MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. — Senior Airman Joseph Cabrera, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy team leader, escorts a group of defenders on a patrol exercise during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training as part of Operation Frozen Hell, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Patrolling Airmen are on alert for improvised explosive devices and how to respond to such situations when they occur. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
By Airman Elijah Van Zandt, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs / Published January 20, 2021
Senior Airman Joseph Cabrera, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy team leader, escorts a group of defenders on a patrol exercise during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training as part of Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Patrolling Airmen are on alert for improvised explosive devices and how to respond to such situations when they occur. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force prepare to load an injured defender into an UH-1N Huey during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training exercise as part of Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Simulating injuries in Operation Frozen Hel allows convoy response personnel to practice medical treatment methods and combat techniques which are taught in a classroom setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Senior Airmen Chase Podratz, left, and Garret Cook, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy team leaders, unwrap gauze in preparation for a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation during training exercise Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The primary goals of TCCC are to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, limit the risk of further casualties and to help the unit achieve mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Senior Airman Chase Podratz, 341st Missile Security Operations Support Squadron convoy team leader, demonstrates the proper bandage wrapping technique in preparation for a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation during training exercise Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Operation Frozen Hell is a real world training exercise for convoy response team personnel that tests combat and medical fundamentals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Airman 1st Class Bryant Morgan, 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron defender, demonstrates a proper carry of an injured Airman during Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The training exercise aimed to test readiness in combat and the use of Tactical Combat Casualty Care in support of mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force demonstrate the proper use of a tourniquet to stop the bleeding of a lower leg wound during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training exercise as part of Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Airmen are taught to apply the tourniquet to the injured area as “high and tight” as possible to halt excessive blood loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force escort a wounded defender on a folding litter during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care simulation training exercise as part of Operation Frozen Hel, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Defenders provide security from the moment an incident occurs until the last of the wounded are safely evacuated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Members of the 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force carry a wounded defender towards the designated evacuation zone as UH-1N Huey circles in the distance, Jan. 12, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 10th Helicopter Squadron works closely with security forces to plan and coordinate effective and strategic evacuation zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Van Zandt)
Jose J. Sanchez, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Defender Magazine, is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in the Presidential Honor Guard, Bolling AFB, Washington DC, the 416th Security Police Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY, and the 89th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
