Fort Bliss EFMB Slideshow

May 13, 2010

By Sgt. Jes L. Smith, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachemtn , Sgt. Richard Andrade, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment , Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment , Staff Sgt. LaSonya Morales, 16th Mobile Public AffairsDetachment

Story Highlights

  • First Expert Field Mecial Badge held in more than ten years at Fort Bliss, Texas April 27 to May 7
  • William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  • FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, places a tourniquet on an injured casualty during Expert Field Medical Badge test here May 5. Barclay said he was excited to have survived another day. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaSonya Morales, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, places a tourniquet on an injured casualty during Expert Field Medical Badge test here May 5. Barclay said he was excited to have survived another...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- First Lt. Toni Clemens of A Company, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, opens a litter to evacuate a mock casualty, April 27. Clemens is participating in the first Expert Field Medical Badge test held at Fort Bliss in more than 10 years. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jes L. Smith, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- First Lt. Toni Clemens of A Company, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, opens a litter to evacuate a mock casualty, April 27. Clemens is participating in the first Expert Field Medical Badge test held at Fort Bliss in more than...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Pfc. Travis Worrell, HHC, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division maneuvers an obstacle on a combat testing lane during Expert Field Medical Badge testing held April 27 to May 7. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jes L. Smith, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Pfc. Travis Worrell, HHC, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division maneuvers an obstacle on a combat testing lane during Expert Field Medical Badge testing held April 27 to May 7. (U.S...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Addiel Flores, an operating room specialist with William Beaumont Army Medical Center, performs first aid on mock casualty Sgt. Kurtis Rose of Company A, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, May 5. Flores practices treating casualties of a helicopter crash simulation during the Expert Field Medical Badge test held April 27th to May 7. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Andrade, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Addiel Flores, an operating room specialist with William Beaumont Army Medical Center, performs first aid on mock casualty Sgt. Kurtis Rose of Company A, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Addiel Flores, an operating room specialist with William Beaumont Army Medical Center, performs first aid on mock casualty Sgt. Kurtis Rose of Company A, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, May 5. Flores practiced treating casualties of a helicopter crash simulation during the Expert Field Medical Badge test held April 27 to May 7. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Andrade, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Addiel Flores, an operating room specialist with William Beaumont Army Medical Center, performs first aid on mock casualty Sgt. Kurtis Rose of Company A, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Addiel Flores, an operating room specialist with William Beaumont Army Medical Center, performs first aid on mock casualty Spc. Gladys George, of 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment May 5. Flores practices treating casualties for the Expert Field Medical Badge test held April 27 to May 7. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Andrade, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Addiel Flores, an operating room specialist with William Beaumont Army Medical Center, performs first aid on mock casualty Spc. Gladys George, of 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment May 5. Flores practices treating...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Fort Bliss Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Howard B. Bromberg, presents Staff Sgt. David Smith, U. S. Army Dental Command, with an Expert Field Medical Badge; the Cpl. Thomas J. Kelly Award; an Army Commendation Medal, an EFMB coin of excellence for the least amount of "NO GOs" and for the best land navigation skills; and the "Feet of Flight Award" for the fastest road march time Friday, May 7, during the EFMB test graduation. Smith finished the 12-mile road march in 2 hours, 31 seconds. Sgt. Gilberto Roman, A Co. William Beaumont Army Medical Center, and German Army Major, Dr. Walter Barclay, wait to receive their EFMB. Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport, Fort Bliss command sergeant major, looks on. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Fort Bliss Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Howard B. Bromberg, presents Staff Sgt. David Smith, U. S. Army Dental Command, with an Expert Field Medical Badge; the Cpl. Thomas J. Kelly Award; an Army Commendation Medal, an EFMB coin...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Capt. Alisha Somero, C Company, William Beaumont Medical Army Center, crosses the 12-mile road march finish line in 2 hours, 32 minutes in the final step in earning the Expert Field Medical Badge Friday, May 7. The testing for the EFMB was held from April 27 to May 7. Somero is one of three officers and two females to earn the badge. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Capt. Alisha Somero, C Company, William Beaumont Medical Army Center, crosses the 12-mile road march finish line in 2 hours, 32 minutes in the final step in earning the Expert Field Medical Badge Friday, May 7. The testing for the...