U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge, Baumholder

A combat medic triages a simulated casualty during the U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) at Baumholder, Germany Sept. 14, 2020. Candidates took the opportunity to refine their skills before the EFMB testing phase. The Expert Field Medical Badge is an important achievement for personnel in the medical field, designed as a special skill award for recognition of exceptional competence and outstanding performance by field medical personnel and approved by the Department of the Army on 18 June 1965. Medical Soldiers from across U.S. Army Europe are currently taking part in the EFMB standardization phase, Sept. 9 - 16, at the Baumholder Local Training Area in preparation for the testing phase Sept. 17-23. (U.S. Army photo by Ruediger Hess)