As part of a multi-national training exercise, U.S. Navy Corpsmen of the reserve and medics of partner nations gave classes regarding field-expedient methods to save lives using common items and trash found on the battlefield. The U.S. Marines and Corpsmen are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task force 24, participating in Partnership of the Americas and Southern Exchange -- designed to expose military forces of ten nations to amphibious operations and the fundamentals to enhance peacekeeping.