AAF medics train how to configure aircraft for patient transport

Col. Steven Ward, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing/Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAC-Air) medical advisor, talks to members of the Afghan air force about how to configure a C-208 for patient transport during training at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 27, 2016.He looked on as the AAF medics practiced removing seats and securing litters to the floor of the aircraft. TAAC-Air advisers work regularly with AAF members to conduct training so they can remain proficient in their respective skill sets. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

AAF medics learn to convert aircraft for patients

Afghan air force medical personnel practice securing a litter to the floor of a C-208 for medical transport at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 27, 2016. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) personnel work closely with their AAF counterparts to regularly conduct training so that they can remain proficient in their respective skill sets. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

AAF medics learn to convert aircraft for patients

Afghan air force medical personnel load a patient onto a C-208 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 27, 2016, as part of patient transport training. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAC-Air) personnel work closely with AAF members to regularly conduct training so they can remain proficient in their respective skill sets. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

AAF medics learn to convert aircraft for patients

A member of the Afghan air force medical squadron practices removing a seat from a C-208 for medical transport at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 27, 2016. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAC-Air) members work closely with AAF members to regularly conduct training so they can remain proficient in their respective skill sets. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

AAF medics train to configure aircraft for patient transport

Published Aug. 4, 2016
By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes
438th AEW

Hamid Karzai International Air Port, Afghanistan --