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A Special Operations Surgical Team member and a Special Tactics Airman with the 720th Special Tactics Group provide security during pre-deployment validation training March 25, 2019, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson) Stock Photo

RMT92NH0–A Special Operations Surgical Team member and a Special Tactics Airman with the 720th Special Tactics Group provide security during pre-deployment validation training March 25, 2019, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson)

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team medics from the 720th Operations Support Squadron are briefed during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 1, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keifer Bowes) Stock Photo

RMMPDJKA–U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team medics from the 720th Operations Support Squadron are briefed during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 1, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keifer Bowes)

A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats simulated casualties at night during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 3, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8M9X–A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats simulated casualties at night during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 3, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

A Special Operations Surgical Team Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing briefs Mark. E. Mitchell, left, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), on SOST capabilities at the Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 30, 2017. SOSTs are U.S. Air Force teams of mobile surgical specialists with advanced medical and tactical training, who are postured close to battles to provide immediate surgical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick) Stock Photo

RMMK98M0–A Special Operations Surgical Team Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing briefs Mark. E. Mitchell, left, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), on SOST capabilities at the Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 30, 2017. SOSTs are U.S. Air Force teams of mobile surgical specialists with advanced medical and tactical training, who are postured close to battles to provide immediate surgical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treat simulated casualties at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8MA4–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treat simulated casualties at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Maj. Regan Lyon, a Special Operations Surgical Team emergency medical physician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, greets Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 3, 2018. SOSTs are lightweight, mobile and rapidly deployable medical elements designed to support a wide spectrum of U.S. Special Operations Command missions in varying threat environments, locations, light conditions and weather-forward and independent of established healthcare support systems or facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo) Stock Photo

RMMKBDFB–Maj. Regan Lyon, a Special Operations Surgical Team emergency medical physician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, greets Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 3, 2018. SOSTs are lightweight, mobile and rapidly deployable medical elements designed to support a wide spectrum of U.S. Special Operations Command missions in varying threat environments, locations, light conditions and weather-forward and independent of established healthcare support systems or facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., preps their gear prior to loading 'critical'l patients during Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased Stock Photo

RMEG19XR–U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., preps their gear prior to loading 'critical'l patients during Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased

Maj. Eric Rausch, a Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, receives a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Rausch was recognized for his actions while deployed as a SOST member, providing life-saving care to American and partner forces. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo) Stock Photo

RMMCD00P–Maj. Eric Rausch, a Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, receives a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Rausch was recognized for his actions while deployed as a SOST member, providing life-saving care to American and partner forces. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing organize respiratory equipment for an exercise at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HE57–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing organize respiratory equipment for an exercise at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

RM2KPMPKH–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treat simulated casualties at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world.

RMM5HHET–Maj. Eric Rausch, a Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, receives a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Rausch was recognized for his actions while deployed as a SOST member, providing life-saving care to American and partner forces. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force

RM2KPX0R7–A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats simulated casualties at night during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 3, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise.

Special surgery for varicose veins. Surgeon and team looking into monitor seeing into the body by way of a very small camera. Stock Photo

RMBK773T–Special surgery for varicose veins. Surgeon and team looking into monitor seeing into the body by way of a very small camera.

Surgeon washing his hands before practicing surgery in an operating room Nano Calvo Visual Written Stock Photo

RMA5WD20–Surgeon washing his hands before practicing surgery in an operating room Nano Calvo Visual Written

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats a simulated casualty at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Flor. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8N2D–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats a simulated casualty at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Flor. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

A U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., treats mock patients aboard a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft March 1 during Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from overseas operations. Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin Stock Photo

RMEG19Y2–A U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., treats mock patients aboard a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft March 1 during Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from overseas operations. Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing awaits a patient transfer from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Special Operations Forces Medical Element at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. This joint effort provides the ability to help save lives anytime anywhere. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEF0–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing awaits a patient transfer from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Special Operations Forces Medical Element at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. This joint effort provides the ability to help save lives anytime anywhere.

A U.S. Air Force Medical Team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, treats an urgent surgical 'patient' with a severed right leg and shrapnel from an improvised explosive device during Emerald Warrior, March 3, 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased Stock Photo

RMEG1A25–A U.S. Air Force Medical Team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, treats an urgent surgical 'patient' with a severed right leg and shrapnel from an improvised explosive device during Emerald Warrior, March 3, 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased

A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 27, 2019, in Louisiana. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen ruck from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to Hurlburt Field, Florida, to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018, and 19 other Special Tactics Airmen who have been killed in action since 9/11. The ruck march takes ST members across five states and 830 miles. Stock Photo

RMT45324–A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 27, 2019, in Louisiana. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen ruck from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to Hurlburt Field, Florida, to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018, and 19 other Special Tactics Airmen who have been killed in action since 9/11. The ruck march takes ST members across five states and 830 miles.

