics while enhancing relationships between participating countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Thompson)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William McBride, 86th Medical Squadron independent duty medical technician, hammers a copper grounding pole into the ground before Vigorous Warrior 24, May 2, 2024, at Bakonykúti Training Area, Hungary. Vigorous Warrior is NATO’s largest medical exercise, uniting more than 1,600 participants from 33 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt, Peter Thompson)
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