All hospital corpsmen and dental technicians who train at Field Medical Service School, Camp Pendleton spend eight days and six nights in Windmill Canyon.
All hospital corpsmen and dental technicians who train at Field Medical Service School, Camp Pendleton spend eight days and six nights in Windmill Canyon.
The Canyon lies within the field training area assigned to the Field Medical Service School (FMSS). It is here that hospital corpsmen are afforded the first opportunity to practice their art in a setting designed to resemble the field environment of the Fleet Marine Forces. It is here that the total culmination of training and concentrated study finds practical application, with a unique blending of all that has been learned in the past with the expertise recently acquired at the Field Medical Service School. Field Medical Service School dates back to 07/01/1955, when it replaced Field Medical Training Battalion. The school has continued to train Navy medical personnel for duty with the Fleet Marine Forces since that time. FMSS is a unique command since it represents and of Marine Corps Base, Camp. Hospital Corps Training - Field Medical Service School and with the Marines, 11/27/1967. Original public domain image from Flickr