86 AES sharpens skills in the sky

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Herb Andrews, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight instructor, aids a medical mannequin during an aeromedical training mission while flying to Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 15, 2017. Andrews and other 86th AES Airmen conducted their training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules during its flights to Morón Air Base, Spain, Lajes Field, Portugal, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Tracy Davis, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, participates in an aeromedical training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules while enroute to Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 15, 2017. The 86th AES conducts training missions periodically to keep their readiness up-to-date with their requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron hold down a simulated irate patient during an aeromedical training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules flying to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2017. The 86th AES conducts training missions periodically to keep their readiness up-to-date with their requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Safety straps restrain U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Eric Paddock, 86th Operations Group superintendent, as he simulates an irate patient during the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s training mission enroute to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2017. The 86th AES conducted training for a variety of scenarios, including cardiac and respiratory emergencies, aircraft emergency protocols, and how to handle an irate patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tedario Cassel, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, places a monitor on the finger of a medical dummy during a training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules flying to Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 15, 2017. During the training mission, the 86th AES Airmen participated in scenarios including respiratory and cardiac emergencies and aircraft emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tedario Cassel, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, examines a medial dummy during a training mission while flying to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2017. Four medical dummies were used during the aeromedical training mission for the 86th AES Airmen to practice procedures to maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jessica Rey Hakert, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, checks the pulse of a medical mannequin during a training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules flying to Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 15, 2017. From Morón, the 86th AES Airmen continued onto Lajes Field, Portugal to carry on their aeromedical training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Tracy Davis, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, reads her training manual during an aeromedical evacuation mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules flying to Lajes Field, Portugal, Aug. 15, 2017. The 86th AES Airmen cared for four mannequins and one volunteer live patient during their training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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A U.S. Air Force medical mannequin lies on a stretcher during the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s aeromedical training mission while flying to Lajes Field, Portugal, Aug. 15, 2017. The Airmen were aboard a C-130J Super Hercules to conduct their training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron administer care to a simulated patient during an aeromedical training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules enroute to Lajes Field, Portugal, Aug. 15, 2017. Eight Airmen participated in the training, to include a five-man crew, instructors, and evaluators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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86 AES sharpens skills in the sky

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participate in an aeromedical training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules while enroute to Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 15, 2017. During the training, the 86th AES Airmen practiced cardiac and respiratory emergencies procedures, aircraft emergencies protocol, and how to handle an irate patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Reynel A. Garcia, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron chief of standards and evaluations, middle, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Breandan E. Arbuckle, 86th AES flight nurse, carry a medical dummy on a stretcher into a transportation vehicle on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2017. Garcia, Arbuckle, and other 86th AES Airmen flew on a C-130J Super Hercules to Morón Air Base, Spain, Lajes Filed, Portugal, and back to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to conduct an aeromedical training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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86 AES sharpens skills in the sky

Published Aug. 21, 2017
By Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Herb Andrews, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight instructor, aids a medical mannequin during an aeromedical training mission while flying to Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 15, 2017. Andrews and other 86th AES Airmen conducted their training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules during its flights to Morón Air Base, Spain, Lajes Field, Portugal, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)