U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Erola, left, a combat arms training and maintenance instructor with the 133rd Security Forces Squadron, observes an Airman loading a M9 Beretta pistol in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. More
Aeromedical evacuation squadron members from five Air National Guard units load medical equipment on a KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, before completing More
Emergency medical technicians, from the U.S. Air National Guard, places a tourniquet onto a role-player’s simulate arm injury during a medical emergency scenario in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2018. The Airmen ar More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron train on the proper techniques of loading patients onto a C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. The mission of the 109 AES is to p More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 133rd Medical Group practice basic room clearing techniques at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, Minn., Nov. 16, 201 More
U.S. Air Force Airman with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron puts on safety equipment before the weapons qualification course begins in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airman is taking part in a More
Emergency medical technicians, from the U.S. Air National Guard, receive feedback from instructors in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2018. The EMTs are attending a week-long EMT refresher course where they receive c More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Katelyn Goorhouse and Staff Sgt. Taylor Nielsen, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, perform a pre-flight equipment check in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Goorhouse and Nielsen are More
Emergency medical technicians from the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, place a chest seal onto a simulated patient at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, Minn., Nov. 16, 2018. The Airmen a More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Caleb Clark, a chaplain with the 172d Airlift Wing, speaks to Capt. Kristin Nord, assigned to the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron with the 133rd Airlift Wing, at the Gulfport Combat More
U.S. Air Force Airman with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepares to fire the M9 Beretta pistol in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airman is taking part in the weapons qualification course wh More
Senior Airman Gibson Zamarripa, an aeromedical evacuation technician from the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, reviews procedures on a tablet in-between training scenarios on More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michelle Sheppard, center, an emergency medical technician from the 116th Medical Group, calls out to role-players in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2018. Sheppard is attending a week-long More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, leads the mission brief in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Grout is a flight nurse who is responsible for planning the mission and providi More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, check the simulated patient for additional injuries at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, Minn., Nov. 16, 2018. The Airmen a More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron loads frangible 9mm ammo into magazines in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airmen are taking part in the weapons qualification course More
Aeromedical evacuation technicians assemble a stanchion litter system (SLS) before completing in-flight medical scenarios on a 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Ma More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jill Sisson, an emergency medical technician from the 114th Medical Group, gives CPR to a simulate child in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2018. Sisson is attending a week-long EMT refreshe More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Nielsen, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares litters to be transported onto the C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Nielsen is an aeromedical evacuation More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amber Ponder, 133rd Security Forces Squadron, provides security for medical personnel at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, Minn., Nov. 16, 2018. The Airmen are attendi More
Staff Sgt. Joy Lynn Bishop, an aeromedical evacuation technician from the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in the North Carolina Air National Guard, secures an oxygen mask during a simulated decompression More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sloan Hays, left, an emergency medical technician from the 181st Medical Group, places a tourniquet onto a role-player’s simulate arm injury in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2018. Hays More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules for litters in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Grout is a flight nurse who is responsible for p More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Matt Monjes, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, checks the simulated patient’s status at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, Minn., Nov. 16, 2018. Monjes is More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron fire the M9 Beretta pistol in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airmen are taking part in the weapons qualification course which is one More
(From left) Senior Master Sgt. Eric Emmett, an aeromedical evacuation technician from the 146th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, California Air National Guard, talks with Lt. Col. Darcy Tate, an aeromedical eva More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nate Wallgren, right, an emergency medical technician from the 109th Aeromedical Squadron, listens to a role-player in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2018. Wallgren is attending a week-l More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, gives directions on loading a C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Grout is a flight nurse who is responsible for planning th More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Kelly, 2nd Battalion (Modular Training), 175th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), places a tegaderm onto an intravenous site at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Courtney Bosch and Airman 1st Class Victoria Mook, emergency medical technicians, arrive on scene to a medical emergency scenario in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17, 2018. Bosch and Mook are More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anne Oberg left, gives symptoms of being sick to Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, both members of the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Kelly, 2nd Battalion (Modular Training), 175th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), places a tourniquet onto a simulated patient’s arm at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden More
U.S. Air Force Airman with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron loads a magazine into an M9 Beretta pistol in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airman is taking part in the weapons qualification cours More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Courtney Bosch, right, an emergency medical technicians from 147th Medical Group, takes the blood pressure of a role-player in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17, 2018. Bosch is attending a week More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, simulates placing a defibrillator monitor onto a role-player during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Ewert is an aerome More
A member from the 133rd Airlift Wing writes the time and date in which the tourniquet was placed onto the simulated patient at the Arden Hills Army Training Site in Arden Hills, Minn., Nov. 16, 2018. The Airman More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon Dahl, left, a combat arms training and maintenance instructor with the 133rd Security Forces Squadron, observes the chamber of an M9 Beretta pistol in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Mook, an emergency medical technician from 192nd Medical Group, DET 1, checks a role-player for injuries in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17, 2018. Mook is attending a week-long More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, center, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, places bandages onto a role-player simulate injuries during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Ewert is an aerome More
U.S. Air Force Airman from the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepares to fire the M9 Beretta pistol in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airman is taking part in the weapons qualification course wh More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Courtney Bosch, left, and Airman 1st Class Victoria Mook, emergency medical technicians, place bandages onto a role-player's hands in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17, 2018. Bosch and Mook are More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron wait for the command to fire during a M9 Beretta pistol weapons qualification course in Coon Rapids, Minn., Feb. 23, 2018. The Airmen are tak More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Doheney, an emergency medical technician with the 146th Medical Group, assesses a role-player’s symptoms in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17, 2018. Doheney is attending a week-long EMT More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Erola, left, a combat arms training and maintenance instructor with the 133rd Security Forces Squadron, counts the puncture holes on the target after the completion of a M9 Beret More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Angela Gallagher, right, and Staff Sgt. Patrick Doheney, emergency medical technicians, checks the vitals of a role-player in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17, 2018. Gallagher and Dohene More