Kunsan Med Hawks tackle TCCC qualification

Defenders from the 8th Security Forces Squadron provide cover while non-clinical medics from 8th Medical Group assess and treat injured personnel during Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC participants, from units such as Public Health, Physical Therapy, Medical Logistics and Radiology, completed the course to earn their medic qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

A simulated victim receives medical trauma care during Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC course is designed to equip U.S. service members with the knowledge and skill to efficiently assess, treat and evacuate personnel in an austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

Airmen from the 8th Medical Group evacuate an injured wingman during Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC participants, from units such as Public Health, Physical Therapy, Medical Logistics and Radiology, completed the course to earn their medic qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

A simulated victim receives medical trauma care during Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC course is designed to equip U.S. service members with the knowledge and skill to efficiently assess, treat and evacuate personnel in an austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

Non-clinical medics from the 8th Medical Group provide cover while assessing and treating injured personnel during Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC course is designed to equip U.S. service members with the knowledge and skill to efficiently assess, treat and evacuate personnel in an austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

A defender from the 8th Security Forces Squadron participates in Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC course is designed to equip U.S. service members with the knowledge and skill to efficiently assess, treat and evacuate personnel in an austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

Col. Susan Moran, U.S. Pacific Air Forces Surgeon General, gives Medical patches to non-clinical medics from the 8th Medical Group after Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2021. The TCCC participants, from units such as Public Health, Physical Therapy, Medical Logistics and Radiology, completed the course to earn their medic qualification. Upon completing the course, the Airmen are equipped with the knowledge and skill to efficiently assess, treat and evacuate personnel in an austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)