RM2KPX0R1–A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats simulated casualties at night during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 3, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise.

U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., prep all their gear prior to on load of 'critica'l patients during Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased Stock Photo

RMEG19XW–U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., prep all their gear prior to on load of 'critica'l patients during Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing walk across the flightline to board CV-22s from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8N2C–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing walk across the flightline to board CV-22s from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing stabilize a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEA2–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing stabilize a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard French, Special Operations Surgical Team member, talks to 633rd Medical Group Airmen during an informational visit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. The purpose of the visit was to highlight the mission of the SOST, broaden awareness within the Air Force Medical Services and to inform those Airmen of their potential career options. Stock Photo

RMPWW4FB–U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard French, Special Operations Surgical Team member, talks to 633rd Medical Group Airmen during an informational visit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. The purpose of the visit was to highlight the mission of the SOST, broaden awareness within the Air Force Medical Services and to inform those Airmen of their potential career options.

RM2MPM7MG–A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats simulated casualties at night during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 3, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise.

A U.S. Air Force Surgical Team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., litter carries wounded patients off a MC-130H Combat Talon II onto medical trucks for transport to medical treatment centers during Emerald Warrior on March. 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased Stock Photo

RMEG19Y4–A U.S. Air Force Surgical Team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., litter carries wounded patients off a MC-130H Combat Talon II onto medical trucks for transport to medical treatment centers during Emerald Warrior on March. 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased

RM2KPMPKN–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats a simulated casualty at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Flor. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world.

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing prepare a stretcher to receive casualties on board a CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8MA1–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing prepare a stretcher to receive casualties on board a CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing speak with an instructor about patient status at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HECE–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing speak with an instructor about patient status at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tiffany Winston, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medicine physician, talks with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Patterson, Special Operations Surgical Team member, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. SOSTs are specialized surgical teams that provide four exclusive medical capabilities, to include advanced trauma resuscitation, tactical damage control surgery, post-operative critical care and critical care evacuation. Stock Photo

RMPWW4F8–U.S. Air Force Capt. Tiffany Winston, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medicine physician, talks with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Patterson, Special Operations Surgical Team member, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. SOSTs are specialized surgical teams that provide four exclusive medical capabilities, to include advanced trauma resuscitation, tactical damage control surgery, post-operative critical care and critical care evacuation.

RMEG19Y3–A U.S. Air Force Surgical Team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., litter carries wounded patients off a MC-130H Combat Talon II onto medical trucks for transport to medical treatment centers during Emerald Warrior on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. USAF photo by SSgt Andy M. KinReleased

RM2KPMNAH–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing walk across the flightline to board CV-22s from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world.

A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats a simulated casualty at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8N2K–A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats a simulated casualty at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing complete a patient transfer from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Special Operations Forces Medical Element at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. This joint effort provides the ability to help save lives anytime anywhere. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEHA–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing complete a patient transfer from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Special Operations Forces Medical Element at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. This joint effort provides the ability to help save lives anytime anywhere.

Members of a Special Operations Surgical Team were presented five Bronze Star Medals and a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. The team was recognized for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are surgical teams highly trained in providing life-saving care any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force Stock Photo

RMM5HHEW–Members of a Special Operations Surgical Team were presented five Bronze Star Medals and a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. The team was recognized for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are surgical teams highly trained in providing life-saving care any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treat a simulated casualty on-board a CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. Stock Photo

RM2KPMP2F–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treat a simulated casualty on-board a CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise.

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing bring a simulated casualty on-board a CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8MA5–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing bring a simulated casualty on-board a CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing evaluate a simulated patient for potential injuries at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HE9C–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing evaluate a simulated patient for potential injuries at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Members of a Special Operations Surgical Team assigned the 720th Operations Support Squadron are presented the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Five SOST members were awarded the Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force Stock Photo

RMM5HHER–Members of a Special Operations Surgical Team assigned the 720th Operations Support Squadron are presented the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Five SOST members were awarded the Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force

A special mission aviator from the 1st Special Operations Wing mans a gun placement at the belly ramp of a CV-22 during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. CV-22s transported operators from Naval Special Warfare Command and Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing to direct action and humanitarian aid and disaster relief scenarios during the exercise. Stock Photo

RM2KPMNCD–A special mission aviator from the 1st Special Operations Wing mans a gun placement at the belly ramp of a CV-22 during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. CV-22s transported operators from Naval Special Warfare Command and Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing to direct action and humanitarian aid and disaster relief scenarios during the exercise.

