Care in the air: 455th EAES get injured to higher-level treatment

Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., gathers his gear before loading on to a C-130 Hercules for a medevac mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., reviews a checklist during a crew brief for a medevac alert at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Senior Airman Justin Harris (right), 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, deployed from the 167th AES at Charleston Air National Guard Base, W.Va., gives a charge medical technician brief prior to departing for an alert mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The briefing ensures the AE team understands their roles when setting up medical equipment and ensures safety on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Maj. Jim Appel, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse and medical crew director, deployed from the 18th AES at Kadena Air Base, Japan, loads a litter onto a C-130 Hercules in preparation for a medevac mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Staff Sgt. Angelica Ramirez, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, deployed from the 18th AES at Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepares a C-130 Hercules for litters during medevac mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., checks the litter configuration aboard a C-130 Hercules during a medevac alert at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Tech. Sgt. Audrey Belmonte, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician deployed from the 167th AES at Charleston Air National Guard Base, W.Va., checks medical gear aboard a C-130 Hercules in preparation for a medevac mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Tech. Sgt. Audrey Belmonte, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician deployed from the 167th AES at Charleston Air National Guard Base, W.Va., checks the vitals of Airman 1st Class Spencer Brendal, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, during a medevac alert flight en route to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., checks the vitals of a patient during a medevac alert en route to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., records patient notes during a medevac alert in-route to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Medical equipment sits on a litter aboard a C-130 Hercules during a medevac flight from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan en route to Al Udied Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

1st Lt. James Gillie, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flight navigator, deployed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, monitors his equipment aboard a C-130 Hercules during an Aeromedical Evacuation flight from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan to Al Udeid. The flight was in support of the 455th Expeditionary Evacuation Squadron, out of Bagram, who are tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)

Maj. Jim Appel, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse and medical crew director, deployed from the 18th AES at Kadena Air Base, Japan, fills out paperwork during a medevac alert en route to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with moving injured and sick patients to locations with higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)