USAMMDA team supports Capability Days

By T. T. ParishApril 11, 2023

Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Chafins, a combat medic with Headquarters Company, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, begins a demonstration of lifesaving care as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 5, 2023. Service members across the Department of Defense joined teams from across the U.S. Army medical development enterprise here for the event to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released) (Photo Credit: Cameron Parks) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Crystal Cerda, a combat medic with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, sits inside a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Ambulance Kit on display as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 5, 2023. Service members from across the Department of Defense’s medical development enterprise joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released) (Photo Credit: T. T. Parish) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The H-Hour CBRN Disaster Response Training Tool Kit developed by the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense sits on display as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 5, 2023. Service members from across the Department of Defense’s medical development enterprise joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released) (Photo Credit: T. T. Parish) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Timothy Chafins, a combat medic with Headquarters Company, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, treats a notional casualty during a demonstration of lifesaving care as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 5, 2023. Service members from across the Department of Defense’s medical development enterprise joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released) (Photo Credit: T. T. Parish) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Whitley, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter mechanic supporting the United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, prepares for post-flight safety inspections during U.S. Army Medical Readiness Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 6, 2023. Medical development industry representatives joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released) (Photo Credit: Cameron Parks) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence prepares to land during a medical evacuation demonstration as part of U.S. Army Medical Readiness Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 6, 2023. Medical development industry representatives joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released) (Photo Credit: Cameron Parks) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Mark John Ditching, a medical lab specialist with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, acts as a notional casualty as part of U.S. Army Medical Readiness and Development Command’s annual Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 4, 2023. Members of the congressional staffs joined teams from across the U.S. Army medical development enterprise here for the event to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released) (Photo Credit: Cameron Parks) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Readiness Development in focus during Capability Days
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Bambi Sharpe, chemical casualty care division noncommissioned officer in charge, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, stands ready to provide demonstrations as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 5, 2023. Service members from across the Department of Defense’s medical development enterprise joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released) (Photo Credit: T. T. Parish) VIEW ORIGINAL
Army Medical Research Development in focus during Capability Days
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lucas Wentlandt, diagnostics and competitive technology noncommissioned officer in charge with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, treats a notional casualty during a demonstration of lifesaving care as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 6, 2023. Medical development industry representatives joined the USAMRDC team here to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released) (Photo Credit: Cameron Parks) VIEW ORIGINAL

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity completed support of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Capability Day’s event, Fort Detrick, Maryland, April 6, 2023.

During the event, service members from across the Department of Defense, congressional staff and medical industry representatives came to Fort Detrick for a series of informational briefs and a scenario-based demonstration of lifesaving combat medical care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation, and the capabilities USAMRDC and its subordinate units are currently developing for the U.S. Joint Force.

The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Army’s premier medical development commands – under the USAMRDC umbrella – to showcase the latest technologies under development for America’s Warfighters.