Indonesian Navy, US Marines train to treat combat casualty at Reconex

TCCC is a series of actions comprising medical treatment, security, and situation and risk assessment

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Navy soldiers from the 1st Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (Yontaifib) and United States Marines practiced combat casualty care (TCCC) at the Pondok Cabe Airbase in Banten on Tuesday (May 7).

The practice is a series of the 2024 Reconnaissance Exchange (Reconex) Joint Exercise between the Indonesian Navy Marine Corps and the United States Marine Forces Pacific (US Marforpac) First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) 1st Reconnaissance Battalion on April 25-May 10, 2024.

Commander of the 1st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion of the Indonesian Navy Marine Corps, Major Laili Nugroho, noted in a statement on Tuesday that the TCCC practice aims to improve soldiers’ ability and skills to treat wounded victims effectively as well as prevent additional casualties and stay focused on completing the mission.

“TCCC is divided into three phases of care, including care under fire (CUF), tactical field care (TFC), and tactical evacuation care (TACEVAC). TCCC is very effective in combat, especially for saving victims on the battlefield to support other soldiers to remain awake and focused on completing the mission,” Nugroho elaborated.

TCCC is a series of actions comprising medical treatment, security, and situation and risk assessment, he added.

Apart from the TCCC, the 2024 Reconex joint training also convened other training materials, such as combat marksmanship, sniper range shooting practice, Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET), close-quarters battle (CQB) with the new generation sUAS system, ground reconnaissance involving patrolling, mission planning and procedure briefing, military freefall jump, and full mission profile.

The Reconex joint training is routinely held by the Indonesian Navy Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps every one to two years. The training in 2021 and 2023 were held at the Marine Force Reconnaissance Battalion Camp, Pendleton, California, the United States.

The US Marine troops taking part in this year’s Reconex joint training came from the US Marforpac stationed at the H.M. Smith camp, Hawaii, the United States. They operate in the Indo-Pacific region, including participating in joint exercises with US partner countries, such as Indonesia.

The 2024 Reconex joint training was held at several locations, including at the Marine Combat Training Center 6 Antralina, Sukabumi, West Java; Pondok Cabe Airbase in Banten; Damar Island, Seribu Islands, Jakarta; and at the Armed Forces Commander, Jakarta.

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