![]() Jerrard Mack of the 622nd AES at MacDill AFB, Fla. "This is training we should do every year or even every six months," said Master Sgt. Now it's three days, thanks, in part, to training exercises like this jamboree. During Operation Desert Storm that was reduced to 10 days. #AIR EVAC LINKS PAGE HOW TO#"AE is always changing and this gives us a chance to learn and learn from other fliers how to do our jobs faster and more efficiently which affects the patients and the mission."ĭuring the Vietnam Conflict it took up to 45 days for the injured to get back stateside. "For the new fliers as well as fliers with a lot of hours under their belts, this is excellent training," Sergeant Wallace said. John Wallace is a medical technician with the 459th AES, part of the 459th Refueling Wing, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Everyone came from across the country and worked as a team." "It might be an old saying but 'we practice like we play' works well here. "This has been a great opportunity to work with different units," said Capt. We had egress training on the KC-135 and I learned a lot." This has been an awesome opportunity to train on three separate aircraft, especially the C-17. "It's very realistic here," said Staff Sgt. Medical treatment in theater is designed to support moving patients from the point of injury to the right level of care at the right place in the least amount of time "We are expected to know how to treat patients on all aircraft," said Staff Sgt. Seeing the other aircraft gives you a different training perspective."Īll the medical technicians and flight nurses are universally qualified. "We had a chance to put our hands on a C-17 with its different patient positioning. "We can see how other units take care of patients and that benefits us," said Senior Airman Priscilla Waters of the 94th AES, part of the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Here, we've been able to train on planes we don't normally fly on," Captain Pairis said. "I'll feel confident about the safe return of the guys back home because of this kind of training. Jennifer Pairis, a flight nurse with the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, at March ARB. "In a real world scenario, if I'm deployed and they say they need a flight nurse on this plane or that plane I'll feel comfortable," said Capt. All are the aircraft used for air evacuations." "East Coast meets West Coast, North meets South."Īfter the reservists leave, they will be cross trained on the C-17 Globemaster III, the C-130 Hercules and the KC-135 Stratotanker. "By coming here to the middle of America we save money and resources as we work together," Colonel Starzyk said. Reserve medical personnel from California, Florida, Maryland and Georgia attended the jamboree. "What we train on today we may well see in theater this helps us immensely," Colonel Starzyk said. The crews faced these emergencies while working on aircraft they might have never flown on before. The scenarios were designed to be as close to reality as possible. There was also a simulated on-board fire, loss of cabin pressure and a power outage. A full-size, anatomically correct dummy went into complete cardiac arrest. Live "patients" played by fellow Airmen feigned a number of medical emergencies such as heart attacks and seizures. John Starzyk, chief of Air Evacuations from 4th Air Force at March Air Reserve Base, Calif.ĭuring two-hour airborne exercises, evaluators threw a variety of curveballs at the medical personnel. "On every aircraft taking care of patients is the same, but not every aircraft is the same they have somewhat different set-ups, different systems," said Col. What if there are patient emergencies or problems with the aircraft itself? What if it's a plane the aeromedical crew is not familiar with? These questions, and more, were answered during an Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Evacuation Jamboree held here April 28 to 29.įive squadrons and about 80 medical personnel from California, Florida, Maryland and Georgia participated in the training. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNEWS) - Taking care of patients on an aircraft is not an easy task. ![]()
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