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U.S. Navy Corpsman, with the Shock and Trauma Platoon (STP), Regimental Combat Team 8 (RCT-8), conduct a skid and hoist drill on April 8, 2011 at U.S. Marine Corps base Camp Delaram 2, Afghanistan. U.S. Navy Corpsman carry a skid litter to the landing zone so that the crew on a UH-60 Blackhawk can hoist up the casualty. This type of evacuation is performed when a landing zone is inadequate due to extreme terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Davis)
120307-M-CG123-006.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl Justin C. Davis

Mar 7, 2012
U.S. Navy Corpsman, with the Shock and Trauma Platoon (STP), Regimental Combat Team 8 (RCT-8), conduct a skid and hoist drill on April 8, 2011 at U.S. Marine Corps base Camp Delaram 2, Afghanistan. U.S. Navy Corpsman carry a skid litter to the landing zone so that the crew on a UH-60 Blackhawk can hoist up the casualty. This type of evacuation is performed when a landing zone is inadequate due to extreme terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Davis)


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