New Training Course Offers Medics, Nurses Hands-on Experience in Austere Environment

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (AFNS) —   Army and Air Force personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently established a simulation training platform to increase readiness and meet Joint Commission requirements for staff development and training. The Tactical Trauma Reaction and Evacuation Crossover Course, or TTREX, is designed…

Where do Good Men Go When They Die?

In our modern warrior culture many liken our military and law enforcement members bravery and tenacity to that of the ancient Vikings and their ilk. Vikings were not representative of the entirety of Norse history or culture yet this fact does not stop the continued romanticizing of their profession. Reality informs us that Vikings performed…