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas - Dayton, Ohio native Sgt. Thomas Bateman, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, performs a chest press on Pvt. Nickolus Van Buren, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, during a combat testing lane of the Expert Field Medical Badge Test held April 27 to May 7. Bateman completed the course and earned a badge that only 0.7 percent of enlisted Soldiers Army-wide is currently eligible to wear. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas - Dayton, Ohio native Sgt. Thomas Bateman, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, performs a chest press on Pvt. Nickolus Van Buren, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Dayton, Ohio native Sgt. Thomas Bateman, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, checks the pulse of Pvt. Nickolus Van Buren, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, during a combat testing lane of the Expert Field Medical Badge Testing held April 27 to May 7. Bateman completed the course and earned a badge that only 0.7 percent of enlisted Soldiers Army-wide is currently eligible to wear. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Dayton, Ohio native Sgt. Thomas Bateman, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, checks the pulse of Pvt. Nickolus Van Buren, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Twenty-two Fort Bliss Soldiers and one German Army Major wait to receive their Expert Field Medical Badges Friday, May 7. The testing was here April 27 to May 7. It was the first time in more than a decade that testing was held at Fort Bliss. There are less than 2 percent officers and 0.7 percent enlisted Soldiers Army-wide currently eligible to wear the badge. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Twenty-two Fort Bliss Soldiers and one German Army Major wait to receive their Expert Field Medical Badges Friday, May 7. The testing was here April 27 to May 7. It was the first time in more than a decade that testing was held at...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- Dayton, Ohio native Sgt. Thomas Bateman, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, performs medical tasks on a dummy during a combat testing lane of the Expert Field Medical Badge Testing held here April 27 to May 7. Evaluator Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodriguez, B Co., William Beaumont Army Medical Center, watches Bateman closely. Bateman completed the course and earned a badge that only 0.7 percent of enlisted Soldiers Army-wide is currently eligible to wear. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- Dayton, Ohio native Sgt. Thomas Bateman, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, performs medical tasks on a dummy during a combat testing lane of the Expert Field Medical Badge...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas - Bronx, New York native 1st Lt. Marsha McLean, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, receives help loading a dummy onto the rear of a truck during a combat testing lane of the Expert Field Medical Badge Testing held April 27 to May 7. The lanes involved successfully loading four dummy onto the truck within 15 minutes. McLean completed the course and earned a badge that only 2 percent of officers Army-wide is currently eligible to wear. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas - Bronx, New York native 1st Lt. Marsha McLean, C Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, receives help loading a dummy onto the rear of a truck during a combat testing lane of the...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, crawls through an obstacle during Expert Field Medical Badge testing May 5. Barclay is attached to WBAMC for a year of training to become a family practitioner. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaSonya Morales, 16th Mobile Public AffairsDetachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, crawls through an obstacle during Expert Field Medical Badge testing May 5. Barclay is attached to WBAMC for a year of training to become a family...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, checks his aid bag before beginning a combat tactical lane during the Expert Field Medical Badge test here May 5. Barclay is attached to WBAMC for a year of training to become a family practitioner. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaSonya Morales, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment )

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, checks his aid bag before beginning a combat tactical lane during the Expert Field Medical Badge test here May 5. Barclay is attached to WBAMC for a...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, treats a casualty in a downed helicopter simulation during the Expert Field Medical Badge test here May 5. Barclay said he was chosen by his superiors to represent the German Army. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaSonya Morales, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas - German Army Maj. Walter Barclay, a doctor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, treats a casualty in a downed helicopter simulation during the Expert Field Medical Badge test here May 5. Barclay said he was chosen by his...

  • FORT BLISS, Texas -- First Lt. Toni Clemens of A Company, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, puts on her personal protective equipment, April 27, prior to performing first aid on a mock casualty at a simulated helicopter crash during the Expert Field Medical Badge test held April 27 to May 7. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jes L. Smith, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

    Fort Bliss EFMB

    FORT BLISS, Texas -- First Lt. Toni Clemens of A Company, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, puts on her personal protective equipment, April 27, prior to performing first aid on a mock casualty at a simulated helicopter crash during the Expert...

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