More than 25 Partner Nation Special Operations Forces

More than 25 Partner Nation Special Operations Forces personnel from Italy, Lebanon, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago participated in a two-week Combat Lifesaver Course at Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School, located at Stennis Space Center, MS., from March 8-21. The course is designed to provide personnel with specialized training that enables them to perform advanced lifesaving techniques to treat battlefield trauma. (Photo by Michael Williams)
Semester 19-2 featured security force professionals from Belize, Barbados, Bulgaria, Egypt, Gabon, Grenada, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, Madagascar, Poland, Romania, Sao Tome & Principe, Saints Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, and Ukraine. This semester marked the first time that this Naval Special Warfare command trained security force professionals from Italy.
NAVSCIATTS is a Security Cooperation schoolhouse operating under United States Special Operations Command in support of Foreign Security Assistance and Geographic Combatant Commanders' Theater Security Cooperation priorities. The international training command has the ability to meet emergent requirements from operational commanders through in-resident and mobile regionally-focused training initiative. To date, NAVSCIATTS has trained with more than 12,000 partner nation special operations forces, SOF-like security force professionals and SOF enablers from 121 different countries.
CLC course topics include: human rights, casualty assessment, hemorrhage control, maintaining casualty airway, casualty evacuation and management of injuries such as penetrating chest wounds, shock, heat injuries, burns and fractures.