Golden Medic 2007

With C-17 dubbed 'Panda 99' passes by the window, Senior Master Sgt. Steve Crook, 94th Airlift Control Flight superintendant, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Adams, 94th ALCF controller, monitor flight information on their computer screens. Both are from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., and are serving as part of the 706th Provisional contingency response element at the Augusta Regional Airport - Bush Field, as part of Golden Medic 2007.

Golden Medic 2007

Master Sgt. Richard Lutz (center), 728th Airlift Squadron C-17 training loadmaster discusses flight information with Senior Master Sgt. Steve Crook, 94th Airlift Control Element superintendant, while Tech. Sgt. Michael Adams, 94th Airlift Control Element controller examines flight information on his computer, as members of the 706th Provisional Contingency Response Element during Golden Medic 2007 at Augusta Regional Airport - Bush Field, Ga.

Golden Medic 2007

U.S. Army Specialist Aaron Tripp, 477th medical Company ground ambulance, Minnesota Army National Guard (top), assists members of the 706th Provisional contingency aeromedical support facility, in unloading patients from the Army's combat support hospital at Fort Gordon, Ga., during Golden Medic 2007.

Golden Medic 2007

Lt. Col. Bill Bailey (left), cardiologist and flight surgeon with the 433rd Medical Group, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, instructs Senior Airman Valerie Haines, a medical technician with the 177th Medical Group, New Jersey Air National Guard at Golden Medic 2007, while Capt. Soledad Lopez, a nurse with the 156th Medical Group, Puerto Rico Air National Guard reviews a patient chart. They are with the 706th Provisional Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron while assigned to Golden Medic 2007 at Fort Gordon, Ga.

Golden Medic 2007

U.S. Air Force TSgt Tom Phillips, left, and TSgt Anne Graves, right, Aeromedical Evacuation Contingency Operations Training Instructor Supervisors, 381st Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas, attach a PLS (patient loading system) to a KC-135 Stratotanker to train Air Force personnel how to properly transfer war casualties from the ground to aircraft during Golden Medic at Augusta Regional Airport-Bush Field, Ga. on June 12, 2007. Golden Medic is a yearly medical exercise sponsored by the U.S. Army Reserve designed to provide a realistic training experience to participating combat support and service support units, while enhancing the overall training and readiness of Army Reserve and Air Force medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica J.Knight)(RELEASED)

Golden Medic 2007

U.S. Air Force TSgt Tom Phillips, right, Aeromedical Evacuation Contingency Operations Training Instructor, 381st Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas, teaches Air Force medical personnel the proper way to carry a litter-bound patient up a PLS (patient loading system) and onto an aircraft during Golden Medic at Fort Gordon, Ga. on June 12, 2007. Golden Medic is a yearly medical exercise sponsored by the U.S. Army Reserve designed to provide a realistic training experience to participating combat support and service support units, while enhancing the overall training and readiness of Army Reserve and Air Force medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica J.Knight)(RELEASED)