Practice makes perfect

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Walsh, 2515th Naval Air Ambulance from an Army base in Southwest Asia, counts off the lift of the litter for 386th Expeditionary Medical Group Airmen during Litter Management System Training at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 20. The 386th EMDG requested additional training from the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance to better understand the approach, load and safety of a patient onto a helicopter since they are the only medical helicopter that transports patients to and from this air base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group load a litter on a Navy medical helicopter, 2515th Naval Air Ambulance, from an Army base in Southwest Asia during Litter Management System Training at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 20. The purpose of the training was to help the 386th EMDG to better understand proper procedures when loading and unloading patients onto a Naval medevac helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group unload a simulated patient from a Navy medevac helicopter during Litter Management System Training at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 20. The LMS training better prepares the 386th EMDG and the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance, from an Army base in Southwest Asia, to complete the mission more efficiently while keeping safety for themselves and the patients in mind. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to load a simulated patient onto a Navy helicopter from the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance during Litter Management System Training at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 20. The training allows medical personnel from the 386th EMDG to receive some refresher training about body mechanics, safety and loading of a litter patient. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A Navy medevac helicopter from the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance, takes off from an air base in Southwest Asia after providing the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group Litter Management System Training, March 20. The 2515th Naval Air Ambulance is the only Naval medevac unit, here to support the Army, they are the only air ambulance that covers Southwest Asia, Southern Iraq and the Northern Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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Practice makes perfect

Published March 24, 2009