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing and operators from Naval Special Warfare Command offload a simulated casualty from a CV-22 to a casualty collection point during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan) Stock Photo

RM2KE8MA3–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing and operators from Naval Special Warfare Command offload a simulated casualty from a CV-22 to a casualty collection point during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing applies a ventilator to breathe for a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEMB–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing applies a ventilator to breathe for a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Reid Jones, Chief Operating Officer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, speaks during a ceremony at UAB, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The university hosts personnel from three SOSTs, whose members rotate between active military deployments and regular shifts at the Level-1 Trauma center at UAB. (U.S. Air Force Stock Photo

RMM5HHEG–Reid Jones, Chief Operating Officer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, speaks during a ceremony at UAB, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The university hosts personnel from three SOSTs, whose members rotate between active military deployments and regular shifts at the Level-1 Trauma center at UAB. (U.S. Air Force

RM2KPMP2G–Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing and operators from Naval Special Warfare Command offload a simulated casualty from a CV-22 to a casualty collection point during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise.

Master Sgt. Brandon Blake, Detachment Superintendent and a Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner for the Special Operations Surgical Team, Detachment 1, 720th Operations Support Squadron, Birmingham, Ala. poses for photos as part of being recognized as a recipient of the U.S. Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year 2022, Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 29, 2022. Blake was chosen for this award based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements including his lifesaving role in Operation Allies Refuge. Stock Photo

RM2NHKAWP–Master Sgt. Brandon Blake, Detachment Superintendent and a Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner for the Special Operations Surgical Team, Detachment 1, 720th Operations Support Squadron, Birmingham, Ala. poses for photos as part of being recognized as a recipient of the U.S. Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year 2022, Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 29, 2022. Blake was chosen for this award based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements including his lifesaving role in Operation Allies Refuge.

RM2NHEDF8–Master Sgt. Brandon Blake, Detachment Superintendent and a Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner for the Special Operations Surgical Team, Detachment 1, 720th Operations Support Squadron, Birmingham, Ala. Poses for photos as part of being recognized as a recipient of the U.S. Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year 2022, Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 28, 2022. Blake was chosen for this award based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements including his lifesaving role in Operation Allies Refuge.

U.S. Special Operations Surgical Team Airmen with Air Force Special Operations Command explain damage control surgery in deployed field conditions to attendees during EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 21, at Oshkosh, Wis., July 26, 2021. AFSOC arrived at the Air Show showcasing various job specialties to include Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Security Forces, Special Operations Surgical Teams, Special Tactics, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Learn all about the men and women of AFSOC by visiting their booths. Stock Photo

RM2GKB4E4–U.S. Special Operations Surgical Team Airmen with Air Force Special Operations Command explain damage control surgery in deployed field conditions to attendees during EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 21, at Oshkosh, Wis., July 26, 2021. AFSOC arrived at the Air Show showcasing various job specialties to include Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Security Forces, Special Operations Surgical Teams, Special Tactics, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Learn all about the men and women of AFSOC by visiting their booths.

SAVOONGA, Alaska (Sept. 15, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST) member, left, and a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator talk with children after a military free fall jump during Operation Noble Defender. This Noble Defender operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moment's notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats. Stock Photo

RM2MM9NTE–SAVOONGA, Alaska (Sept. 15, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST) member, left, and a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator talk with children after a military free fall jump during Operation Noble Defender. This Noble Defender operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moment's notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats.

RM2KE8N2A–A special mission aviator from the 1st Special Operations Wing mans a gun placement at the belly ramp of a CV-22 during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. CV-22s transported operators from Naval Special Warfare Command and Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing to direct action and humanitarian aid and disaster relief scenarios during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

RM2J56D5Y–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing complete a patient transfer from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Special Operations Forces Medical Element at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. This joint effort provides the ability to help save lives anytime anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing provide essential respiratory care to a simulated trauma patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEHT–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing provide essential respiratory care to a simulated trauma patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Lt. Col. Matthew Uber, a nurse anesthetist with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, is interviewed by local media after receiving a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Uber was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team to receive a Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force Stock Photo

RMM5HHEY–Lt. Col. Matthew Uber, a nurse anesthetist with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, is interviewed by local media after receiving a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Uber was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team to receive a Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force

RM2KFGRHR–SAVOONGA, Alaska (Sept. 15, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST) member, left, and a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator talk with children after a military free fall jump during Operation Noble Defender. This Noble Defender operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moment's notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats.

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing dons personal protective equipment during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics operators and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to SOST members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. Stock Photo

RM2H0FCDF–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing dons personal protective equipment during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics operators and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to SOST members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

RM2J6RK3M–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing awaits a patient transfer from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Special Operations Forces Medical Element at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. This joint effort provides the ability to help save lives anytime anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing assess a simulated patient’s injuries in low-light conditions at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HETK–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing assess a simulated patient’s injuries in low-light conditions at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Lt. Col. Ben Mitchell, an emergency room doctor and Special Operations Surgical Team leader with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, salutes Lt. Col. Eli Mitchell, commander of the 720th OSS, during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Five members of a SOST were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. A Stock Photo

RMM5HHEH–Lt. Col. Ben Mitchell, an emergency room doctor and Special Operations Surgical Team leader with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, salutes Lt. Col. Eli Mitchell, commander of the 720th OSS, during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Five members of a SOST were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. A

A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing descends into a tunnel during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. Stock Photo

RM2H0FCDW–A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing descends into a tunnel during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

RM2J6RK19–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing evaluate a simulated patient for potential injuries at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform a field cricothyrotomy on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEAH–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform a field cricothyrotomy on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Lt. Col. Eli Mitchell, commander of the 720th Operations Support Squadron, pins the Bronze Star Medal on Maj. Justin Manley, a surgeon with the 720th OSS, during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Manley was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team who were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are surgical teams highly trained in providing life-saving care any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force Stock Photo

RMM5HHEJ–Lt. Col. Eli Mitchell, commander of the 720th Operations Support Squadron, pins the Bronze Star Medal on Maj. Justin Manley, a surgeon with the 720th OSS, during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Manley was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team who were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are surgical teams highly trained in providing life-saving care any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force

A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing signals to a teammate during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. Stock Photo

RM2H0FCDX–A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing signals to a teammate during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

RM2J56D4M–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing provide essential respiratory care to a simulated trauma patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing provides a medical report while handing over simulated patients for a higher level of medical care at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze) Stock Photo

RM2J56DBC–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing provides a medical report while handing over simulated patients for a higher level of medical care at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing communicates action plans and patient details with fellow teammates at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HE7E–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing communicates action plans and patient details with fellow teammates at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

RM2J56D96–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing assess a simulated patient’s injuries in low-light conditions at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

RMM5HHEX–Lt. Col. Matthew Uber, a nurse anesthetist with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, is interviewed by local media after receiving a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2017. Uber was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team to receive a Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force

RM2H0FCCH–A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing descends into a tunnel during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing tightens a tourniquet to stop bleeding on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEW5–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing tightens a tourniquet to stop bleeding on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Special Operations Surgical Team Members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing apply a tourniquet to a simulated patient in order to stop massive blood loss at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze) Stock Photo

RM2J56D6P–Special Operations Surgical Team Members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing apply a tourniquet to a simulated patient in order to stop massive blood loss at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

RMKMMW61–A Special Operations Surgical Team Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing briefs Mark. E. Mitchell, left, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), on SOST capabilities at the Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 30, 2017. SOSTs are U.S. Air Force teams of mobile surgical specialists with advanced medical and tactical training, who are postured close to battles to provide immediate surgical care. (U.S. Air Force

A French special operations forces member, center, discusses personnel recovery plans with a Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the Stock Photo

RM2H0FCDN–A French special operations forces member, center, discusses personnel recovery plans with a Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing checks on other team members after stabilizing a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HF4M–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing checks on other team members after stabilizing a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

RM2J56D5X–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing tightens a tourniquet to stop bleeding on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

RM2M5JAHT–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing provides a medical report while handing over simulated patients for a higher level of medical care at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing transport a simulated patient off a MC-130J Commando II assigned to 14th Weapons Squadron for further medical care at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze) Stock Photo

RM2J56DB7–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing transport a simulated patient off a MC-130J Commando II assigned to 14th Weapons Squadron for further medical care at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing applies a chest seal on a simulated patient to cover a gunshot wound at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEBN–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing applies a chest seal on a simulated patient to cover a gunshot wound at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing practice rapid response transit on a MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze) Stock Photo

RM2J6RK2R–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing practice rapid response transit on a MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

RMT45325–A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 27, 2019, in Louisiana. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen ruck from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to Hurlburt Field, Florida, to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018, and 19 other Special Tactics Airmen who have been killed in action since 9/11. The ruck march takes ST members across five states and 830 miles.

