LANCE CORPORAL Keith Trottier from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits to get the final touches on an abdominal wound for the simulated trauma course during Jungle Warefare Training Course (JWTC) instruction, Okinawa, Japan. Young medical students from 3D Medical Battalion and 3D Dental Battalion took various classes at the JWTC to improve confidence, moral, and to learn to rely on themselves and their equipment. These classes are designed to give students hands on training in Combat Medicine to learn how to perform the proper medical techiques in an unfamilar and stressful setting
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Jwtc
State: Okinawa
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
23/01/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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