Two countries, one goal

1st Lt. Alicia Blenkush, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, sets up equipment on a C-130 prior to a visit from 30 Japan Air Self Defense Force airmen as part of a two-day aerovac knowledge exchange July 22-23. Airmen from the 18th AES visited Naha Air Base July 22 to learn about Japan's "Kido-Eisei" intensive care unit and its evolving mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

PHOTO ESSAY: U.S., Japan aeromedics collaborate during bilateral exchange

Published July 28, 2010
By 18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron hosted more than 30 Japan Air Self Defense Force Airmen during a two-day bilateral exchange July 22-23. Flight medics, flight nurses and loadmasters showed off their unique aeromedical capabilities and equipment used inside the 353rd Special Operations Group's C-130 and 909th Air Refueling Squadron's KC-135 Stratotanker.

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Two countries, one goal

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