'Today's Air Force' features medical care downrange Published March 24, 2008 SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- This week's edition of "Today's Air Force" highlights critical medical care at Balad Air Base, Iraq. With the capability to position troops and distribute supplies during combat, the Air Force has another critical mobility facet, the transporting of medical professionals. See Air Force medical experts in action, performing life-saving procedures to both military and civilian patients. Also highlighted is Operation Deep Freeze, a support mission to a very cold place. See how this joint annual mission for the National Science Foundation delivers supplies and equipment to research posts in Antarctica. The 30-minute, weekly news show can be seen every day on The Pentagon Channel, American Forces Radio and Television Service stations around the world, and is available via podcast at http://www.af.mil/library/podcast.asp. The show also airs on more than 100 public cable-access stations within the United States. If you would like your local public access station to carry this program, send a request to AFNEWS.marketing@afnews.af.mil. To submit a story idea for "Today's Air Force," or for any Air Force News products, send an e-mail to storyideas@afnews.af.mil. This week's line-up includes: Segment A - CRITICAL MEDICAL CARE Field Hospital Balad Theater Hospital Air Evac Deployed Healthcare X-Ray Segment B - ESSENTIAL TRANSPORT Stryker Transport Stryker Arrival Segment C - OPERATION DEEP FREEZE Deep Freeze Christ Church Christ Church Prep Christ Church Joint Op McMurdo C-17 McMurdo LC-130 Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) View the comments/letters page