What does TCCC stand for?

• A. Tactical Crisis Control Center
• B. Tactical Combat Casualty Care
• C. Terrain and Combat Casualty
• D. Training and Combat Casualty Care

Answer: (B)

Tactical Combat Casualty Care is the standard military medical term that describes how wounded personnel are treated on the battlefield. The phrase combines Tactical, referring to the battlefield environment; Combat, indicating involvement in fighting; and Casualty Care, the medical care provided to injuries. This acronym is central to how medics prioritize and deliver care, even in dangerous conditions, and it guides the three main phases: care under fire, tactical field care, and tactical evacuation care. The other options don’t fit established military medical terminology—none couple “casualty care” with the correct battlefield-oriented descriptors like “combat” and “tactical.”