Recently, select Ramstein Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing traveled to Greece to participate in Operation Stolen Cerberus VII, an exercise designed to enhance interoperability and airlift capabilities among allied armed forces through realistic joint and air operation scenarios. The exercise also included Hellenic air forces and participants from the 57th Rescue Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.
86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron supplies rest next to a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 9, 2020. Operation Stolen Cerberus VII is a multilateral training mission held from Sept. 8-20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
An intravenous therapy rests inside a simulated victim during a mass casualty exercise at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 9, 2020. If limbs are separated, an IV can be inserted into the bone of a victim to distribute necessary fluids. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Brown helps a simulated victim to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a mass casualty exercise at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 9, 2020. The exercise is part of Operation Stolen Cerberus VII, a bilateral training event held Sept. 8-20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Popoff, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, fastens a tourniquet onto a simulated victim during a mass casualty exercise at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 9, 2020. Tourniquets help to stop the bleeding from a potentially life-threatening wound. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)