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Airmen train to save lives

February 19, 2015
Photos by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales
Senior Airman Juan Arce, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, listens to a preflight briefing Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Arce and other 86th AES members took to the skies to test and hone their skills during a check ride sortie.
Senior Airman Juan Arce, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, listens to a preflight briefing Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Arce and other 86th AES members took to the skies to test and hone their skills during a check ride sortie.

 

Staff Sgt. Kelsey Carli, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, installs a station to hold up litters Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Carli is configuring a C-130J Super Hercules for an aeromedical evacuation training sortie.
Staff Sgt. Kelsey Carli, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, installs a station to hold up litters Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Carli is configuring a C-130J Super Hercules for an aeromedical evacuation training sortie.

 

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Evans (left), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron ground crew member, and Staff Sgt. Drew Bivens, 86th AES technician, carry a litter with medical equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules Feb. 6 on Ramstein. The 86th AES ensures their Airmen are ready to be called upon at any time with training sorties, such as the one in which Evans and Bivens participated.
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Evans (left), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron ground crew member, and Staff Sgt. Drew Bivens, 86th AES technician, carry a litter with medical equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules Feb. 6 on Ramstein. The 86th AES ensures their Airmen are ready to be called upon at any time with training sorties, such as the one in which Evans and Bivens participated.

 

Mannequins sit on the flightline and await their ride on a C-130J Super Hercules as part of a training sortie for the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Using mannequins is just one of the ways the 86th AES ensures its training is as realistic as possible.
Mannequins sit on the flightline and await their ride on a C-130J Super Hercules as part of a training sortie for the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Using mannequins is just one of the ways the 86th AES ensures its training is as realistic as possible.

 

A C-130J Super Hercules is prepared by aeromedical evacuation crew members Feb. 6 for a training sortie on Ramstein. The crew reconfigures the aircraft for aeromedical evacuations in less than one hour to ensure take-off times are met.
A C-130J Super Hercules is prepared by aeromedical evacuation crew members Feb. 6 for a training sortie on Ramstein. The crew reconfigures the aircraft for aeromedical evacuations in less than one hour to ensure take-off times are met.
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