U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose R. Perez is

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose R. Perez is a corpsman with the Regimental Combat Team 5 regimental aid station, in charge of casualty tracking operations here. Whether it’s getting them back to the front lines for another day in the fight, or back home to fully recover from their wounds, the RCT-5 casualty trackers ensure that their Marine brothers and sisters received the care they need. Since their tenure began here in August, Perez, a 34-year-old native of San German, Puerto Rico, and HM3 Bradley Donahue, a fellow corpsman with the RCT-5 RAS and 30-year-old native of Mission Viejo, Calif., have personally tracked 200 patients, keeping RCT-5 and its subordinate battalions well informed of patient status and ensuring patients receive the necessary care to return to the fight.