150924-N-DH124-053 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (Sept. 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nathan Rhode, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, places two staples to a laceration on a patients' forehead at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., during a field training exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to exercise all aspects of the battalion's defensive and operational capabilities from manning a fighting position on the company lines, to reacting to chemical warfare threats and improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosalie Chang/Released)