71st EQRS

An Afghan local national burn patient waits to be transported to a larger medical facility on a HC-130P King from the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, while members of the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron ensure he remains in stable condition, Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The 651st EAES works hand-in-hand with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to provide quick response aeromedical evacuation to austere and hostile locations. The 71st EQRS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)

71st EQRS

U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Seacat, a flight nurse with the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, ensures an Afghan local national burn patient remains in stable condition, Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The 651st EAES works hand-in-hand with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to provide quick response aeromedical evacuation to austere and hostile locations. The 71st EQRS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)

71st EQRS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Oliver II, a loadmaster with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, backs up an ambulance to the ramp of the HC-130P King, Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The mission of the 71st EQRS is to provide personnel recovery, casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation assets from hostile locations. The 71st EQRS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)

71st EQRS

Members of the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load an Afghan local national patient in critical but stable condition onto a HC-130P King from the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The 651st EAES works hand-in-hand with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to provide quick response aeromedical evacuation to austere and hostile locations. The 71st EQRS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)

71st EQRS

U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Brisemdine, a Critical Care Air Transportation Team nurse with the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, preps an Afghan local national in critical but stable condition for transport, Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The 651st EAES works hand-in-hand with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to provide quick response aeromedical evacuation to austere and hostile locations. The 71st EQRS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)

71st EQRS

Members of the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prep an Afghan local national patient in critical but stable condition for transport on a HC-130P King from the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The 651st EAES works hand-in-hand with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to provide quick response aeromedical evacuation to austere and hostile locations. The 71st EQRS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)