Aeromedical evacuation mission

A C-130 Hercules belonging to the 379th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and its crew of one flight nurse and two flight medics pick up patients at the 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility during a temporary stop at Balad Air Base in Iraq. By days end, 13 patients were picked up and transported to waiting medical facilities throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Prior to an aeromedical evacuation mission over Southwest Asia, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurses and flight medics load medical equipment onto a C-130 Hercules that will serve as a "flying medical clinic" for patients awaiting pick up from Iraq and Kuwait. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aeromedical evacuation mission

Prior to an aeromedical evacuation mission over Southwest Asia, flight medics Senior Airman Jeremy Ray and Staff Sgt. Kristy Vandergriff hang a U.S. flag in a C-130 Hercules that will serve as a "flying medical clinic" for patients awaiting pick up from Iraq and Kuwait. Flags flown aboard missions over Iraq are donated as a gifts to squadron members and their families. The Airmen are with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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During a stop in Bahrain, Kuwait, flight nurse Capt. Nathan Ferguson, left, coordinates movement of patients with Navy medical coordinator, Petty Officer 1st Class Emanuel Waddell. Captain Ferguson is with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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During an aeromedical evacuation stop in Bahrain, flight nurse Capt. Nathan Ferguson checks on the comfort of a patient before the C-130 Hercules taxis for takeoff. By days end, 13 patients were picked up at five different locations and transported to waiting medical facilities through out the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Captain Ferguson is the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and is deployed from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Flight medic Staff Sgt. Kristy Vandergriff and other medics and a crewchief wait for the arrival of four patients to board the C-130 Hercules during a stop in northern Iraq. One this day, 13 patients were picked up and transported to waiting medical facilities through out the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The Airmen are with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aircrew life support technician, Airman Andrew Blackmon, in back, issues Senior Airman Jeremy Ray a 9mm handgun, for self defense, prior to an aeromedical evacuation mission over Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Medics carry a U.S. civilian contractor onto a C-130 Hercules Nov. 22 at the 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility during a temporary stop at Balad Air Base in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aeromedical maneuevers

During a stop in Bahrain, Capt. Nathan Ferguson assists Navy medical coordinator, Petty Officer 1st Class Emanuel Waddell in the movement of a patient into an awaiting C-130 Hercules aircraft. Captain Ferguson is a flight nurse with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. He is deployed from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aeromedical maneuvers

Prior to an evacuation mission over Southwest Asia, nurses and medics with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load medical equipment onto a C-130 Hercules that will serve as a "flying medical clinic" for patients awaiting pick up from Iraq and Kuwait. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aeromedical evacuation mission

Prior to an aeromedical evacuation mission over Southwest Asia, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurses Capt. Nathan Ferguson and 1st Lt. Christopher Cesa load medical equipment onto a C-130 Hercules. The C-130 will serve as a "flying medical clinic" for patients located in Iraq and Kuwait. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aeromedical evacuation mission

Prior to an aeromedical evacuation mission over Southwest Asia, Nov. 22, flight nurses Nathan Ferguson, right, and 1st Lt. Christopher Cesa, standing, review patient records with flight medics, Senior Airman Jeremy Ray and Staff Sgt. Kristy Vandergriff. The Airmen are with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Aeromedical evacuation mission

Published Dec. 4, 2006

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical maneuevers

Aeromedical maneuvers

Aeromedical evacuation mission

Aeromedical evacuation mission

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