U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Medical Group walk to the paintball station of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. TCCC was developed by the DoD Defense Health Agency to teach evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Medical Group fire paintball guns during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. During this portion of the exercise, Airmen were tasked with retrieving patient simulators, assessing their needs under duress and performing necessary care before removing them to a field hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Medical Group retreat and cover during the paintball fight in the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. While returning fire to opponents, participants maneuver away from the area to a field hospital with their patient simulator in hand to perform necessary care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chealsea Stahl, 633d Medical Group respiratory therapist, communicates to her triage team about their patient simulator’s care during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. The TCCC is designed for combat EMS/military personnel, including medics, corpsmen and pararescue personnel deploying in support of combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brianna Rojas, 633d Medical Group medical technician, monitors breathing levels of a patient simulator during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. Rojas’ role in the field hospital training section was to track her patient’s vital signs and communicate to her team of any changes in order to provide precise and expedient care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 633d Medical Group punctures a patient simulator to provide fluids during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. The patient simulators are used to enhance the realism of the exercise as well as training Airmen to check vital signs, symptoms and injuries under stressful scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 633d Medical Group holds a bandage to a wound on a patient simulator during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. The patient simulators used during this exercise mimic live patients’ post-injury by excreting fluids and chest compressions that simulate breathing, as well as a soft epidermis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Medical Group discuss with an exercise instructor their following procedures during the evacuation section of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. The last section of the exercise is a simulated evacuation where Airmen were required to safely carry their patient simulators to a designated area and talk through the next steps with their instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)