Staff Sgt. Jessica Hakert, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (EAES) aeromedical evacuation technician, prepares a litter for transport on a C-130 Hercules at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, before a recent aeromedical evacuation mission. Technicians and nurses from the 379th EAES provide a variety of aeromedical evacuation services for patients at various deployed locations across U.S. Central Command to include pain management, psychiatric, and medical emergency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)