Aug. 29, 2021 ‘Baby on board’ – Aircrew deliver Afghan baby on evacuation flight While in a holding pattern waiting to land, Capt. Dennis Conner, 701st Airlift Squadron aircraft commander, received a report from loadmaster, Tech Sgt. Leah Schmidt, also 701st AS, that there was a situation on the aircraft’s cargo deck.
July 27, 2019 Simulators prepare Airmen for real-world scenarios “They blink, they breathe,” said Raymond Jernigan, 633rd MDG simulator operator. “Even the baby simulators have motion. They cry. I can program it to talk. They can be programmed to have physiological responses – I’ll set the vital signs.”
June 24, 2016 Firefighters help deliver baby in Eglin base housing Base firefighters helped deliver a baby boy after dispatchers answered an early morning 911 call from base housing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on June 13.
Sept. 7, 2013 Airman helps deliver daughter, deploys same day Airman 1st Class Timothy Pledger was scheduled to depart for his six month deployment Aug. 30 in the early hours of the morning, but an aircraft malfunction pushed back his departure.