“Thankfully, it was only a single person accident,” Garcia said. Garcia called 999, Qatar’s emergency services, and informed the dispatcher of the accident and checked the area for other victims or hazards. Once the Airmen controlled the bleeding, they used a small blanket to cover the wound while checking for other injuries. There was definitely fear of being in that situation, but not panic.” “Neither of us froze since we had the proper training and knew the steps to conduct. “There was no hesitation at all,” Garcia said.

Spong removed his belt and used it as a makeshift tourniquet to control the bleeding while Garcia retrieved a pen from local bystanders to annotate the time the tourniquet was placed. military’s guidelines for trauma life support.

Without delay, they began administering Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), the U.S. Upon further investigation, the Airmen noticed the driver was conscious, but suffered a life threatening leg injury. “I remember looking out the window and seeing the driver motionless on the ground,” he said. Spong said at first glance, he and Garcia weren’t sure if the driver was still breathing. Without hesitation, the Airmen sprang into action by asking their driver to pull over so they could rush to deliver aid the injured driver. Shortly after exiting the base and turning onto Salwa Highway, the team witnessed a local SUV flip over a guard rail ejecting the driver from the vehicle onto the highway.

However, mail wasn’t the only thing they would be delivering that day. Raul Garcia, 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (EFSS) out-processing supervisor, and Airman 1st Class Travis Spong, 379th EFSS postal clerk, were making their way off installation with their contracted driver to perform daily postal duties.

379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public AffairsĪ standard routine mail run on a Sunday morning became a heroic call to aid when two Airmen witnessed a severe vehicle accident on their way to Doha from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 30, 2023.

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