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Not a moment too soon: Medics work together to save lives

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Members from the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group help download a trauma patient form an U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter before taking him into the Air Force Theater Hospital emergency room for further treatment here, May 20. U.S. Army medical evacuation crews, from 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment assigned to Balad Air Base, are a critical link in the chain of events to ensure patients in Iraq are transported to the next echelon of care within one hour of being injured. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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