A syringe is prepared as Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform battlefield surgery operations on a simulated casualty during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to SOST members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of confl Stock Photo

RM2H0FCBT–A syringe is prepared as Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform battlefield surgery operations on a simulated casualty during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to SOST members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of confl

Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform live-saving medical care by evaluating and performing field operations on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEPE–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform live-saving medical care by evaluating and performing field operations on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing monitors a ventilator and blood bag attached to a simulated patient to ensure maximum patient care at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze) Stock Photo

RM2J56DBK–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing monitors a ventilator and blood bag attached to a simulated patient to ensure maximum patient care at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Patterson, Special Operations Surgical Team member, talks to Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. SOST members are based at the 24th Special Operations Wing and train to support Special Operations Forces. Stock Photo

RMPWW4FA–U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Patterson, Special Operations Surgical Team member, talks to Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. SOST members are based at the 24th Special Operations Wing and train to support Special Operations Forces.

A Cessna AC-208 assigned to the 492d Special Operations Wing aids intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance during a mass casualty exercise for Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics operators and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across t Stock Photo

RM2H0FCC6–A Cessna AC-208 assigned to the 492d Special Operations Wing aids intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance during a mass casualty exercise for Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics operators and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across t

RM2M5HE5P–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing practice rapid response transit on a MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

RM2J56D5E–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing perform live-saving medical care by evaluating and performing field operations on a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

U.S Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team members talk about their mission and individual stories to a group of writers during the “Moving the ER to the Battlefield” portion of the Air Force’s third annual Magazine Day at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., June 21, 2017. Stock Photo

RMPWTWJG–U.S Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team members talk about their mission and individual stories to a group of writers during the “Moving the ER to the Battlefield” portion of the Air Force’s third annual Magazine Day at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., June 21, 2017.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team members, assigned to the 24th Special Operations provide medical aid to a simulated patient during Emerald Warrior 23 at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, May 4, 2023. No matter how technical our operations become or how our global missions evolve, our Air Commandos are our most effective resource. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter) Stock Photo

RM2R5CWW3–U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team members, assigned to the 24th Special Operations provide medical aid to a simulated patient during Emerald Warrior 23 at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, May 4, 2023. No matter how technical our operations become or how our global missions evolve, our Air Commandos are our most effective resource. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team Members, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, clear a village during Emerald Warrior 23 at Eglin Range, Florida, April 24, 2023. Air Force Special Operations Command professionals are trained to the highest standards, prepared for any environment, and can quickly integrate as enablers in conventional missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter) Stock Photo

RM2PYJ1DD–U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team Members, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, clear a village during Emerald Warrior 23 at Eglin Range, Florida, April 24, 2023. Air Force Special Operations Command professionals are trained to the highest standards, prepared for any environment, and can quickly integrate as enablers in conventional missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sabrina Akhtar, an anesthesiologist with 24th Special Operations Wing, Special Operations Surgical Team looks on as members of her team treat simulated patients during damage control resuscitation training in a C-146A Wolfhound aircraft above Câmpia Turzii, Romania on Mar. 11, 2024. Members of the Air Force Special Operations Command are trained, equipped and prepared to deliver premier battlefield medicine world-wide in support of special operations forces. They are able to operate in all weather conditions and be able to execute the missions in austere airfields and Stock Photo

RM2WRY30M–U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sabrina Akhtar, an anesthesiologist with 24th Special Operations Wing, Special Operations Surgical Team looks on as members of her team treat simulated patients during damage control resuscitation training in a C-146A Wolfhound aircraft above Câmpia Turzii, Romania on Mar. 11, 2024. Members of the Air Force Special Operations Command are trained, equipped and prepared to deliver premier battlefield medicine world-wide in support of special operations forces. They are able to operate in all weather conditions and be able to execute the missions in austere airfields and

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 5, 2024) Sailors assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 4 and Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) pose for a group photograph on the flight deck, July 5, 2024. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)- 24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to con Stock Photo

