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Air Force Medical Service

Critical care in the air

Published Feb. 9, 2023
By Senior Airman Makensie Cooper
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Airmen and soldiers from the 15th Medical Group and Tripler Army Medical Center attend a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The course went over the roles and responsibilities necessary when transporting critically injured patients and what is expected to carry out the mission successfully. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper) — Critical care in the air

Airmen and soldiers from the 15th Medical Group and Tripler Army Medical Center attend a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The course went over the roles and responsibilities necessary when transporting critically injured patients and what is expected to carry out the mission successfully. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

Image of Airmen and Soldiers training. — Critical care in the air

The Critical Care Air Transport Team from the 15th Medical Group carry a mock casualty on board a C-17 Globemaster III during a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6. 2022. The Hickam CCAT team provides airborne critical care capabilities throughout the Pacific in collaboration with the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

Airmen and soldiers from the 15th Medical Group and Tripler Army Medical Center attend a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The CCAT team is a highly specialized and uniquely skilled three-person team that specializes in transporting critically injured patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper) — Critical care in the air

Airmen and soldiers from the 15th Medical Group and Tripler Army Medical Center attend a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The CCAT team is a highly specialized and uniquely skilled three-person team that specializes in transporting critically injured patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

Image of Airmen and Soldiers training. — Critical care in the air

Master Sgt. Maynard Galves, Pacific Air Forces Critical Care Transport Team superintendent, secures equipment and a mock casualty during a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 6, 2022. The CCAT team is a three-person team that helps prepare, monitor and transport critically injured patients to receive the care they need, turning an aircraft into a flying intensive care unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

A Soldier from Tripler Army Medical Center checks respiratory equipment on a neonatal intensive care unit during a training on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The training focused on safely and efficiently loading and securing a NICU transport system and critically injured patients onto a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper) — Critical care in the air

A Soldier from Tripler Army Medical Center checks respiratory equipment on a neonatal intensive care unit during a training on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The training focused on safely and efficiently loading and securing a NICU transport system and critically injured patients onto a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

Loadmasters from the 535th Airlift Squadron learn how to secure a neonatal intensive care unit on a C-17 Globemaster III during a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The course went over the roles and responsibilities necessary when transporting critically injured patients and what is expected to carry out the mission successfully. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper) — Critical care in the air

Loadmasters from the 535th Airlift Squadron learn how to secure a neonatal intensive care unit on a C-17 Globemaster III during a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022. The course went over the roles and responsibilities necessary when transporting critically injured patients and what is expected to carry out the mission successfully. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)