II MEF News

Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion provide first aid to a simulated trauma victim during a the final scenario of Health Service Augmentation Program training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 22, 2016. HSAP training, a week-long field exercise, is geared towards training medical personnel to function in a shock trauma platoon in a deployed environment. - Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion provide first aid to a simulated trauma victim during a the final scenario of Health Service Augmentation Program training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 22, 2016. HSAP training, a week-long field exercise, is geared towards training medical personnel to function in a shock trauma platoon in a deployed environment.

U.S. Navy Ensign Julia Mauer, a nurse with 2nd Medical Battalion, tends to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty training scenario at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2016. The training was held to evaluate medical personnel capabilities in a field environment with limited manpower and resources. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - U.S. Navy Ensign Julia Mauer, a nurse with 2nd Medical Battalion, tends to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty training scenario at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2016. The training was held to evaluate medical personnel capabilities in a field environment with limited manpower and resources. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade stabilize the neck of a notional Norwegian soldier casualty during combat casualty care at Rena, Norway, Feb. 17, 2016. About ten Marines from the unit form the shock trauma squad, which is designed to provide a second echelon of medical care to wounded service members when hospitals are either not available or unable to get to the patient in time. The two nations will team up for Exercise Cold Response 16, combining 10 other NATO allies and partner nations in order to enhance joint crisis response capabilities in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released) - U.S. Marines and sailors with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade stabilize the neck of a notional Norwegian soldier casualty during combat casualty care at Rena, Norway, Feb. 17, 2016. About ten Marines from the unit form the shock trauma squad, which is designed to provide a second echelon of medical care to wounded service members when hospitals are either not available or unable to get to the patient in time. The two nations will team up for Exercise Cold Response 16, combining 10 other NATO allies and partner nations in order to enhance joint crisis response capabilities in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice securing a litter for medical evacuations on a HH-46E Sea Knight aircraft, June 23, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a medical field exercise. The medical exercise is being conducted in order to familiarize the medical personnel with their capabilities and equipment in an austere environment). The HH-46E is with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth Case/Released) - Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice securing a litter for medical evacuations on a HH-46E Sea Knight aircraft, June 23, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a medical field exercise. The medical exercise is being conducted in order to familiarize the medical personnel with their capabilities and equipment in an austere environment). The HH-46E is with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth Case/Released)