Desert Hammer 2024: Tactical Medicine, A Moral Contract, Civilian Partnerships
Dr. Kaveh Najafi, Trauma Medical Director at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, stands in a hospital hallway in Scottsdale, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. Civilian medical personnel from HonorHealth participated in Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1, receiving simulated patients from military personnel, bridging gaps in terminology and protocols. Najafi highlighted that many trauma care advancements, such as damage control operations and blood resuscitation techniques, originate from military medicine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)