Moulage, the art of applying make-up to simulate injuries, is used to train medical and military personnel how to triage and treat patients. Using materials such as artificial blood, latex, paint and silicone, moulage adds realism to exercise scenarios.

Master Sgt Caroline Bunce, 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental hygienist, completes a moulage application simulating a sucking chest wound. Bunce applied the moulage to Tech Sgt. Aaron De L'etoile, 628th Medical Support Squadron medical readiness NCOIC, in preparation for a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2016. The exercise evaluated the response capabilities of medical group personnel and the coordination and response of Trident Medical Center, one of the major medical facilities in the local community.

Patrick Miller, 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental hygienist, left, watches on as Master Sgt. Caroline Bunce, 628 AMDS dental hygienist, applies moulage to Technical Sgt. Aaron De L'etoile, 628th Medical Support Squadron medical maintenance NCOIC, in preparation for a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2016. Moulage was applied to numerous simulated patients to demonstrate potential injuries caused by explosions.

Technical Sgt. Veronica Dickerson, left, and Master Sgt. Caroline Bunce, both 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental hygienists, apply moulage to Master Sgt. Rachel Rapp, 628th Medical Support Squadron medical readiness NCOIC, prior to a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2016. Dickerson learned how to apply multiple types of moulage including sucking chest wounds, cuts, shrapnel and bruises.

The 628th Medical Group Field Response Team responds to an emergency call during a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina on Dec. 21, 2016. The exercise, which included Trident Medical Center, tested the response time for a major incident, triage abilities and sheltering in place procedures.

Airmen from the 628th Medical Group participate in a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2016. The exercise evaluated how medical personnel would respond to an incident on base needing triage, medical care and patient transportation.

Capt. Allen Hauser, a pharmacist with the 628th Medical Support Squadron (left), and Col. (ret.) Julian Levin, a flight medicine physician with the 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, provide medical care to a simulated patient during a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2016. The exercise evaluated how medical personnel would respond to an incident on base needing triage, medical care and patient transportation.

Senior Airman Sasha Fisher, a medical administration technician with the 628th Medical Operations Squadron, updates patient status and information during a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2016. The exercise evaluated how medical personnel would respond to an incident on base needing triage, medical care and patient transportation.

Master Sgt. Darryl Lane, 628th Medical Group training manager, displays head trauma moulage makeup prior to a mass casualty exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina on Dec. 21, 2016. The exercise evaluated response capabilities of the medical personnel assigned to the 628 MDG.