RM2YPJB8N–MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 5, 2024) Sailors assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 4 and Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) pose for a group photograph on the flight deck, July 5, 2024. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)- 24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to con

A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing participates in a mass casualty exercise during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. Stock Photo

RM2H0FCBC–A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing participates in a mass casualty exercise during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French special operations forces members conducted personnel recovery training and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

Note: this is a simulated exercise. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Medical and Pararescuemen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing partners with a U.S. Army Austere Resuscitative and Surgical Care team assigned to Special Operations Command Europe to trans-load simulated patients from a CV-22B Osprey to an MC-130J Commando II during a medical exercise in Poland, Feb 26, 2022. United States Special Operations Command Europe is prepared and strategically positioned to rapidly provide support to NATO Allies and partners and defend against any aggression to maintain stability and securit Stock Photo

RM2HTHAC8–Note: this is a simulated exercise. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Medical and Pararescuemen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing partners with a U.S. Army Austere Resuscitative and Surgical Care team assigned to Special Operations Command Europe to trans-load simulated patients from a CV-22B Osprey to an MC-130J Commando II during a medical exercise in Poland, Feb 26, 2022. United States Special Operations Command Europe is prepared and strategically positioned to rapidly provide support to NATO Allies and partners and defend against any aggression to maintain stability and securit

A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing inserts a chest tube to drain excess fluid from a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield. Stock Photo

RM2M5HEMP–A Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing inserts a chest tube to drain excess fluid from a simulated patient at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Gates, left, Capt. Nick McKenzie, and Capt. Richard Thorsted, all who are Special Operations Command Forward Northwest Africa ground surgical team members, gather for a photo at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, on June 21, 2018. The three doctors recently finished medical school and are serving their first deployment. They are deployed from Travis Air Force Base, California. Stock Photo

RMPJCRRY–U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Gates, left, Capt. Nick McKenzie, and Capt. Richard Thorsted, all who are Special Operations Command Forward Northwest Africa ground surgical team members, gather for a photo at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, on June 21, 2018. The three doctors recently finished medical school and are serving their first deployment. They are deployed from Travis Air Force Base, California.

Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing and French special operations forces members participate in a mass casualty exercise during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of con Stock Photo

RM2H0FCBE–Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing and French special operations forces members participate in a mass casualty exercise during Emerald Warrior 21.1 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 24, 2021. Special Tactics Airmen and French SOF members conducted personnel recovery and transferred simulated casualties to Special Operations Surgical Team members to conduct battlefield surgery operations. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of con

RM2HTHACB–Note: this is a simulated exercise. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Medical and Pararescuemen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing partners with a U.S. Army Austere Resuscitative and Surgical Care team assigned to Special Operations Command Europe trans-load simulated patients from a CV-22B Osprey to an MC-130J Commando II during a medical exercise in Poland, Feb 26, 2022. United States Special Operations Command Europe is prepared and strategically positioned to rapidly provide support to NATO Allies and partners and defend against any aggression to maintain stability and security

RM2M5HEP1–Special Operations Surgical Team Members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing apply a tourniquet to a simulated patient in order to stop massive blood loss at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, Alabama, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

RM2M5JAM7–Special Operations Surgical Team members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing transport a simulated patient off a MC-130J Commando II assigned to 14th Weapons Squadron for further medical care at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 17, 2022. SOST is an extremely lightweight, mobile, and rapidly deployable element that is medically and tactically trained to provide trauma resuscitation and life-saving surgical care on or near the battlefield.

Italian military members, left (sand-colored uniforms), Special Operations Command Forward Northwest Africa ground surgical team members, middle (in civilian clothes), and members from the 768th EABS, right (in multi camo-patterned uniforms) gather for a photo at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, on June 4, 2018. Deployed service members from multiple nations collaborated to coordinate airlift and provide life-saving surgery to an Italian woman who nearly died in a car accident outside the base. The patient is now in good condition and recovering in Italy. Stock Photo

RMPH7YCM–Italian military members, left (sand-colored uniforms), Special Operations Command Forward Northwest Africa ground surgical team members, middle (in civilian clothes), and members from the 768th EABS, right (in multi camo-patterned uniforms) gather for a photo at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, on June 4, 2018. Deployed service members from multiple nations collaborated to coordinate airlift and provide life-saving surgery to an Italian woman who nearly died in a car accident outside the base. The patient is now in good condition and recovering in Italy.

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