A Day on the Job with Combat Medics
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Airman 1st Class Brittany Black (left), 379th Expeditionary Medical Group combat medical technician, watches as Master Sgt. Beverly Lutz, 379th EMDG Emergency Room, Immunizations and Primary Care element chief, shows how to properly suture a patient Nov. 14, 2012. Going from a stateside assignment to the deployed environment requires combat medics to refocus on tasks that would normally be performed by a local hospital in the United States. Lutz explains its often like going from “0 to 60” for a combat medic, as knowing how to properly do these procedures isn’t a nicety rather a necessity. Black is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and is a native of Charleston, S.C. Lutz is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and is a native of Jonesport, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)