Students Complete Intensive Field Training Exercise

US Army and Navy students enrolled in the Medical Education and Training Campus Respiratory Therapist course participated in a Joint Field Training Exercise from 30 April to 2 May at Camp Bullis, Texas. 

The event marked the end of 16 weeks of academic and lab instruction for 28 students, including Navy participants joining their Army peers in the field for the first time. The exercise allowed students to apply their respiratory therapy skills in realistic, combat-relevant scenarios across the four roles of military medical care. 

Training included Tactical Combat Casualty Care techniques such as the MARCH algorithm for field triage, patient stabilization in simulated hospital environments, and hands-on practice with medical and aeromedical evacuation procedures using C-130 and UH-60 Black Hawk mockups. 

The exercise helped bridge classroom instruction with field application, ensuring that these future military respiratory therapists are better prepared to support critical care efforts in operational environments.