Ramstein Airmen transport wounded servicemembers

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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) --  Medical Airmen from Germany flew to Iraq Jan. 4 to help protect the lives of wounded servicemembers.

The mission of the 791st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, provides a lifeline for America's wounded.

"We can have them home to definitive medical care in Landstuhl, Germany, from downrange in an austere location. And, we can have them there within 12 hours," said 1st Lt. John Rinaldo, a flight nurse.

Medical Airmen provide whatever care their passengers need -- regardless of the challenge.

"Because (wounded servicemembers) are moving so quickly, a lot of these guys are waking up realizing that they have some pretty major battle injuries," Lieutenant Rinaldo said. "Probably the hardest thing for us is helping them deal with that."

On average, the 791st flies six aeromedical evacuation missions a week supporting both operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

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