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1 CDR Eric J. Koch is an emergency physician affiliated with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training
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Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth, VA. LCDR Michael Andersen is an emergency medicine physician affiliated with NMRTC Twentynine Palms,
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CA. COL George A. Barbee is affiliated with U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, NC. HMC Antonio Boyd is affiliated with Submarine
Development Squadron Five. MSG Cyril Clayton is affiliated with 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team. Lt Col Christopher W. Hewitt is af-
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filiated with Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX. CPT John C. Maitha is affiliated with Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ.
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8 SGM Michael A. Remley is affiliated with the U.S. Army Medical Command. CDR Alexandre Nguyen is affiliated with NMRTC San Diego,
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CA. CDR Joseph Kaleiohi is affiliated with Naval Operational Medical Training Command, Surface Warfare Medical Institute, San Diego,
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CA. MSG (Ret.) Harold Montgomery is affiliated with the Joint Trauma System as Joint Program Manager and Vice Chair of the CoTCCC.
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12 CAPT (Ret.) Travis Deaton is affiliated with the Joint Trauma System as Chair of the CoTCCC. CAPT(Ret.) Frank Butler was the founder of
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TCCC and is now a TCCC Consultant affiliated with the Joint Trauma System. COL Jennifer Gurney is a physician and the Chief of the Joint
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