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Air Force researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, test a compression undershirt called PHYSIO, which allows continuous monitoring of aircrews. The compression shirt monitors multiple vital signs while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Anthony Turner, a research consultant with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, wears PHYSIO, a compression undershirt, during lab testing. The undershirt is designed to provide continuous monitoring of multiple vital signs while in flight to enhance aircrew safety. (Courtesy photo illustration)

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Researchers with 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio worked jointly with a private company, to develop a small, soft, injectable tissue oxygenation sensor that would let medics get a patient’s clinical information from the point of injury and throughout the continuum of care. The idea behind such wearable medical technology is to advance deployed medical capabilities while minimizing adding burden on Airmen (Courtesy photo)

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Bellack, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) Squadron, puts on his mission oriented protective posture gear during a joint training mission on a C-17 Globemaster III. As AE capabilities continue to evolve, teams continue to train to maintain their skills and be prepared for more challenging patient evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Medical personnel prepare Corporal Richard Ramirez, a member of the 1st Marine Division, for medical evacuation by a C-141B Starlifter aircraft from Al-Jubail Airport to Germany for treatment of chest wounds sustained during Operation DESERT STORM. During this time, Aeromedical Evacuation teams were prepared and were able to transport up to 3,600 casualties a day. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

A U.S. casualty of the Korean War arrives in Japan aboard a U.S. Air Force C-47, July 1950. The U.S. Air Force Military Air Transport System took over moving patients. These flights were staffed by trained Air Force AE crews to safely transport casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Flight nurse Lt. Mae Olson takes the name of a wounded American soldier being placed aboard a C-47 for air evacuation from Guadalcanal in 1943. Due to such factors as noise, vibration, and the risk of hypoxia, only very stable patients were able to be transported at this time. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Capt. Lisa Causey, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron second flight nurse, cares for a litter patient on board a C-130J , April 2, 2008. As an Air National Guard member deployed from the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in Jackson, Miss., she, along with four other medical specialists and a team of pilots and loadmasters, made a 15-hour flight to four cities in Iraq and one air base in the Middle East. They airlifted 19 patients, 16 of whom were ambulatory, to the Persian Gulf, where most of the patients were transferred to a C-17 headed for Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carolyn Viss)

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Master Sgt. Theresa Sheheen and Airman 1st Class Bryce Bisho, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) Flight medical technicians, prepare to receive a litter patient during an AE from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The adoption of Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) and the use of converted cargo aircrafts made it possible to move more critical patients. (photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Seals)

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