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Commando Challenge

Commando Challenge

Emergency medical technicians prepare to participate in the Commando Challenge, which simulated rendering aid in a combat situation, during the 27th Special Operations Medical Group’s Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 9, 2017. Twenty-one teams from Air Force bases around the world visited MAFR and Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., to participate in the EMT Rodeo, giving the technicians a wide assortment of scenarios to test their knowledge and training in the medical field. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Dickens

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