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SZCZECIN, Poland – Allies representing NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Poland and the Polish Armed Forces participated in MED MIL CHALLENGE 2022. Organized by the Polish Army 15 Mechanized Brigade, the competition served to enhance medics from across the force, enable them, and make them better at what they do – saving lives in the future.

MIL MED CHALLENGE 2021 consisted of multiple events, starting with a conference, followed by workshops and the competition itself. The event challenged soldiers to show their competence in a demanding, continuous and realistic simulated operational environment. The teams competed for bragging rights as the most technically competent, physically and mentally tough medic team.

MED MIL CHALLENGE 2022 / Photo by PV2 (OR-2) Monika Woroniecka

MED MIL CHALLENGE 2022 / Photo by PV2 (OR-2) Monika Woroniecka

Events like this are important because they test medical field craft in a high stress environment. The participants got to prove that they were not only great medical personnel but also some of the best soldiers in the force.

The winners of MED MIL CHALLENGE 2022 were soldiers from eFP Battlegroup Poland.