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436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Airmen from the 436th Medical Group, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, Airmen walk on the flight line during MEDIC-X training held at Dover AFB, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

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142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Published Aug. 14, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --

The 436th Medical Group partnered with the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, to assist with MEDIC-X training on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. The training consisted of onload and offload procedures for an AE on a C-17 Globemaster III and Military Acute Concussion Evaluation for 127 Team Dover medics.

MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all military medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts with near-peer adversaries where resources may be limited.

Airmen from the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, train 436th Medical Group medics on patient load and offload procedures onto a C-17 Globemaster III during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Airmen from the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, train 436th Medical Group medics on patient load and offload procedures onto a C-17 Globemaster III during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

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436th Medical Group Airmen train on patient load and offload procedures during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

436th Medical Group Airmen train on patient load and offload procedures during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

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Team Dover Airmen walk toward a C-17 Globemaster III parked on the flightline for MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Team Dover Airmen walk toward a C-17 Globemaster III parked on the flightline for MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Master Sgt. James Kreiman, 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, instructs 436th Medical Group Airmen on procedures for patient evacuation on a stretcher during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Master Sgt. James Kreiman, 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, instructs 436th Medical Group Airmen on procedures for patient evacuation on a stretcher during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

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Maj. Kemeshia Greene, right, 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron chief of aircrew training, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, teaches Team Dover Airmen how to load and unload injured patients from the C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Maj. Kemeshia Greene, right, 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron chief of aircrew training, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, teaches Team Dover Airmen how to load and unload injured patients from the C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

SLIDESHOW | images | 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Team Dover Airmen take part in Aeromedical Evacuation training during a MEDIC-X exercise held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Team Dover Airmen take part in Aeromedical Evacuation training during a MEDIC-X exercise held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

SLIDESHOW | images | 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Master Sgt. James Kreiman, left, 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, instructs 436th Medical Group Airmen how to lift a patient on a stretcher during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Master Sgt. James Kreiman, left, 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, instructs 436th Medical Group Airmen how to lift a patient on a stretcher during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

SLIDESHOW | images | 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Team Dover Airmen practice the Military Acute Concussion Evaluation on each other during a MEDIC-X exercise held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies) (Changes have been made to this photo to cover up an identification badge) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Team Dover Airmen practice the Military Acute Concussion Evaluation on each other during a MEDIC-X exercise held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies) (Changes have been made to this photo to cover up an identification badge)

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Staff Sgt. Kristin Terry, 436th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of Mental Health, carries out a Military Acute Concussion Evaluation on Senior Airman Timothy McCrary, 436th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, during MEDIC-X training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies) — 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

Staff Sgt. Kristin Terry, 436th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of Mental Health, carries out a Military Acute Concussion Evaluation on Senior Airman Timothy McCrary, 436th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, during MEDIC-X training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

SLIDESHOW | images | 436th MDG, 142nd AES enhance Multi-Capable Airmen skills during MEDIC-X training

“We coordinated with the 142nd AES to come in and teach our medics how to properly onload and offload patients from a fixed-wing aircraft,” said Lt. Col. Dino Quijano, 436th MDG chief nurse. “We have a lot of brand-new medics and even for those not new, a lot of them have never deployed, have never been around an aircraft, nor carried litters with patients.”

“In a deployed setting, transporting litter patients off an ambulance bus and onto an aircraft, and vice versa, is an important step in the aeromedical evacuation patient movement process,” he said. “As a prior AE flight nurse, I felt it was important for our medics to gain that realistic experience working with an actual AE team.”

Along with AE training, Team Dover medics also trained on how to perform MACE, which is a multimodal tool that assists providers in the assessment and diagnosis of a concussion. The MACE scorecard streamlines the assessment process so clinical and non-clinical medical Airmen can effectively care for a service member.

“It was important to get our members out there for some hands-on training,” said 2nd Lt. Henry Leighton, 436th MDG Medical Readiness flight commander. “When it’s just videos, or conceptual instruction, it doesn’t serve as a repeatable process which our people can use to inform their future actions in a combat setting.”

Providing this skillset to medics not involved in patient care, the 436th MDG creates MCA who will be able to assist in healthcare operations to include, medication procedures, pain level assessment, vital monitoring, respiratory care and critical emergency response.

“When our Airmen are deployed and resources are limited, our medics need to know how to perform some level of patient care,” said Master Sgt. Jason Jones, 436th MDG Medical Readiness flight chief. “In a challenging environment downrange, the priority is not going to be completing administrative tasks, it is going to be saving lives. We need to build that knowledge base and create muscle memory so that these life-sustaining proficiencies are instinctive to our medical warfighters.”

Although onloading and offloading patients from a fixed wing aircraft and MACE are only two of 52 required MEDIC-X skills to be exercised annually, Team Dover medics continue to learn new skills and maintain deployment readiness.

“The 142nd AES did an outstanding job in training our medics on that important MEDIC-X skill,” said Quijano. “We received some great feedback from our medics that the patient onload and offload training with the AE team was well-received, and for some, it put in perspective how much more than just being in the clinic, our roles as medics matter.”