RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany

Staff Sgt. Alexis Adeleke, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight medical technician, stands with an AE team during her deployment to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The primary focus for Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons are to provide rapid and reliable medical evacuation services in the commitment to saving lives of service members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait

Members of the 36th Aeromedication Evacuation Squadron deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait pose together during their deployment. The primary focus for Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons are to provide rapid and reliable medical evacuation services in the commitment to saving lives of service members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait

Capt. Lauren Poulson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, participates in an Army helicopter medical rescue and evacuation training during her deployment to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. The primary focus for Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons are to provide rapid and reliable medical evacuation services in the commitment to saving lives of service members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait

Capt. Lauren Poulson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, participates in an Army helicopter medical rescue and evacuation training during her deployment to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. The primary focus for Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons are to provide rapid and reliable medical evacuation services in the commitment to saving lives of service members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait

Members of the Aeromedical Evacuation team deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait participate in an Army helicopter medical rescue and evacuation training during their deployment. The primary focus for Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons are to provide rapid and reliable medical evacuation services in the commitment to saving lives of service members. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Retired Col. Benton Busbee, a former 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, presents Lt. Col. Rosalind Johnson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, with her certificate of appreciation from the President of the United States during her retirement ceremony June 4 in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 81st Training Wing's honor guard perform the flag folding ceremony during the retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Rosalind Johnson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, June 4 in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Retired Col. Benton Busbee, a former 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, pins Lt. Col. Rosalind Johnson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, with her retirement pin during her retirement ceremony June 4 in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Maj. Tandon Mardis, 77th Air Refueling Squadron pilot and aircraft commander, conducts the aircraft crew brief before take-off with members of the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from the 403rd Wing, who were training on the newest Air Force air refueling tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus, flown by the 77th ARS from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, August 16-19, 2022. Aeromedical personnel are required to train on all airframes with patient care transport capability. They must learn the patient loading and unloading, the setup of the litter stantions, to knowing where medical equipment plug ins are located, as well as the emergency evacuation procedures from the aircraft while on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Medical technicians from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron practice keeping a sterile field while performing a procedure during flight while training on the newest Air Force air refueling tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus, flown by the 77th Air Refueling Squadron from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, August 16-19, 2022. Aeromedical personnel are required to train on all airframes with patient care transport capability. They must learn the patient loading and unloading, the setup of the litter stantions, to knowing where medical equipment plug ins are located, as well as the emergency evacuation procedures from the aircraft while on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Medical technicians from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron practice keeping a sterile field while performing a procedure during flight while training on the newest Air Force air refueling tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus, flown by the 77th Air Refueling Squadron from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, August 16-19, 2022. Aeromedical personnel are required to train on all airframes with patient care transport capability. They must learn the patient loading and unloading, the setup of the litter stantions, to knowing where medical equipment plug ins are located, as well as the emergency evacuation procedures from the aircraft while on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Nurses from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron check the electrocardiogram readout of a 'patient' during flight, while training on the newest Air Force air refueling tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus, flown by the 77th Air Refueling Squadron from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, August 16-19, 2022. Aeromedical personnel are required to train on all airframes with patient care transport capability. They must learn the patient loading and unloading, the setup of the litter stantions, to knowing where medical equipment plug ins are located, as well as the emergency evacuation procedures from the aircraft while on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share