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Medical teams provide priceless gift

Contingency aeromedical staging facility team members prepare a critical-care patient Feb. 14, 2007 for transport on C-17 Globemaster III to Landstuhl, Germany, where he will receive further care for his wounds at Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

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C-17s over Charleston

A U.S. Air Force C-17 from Joint Base Charleston banks over the Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge above downtown Charleston during a training mission, May 16, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV)

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Aeromedical evacuation

U.S. Air Force aeromedical staging flight personnel transport wounded service members from a C-17 Globemaster III onto buses to be transported to the ASF at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Crane)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

The C-9A Nightingale, the first plane designed for aeromedical evacuation, became part of the Air Force inventory in August 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

An HH-53 Huskie, a specialized helicopter designed for search and rescue, of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron as seen from the gunner's position, in Vietnam, October 1972. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

Pararescuemen do a "fast rope" from a hovering HH-53, used extensively during the Vietnam War for rescue of combat personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)

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Final approach

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston makes its final approach to Rinas Airport in Albania during operation SHINING HOPE, April 23, 1999. Medical Airmen provided humanitarian support for ethnic Albanian refugees fleeing Kosovo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cesar Rodriguez)

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The Cadillac of medevac

The C-9A, which was in use between 1968 and 2003, was the only aircraft specifically designed for the movement of litter and ambulatory patients. The specialized capabilities, such as isolation areas and electrical systems to support medical devices, made it easier and safer to transport critical patients. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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