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Air Force, Army pharmacy students take part in field training exercise
March 10, 2026 — U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army pharmacy students participated in a field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, March 4, 2026... MORE

Chief Nurse of the Air Force immerses with 374th Medical Group
December 10, 2025 — U.S. Air Force Brig. gen. Gwendolyn Foster, 59th Medical Wing commander at Joint base San Antonio-Lackland, and Chief Nurse of the Air Force, observed a tactical combat casualty care and evacuation simulation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 26, 2025... MORE

Airmen perform TCCC on simulated patients.

Navy Tactical Combat Casualty Care program director recognized with civilian awards
August 4, 2025 — Cmdr. Thomas Sather, Director for the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care program, has been recognized with two prestigious awards for his pivotal role in revolutionizing life support and medical training for both military and civilian personnel... MORE

Cmdr. Thomas Sather, director of the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care program, displays his recent civilian awards at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 1, 2025. Sather was presented the American Red Cross Chairpersons’ Award for his significant contributions to the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, and recognized the Aerospace Medical Association with the Aerospace Physiology Society’s Fred A. Hitchcock Award for his outstanding performance as a senior aerospace physiologist. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon)

VIDEO | 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducts Tactical Combat Casualty Care training
July 21, 2023 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on July 13, 2023... MORE

AFMS recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps Week
January 23, 2023 — This week, Jan. 23-27, is designated by the Air Force as Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week, a week to honor the history and recognize the men and women who comprise the BSC and all that they bring to the fight... MORE

Image of an Airmen handling prescription medicine.

Tactical Combat Casualty Care training improves survivability
August 31, 2022 — Tactical Combat Casualty Care, which implements the best medical practices in battlefield trauma care, is now replacing Self-Aid Buddy Care techniques for providing basic care to wounded airmen before they get to a medical facility... MORE

One service member examines the hand of another service member.

USAISR physicians conduct research into improving tactical combat casualty care
September 2, 2020 — Two physicians at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are focused on improving tactical combat casualty care through research that finds the best resources and methods for treating and improving the survivability rate of wounded service members on the battlefield... MORE

Maj. (Dr.) Steven Schauer (center), U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research physician-scientist, and Maj. (Dr.) Ian Hudson (center right), USAISR Tactical Combat Casualty Care emergency physician, conducted studies on devices used for tactical combat casualty care with combat medics at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia July 8-9.

Basic Military Training establishes Tactical Combat Casualty Care course for all Airmen
February 28, 2020 — The U.S. Air Force will fully integrate Tactical Combat Casualty Care into Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 2... MORE

New training prepares Airmen to save lives
April 23, 2019 — Airmen are “arming up” their life-saving skills with Tactical Combat Casualty Care, also known as TCCC. TCCC is a standardized course created to equip every Airman, Soldier, Sailor and Marine with the basic skills to save lives in combat operations. Replacing the Air Force’s Self Aid and Buddy Care Program, TCCC teaches Airmen to treat injuries until medical care arrives... MORE

Staff Sgt. Taylor Lopez Boodooram, Active Duty Clinic Office manager, demonstrates tourniquet placement on a manikin’s arm during a National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Tactical Combat Casualty Care course in the 366th Medical Group Simulation Lab Room at Mountain Air Force Base, Idaho, in February 2019. TCCC is a standardized course offered across the military to equip warfighters with basic skills to save lives in combat operations.