HomeNews

News Search

Operation Frozen Hell: Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise

A convoy team leader leads a group of security forces defenders as they patrol the road on high alert for unidentified explosive devices and any other possible threat to the mission.

Senior Airman Joseph Cabrera, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy team leader, escorts a group of defenders on a patrol exercise during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training as part of Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Patrolling Airmen are on alert for improvised explosive devices and how to respond to such situations when they occur. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

Convoy team members are escorting an injured Airmen on a stretcher towards a helicopter for evacuation.

Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force prepare to load an injured defender into an UH-1N Huey during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training exercise as part of Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Simulating injuries in Operation Frozen Hell allows convoy response personnel to practice medical treatment methods and combat techniques which are taught in a classroom setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

Two convoy team leaders are up-wrapping gauze in preparation for a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation in where newly taught medical skills will be put to the test.

Senior Airmen Chase Podratz, left, and Garret Cook, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy team leaders, unwrap gauze in preparation for a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation during training exercise Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The primary goals of TCCC are to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, limit the risk of further casualties and to help the unit achieve mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

An Airmen wraps bandages around his leg to teach a group of Airmen practical medical procedures to use during a combat situation.

Senior Airman Chase Podratz, 341st Missile Security Operations Support Squadron convoy team leader, demonstrates the proper bandage wrapping technique in preparation for a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation during training exercise Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Operation Frozen Hell is a real world training exercise for convoy response team personnel that tests combat and medical fundamentals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

An Airman grips an injured Airman around the chest and drags him backwards behind a Humvee for cover during a simulated training exercise.

Airman 1st Class Bryant Morgan, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron defender, demonstrates a proper carry of an injured Airman during Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The training exercise aimed to test readiness in combat and the use of Tactical Combat Casualty Care in support of mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

The lower half of an Airman's body with a tourniquet on both legs with a moderate amount of blood showing.

Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force demonstrate the proper use of a tourniquet to stop the bleeding of a lower leg wound during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training exercise as part of Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Airmen are taught to apply the tourniquet to the injured area as “high and tight” as possible to halt excessive blood loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

Convoy members escort an injured Airmen on a stretcher and are on high alert for other unidentified explosive devices during a training exercise.

Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force escort a wounded defender on a folding litter during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training exercise as part of Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Defenders provide security from the moment an incident occurs until the last of the wounded are safely evacuated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

Convoy members escort an injured Airman towards a helicopter for evacuation.

Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force carry a wounded defender towards the designated evacuation zone as UH-1N Huey circles in the distance, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 10th Helicopter Squadron works closely with security forces to plan and coordinate effective and strategic evacuation zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Senior Airman Joseph Cabrera, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy team leader, escorts a group of defenders on a patrol exercise during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training as part of Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Patrolling Airmen are on alert for improvised explosive devices and how to respond to such situations when they occur. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)