Thirty non-commissioned officers from the 39th, 50th, and 53rd Infantry Divisions under South Korea’s Second Operational Command (2OC) participated in the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training. The training served as a platform for sharing expertise in combat casualty treatment.
Held from November 12 to 15, the training aimed to acquire and share combat skills for casualty care.
TCCC is a protocol to improve survival rates by addressing critical conditions such as massive bleeding and airway obstruction. With frequent joint operations between South Korea and the U.S., the Second Operational Command prioritizes enhancing medical support capabilities to address potential wartime casualties.
To support the training, U.S. medical personnel from the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command provided instruction on using medical equipment, hemorrhage control, airway management, shock prevention and circulation, and infection control through theoretical and practical sessions. Tactical response exercises and post-training evaluations further enhanced the joint medical support capabilities of the two nations in both peacetime and wartime scenarios.
Lee Pyung Ho, the Command Sergeant Major of the 53rd Infantry Division, stated, “We are deeply grateful to the U.S. personnel for allowing our non-commissioned officers to learn from firsthand battlefield experiences. We look forward to further collaboration to refine our strategies and tactics, strengthening our joint wartime capabilities.”
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