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Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

U.S. Air Force Airmen and coalition partners are briefed on a simulated event before medical evacuation training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and members from the U.S. Army and coalition forces partnered together for a real-world simulation on patient loading and unloading from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The skillsets reinforced through this training enable the smooth transfer of injured personnel from the rotary wing aircraft that removes them from front line operations to a fixed-wing aircraft that will get them to specialty care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

U.S. Army Soldiers practice strapping down a patient in the cabin of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and members from the U.S. Army and coalition forces partnered together for a real-world simulation on patient loading and unloading from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The skillsets reinforced through this training enable the smooth transfer of injured personnel from the rotary wing aircraft that removes them from front line operations to a fixed-wing aircraft that will get them to specialty care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

U.S. Air Force Airmen, U.S. Army Soldiers, and Canadian and Danish coalition partners train on how to load and unload injured patients from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and members from the U.S. Army and coalition forces partnered together for a real-world simulation on patient loading and unloading from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter crew chief watches as Airman, Soldiers, and coalition partners train on how to load patients into a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 386 Expeditionary Medical Squadron partnered with the U.S. Army and coalition forces to practice loading and unloading medical patients from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter onto a C-130J Super Hercules. This training helps ensure that patients receive the best treatment possible in the shortest amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

U.S. Air Force Airmen, U.S. Army Soldiers, and Canadian and Norwegian coalition partners train on how to load and unload injured patients from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and members from the U.S. Army and coalition forces partnered together for a real-world simulation on patient loading and unloading from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. This training helps ensure that patients receive the best treatment possible in the shortest amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

A Canadian Army medic watches as a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter lands nearby at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and members from the U.S. Army and coalition forces partnered together for a real-world simulation on patient loading and unloading from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The training received will help save lives in the field, allowing for the rapid evacuation of soldiers to high end medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Medical evacuation training brings together AASAB and coalition partners

Published Jan. 28, 2023
By Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait --