by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hernandez, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, runs through preflight checks inside a C-130J Super Hercules.
Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a training opportunity March 6 while flying over Germany in a C-130J Super Hercules belonging to the 37th Airlift Squadron. This training opportunity tested flight nurses and aeromedical evacuation technicians with varying scenarios that can be faced by aircrew during a mission.
Capt. April Brown, 37th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, and 1st Lt. Christopher Ansel, 40th AS co-pilot, land a C-130J Super Hercules.
Challenges included a simulation to restrain a noncompliant and suicidal passenger as well as performing potentially lifesaving operations on lifelike training dummies. The 86th AES is responsible for providing aeromedical evacuation for U.S. service members throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s area of responsibility and operate in a multitude of air frames and conditions.
Staff Sgt. Danika Fulham, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, reviews a checklist inside a C-130J Super Hercules.
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hernandez, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, runs through preflight checks inside a C-130J Super Hercules. Loadmasters play a critical role in ensuring the safety of passengers and aircrew before and during a flight.
Staff Sgt. Lindsay Rhodes, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, restrains Staff Sgt. David Meade, 86th Airlift Wing public affairs broadcaster, inside a C-130J Super Hercules.
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