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403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technicians, Senior Airmen Philip Newsome and Kandice Waddell, check on the simulated patient Staff Sgt. Jonathan West, network infrastruction technician from Warrior Preparation Center, Einseidlerhof, Germany, while being transported by ambulance during a mass casualty exercise here May 3, 2014. West had a simulated compound fracture of the left thigh and a simulated cut to the forehead for the purpose of this exercise. Patient transport by ambulance was evaluated during the mass casualty exercise to ensure the ASTS operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sergeant Jessica L. Kendziorek)


403rd ASTS conducts mass casualty exercise

403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technicians, Senior Airmen Philip Newsome and Kandice Waddell, check on the simulated patient Staff Sgt. Jonathan West, network infrastruction technician from Warrior Preparation Center, Einseidlerhof, Germany, while being transported by ambulance during a mass casualty exercise here May 3, 2014. West had a simulated compound fracture of the left thigh and a simulated cut to the forehead for the purpose of this exercise. Patient transport by ambulance was evaluated during the mass casualty exercise to ensure the ASTS operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sergeant Jessica L. Kendziorek)

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Col. Frank L. Amodeo, 403rd Wing commander (left), passes the guidon Col. John E. Buterbaugh, 403rd Aerial Port Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at the Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 7, 2014. Buterbaugh assumed command of the 403rd ASTS during the 403rd Wing June unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)
403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technicians litter carry the simulated patient, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Thibodeaux, cyber transport technician from Buckley Air Force Base, Co., who participated in a mass casualty exercise here May 3, 2014. Thibodeaux was moulaged to show simulated injuries of a broken right arm and a simulated sucking chest wound. The litter carry team moved Thibodeaux to an ambulance for transport from the field to the medical facility to evaluate patient transport during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sergeant Jessica L. Kendziorek)
Medical personnel from the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron moved the simulated patient, Airman 1st Class Jessica Barker, phase II student with 81 Medical Diagnostic Support Squadron, from the ground to a litter during a mass casualty exercise here May 3, 2014. Barker had simulated injuries of cuts and shrapnel. Litter transport was used to test the training by medical personnel for operational readiness during the mass casualty exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sergeant Jessica L. Kendziorek)
Maj. Andrew Belcher, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron nurse, checks the simulated injuries on moulaged patient, Staff Sgt. Jonathan West, network infrastruction technician from Warrior Preparation Center, Einseidlerhof, Germany, who participated in a mass casualty exercise here May 3, 2014. West had a simulated compound fracture of the left thigh and a simulated cut to the forehead for the purpose of this exercise. The mass casualty exercise was conducted to ensure 403rd ASTS operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sergeant Jessica L. Kendziorek)
Col. Frank Amodeo, 403rd Wing Commander (third from right, standing), and Chief Master Sergeant Christopher L. Barnby, 403rd Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant (fourth from right, standing), pose next to volunteer airmen with simulated injuries before a mass casualty exercise here May 3, 2014. The mass casualty exercise was organized by the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron to test medical personnel for operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sergeant Jessica L. Kendziorek)
Nine combat medics with the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron were recognized for their outstanding individual efforts during a joint war exercise held June 13-27 at Fort Hunter Leggett in California. They were, from left, Senior Airman Robert Davis, Master Sgt. Wanda McGee, Senior Airman Melinda Bardell, Senior Airman Hannah Agee, Master Sgt. Anthony Pittman, Tech. Sgt. Katherine Eaton and Maj. Dale Blackwell. Not pictured are Maj. Burdette Price and Senior Airman Kera McGinnis. The 403rd ASTS was one of several Air Force Reserve medical units that participated in the exercise along with the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Lt. Col. Barbara Persons accepts the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron guidon from Col. Jay Jensen, 403rd Wing commander, in an assumption of command ceremony held Sept. 11, 2011 at the 81st Medical Group auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Persons replaces former 403rd ASTS Commander Col. Guy Favaloro, who retired from the Air Force in July 2011. Persons' comes to the 403rd Wing after returning from a deployment to Afghanistan as the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dhiana McKaig)
Senior Master Sgt. John Gambs, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron administrative technician, and Senior Airman Michael Cassaday, 403rd ASTS medical technician, secure a “patient” for transport to the flightline for aeromedical evacuation. Senior Airman Marshelle Ely, 403rd ASTS, simulated a right shoulder injury from shrapnel received during the mass casualty exercise. The exercised was conducted during the November Unit Training Assembly in preparation for the 403rd Wing’s upcoming Operation Readiness Inspection.
Capt. Tammy Rush, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron nurse, ensures her “patient” is in stable condition during a mass casualty exercise. Airman 1st Class Lysa Busalacchi, 403rd ASTS medical technician, was brought in to the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility with a simulated abdominal wound. The CASF acts as a temporary field hospital where patients are stabilized before transport to a permanent medical facility for further treatment. The mass casualty exercised was conducted during the November Unit Training Assembly in preparation for the 403rd Wing’s upcoming Operation Readiness Inspection.
Majs. Huey McDaniel (far right), 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron flight surgeon, and John McKee, 403rd ASTS nurse, assess the condition of one of their
Major David Parker, cheif of optometry with the 403rd Aerial Port Squadron demonstrates an eye exam on Senior Airman Michael Cassidy, a medical technician also with the 403rd ASTS. The optometry clinic ensure Airman stay current with their vision.