Racks built by the 86th Maintenance Squadron are being used by the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight to store medical kits at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 19. Building the racks was no easy feat. It took Airmen more than 16 hours to assemble each one and required Airmen assigned to the 86 MXS to learn a new set of skills such as welding the metal together and having to learn new blueprints and designs. Throughout Afghan evacuation operations, racks like these were built to meet the shortage in supply and to help flights carry more medical equipment.

Racks built by the 86th Maintenance Squadron are being used by the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight to store medical kits at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 19. Building the racks was no easy feat. It took Airmen more than 16 hours to assemble each one and required Airmen assigned to the 86 MXS to learn a new set of skills such as welding the metal together and having to learn new blueprints and designs. Throughout Afghan evacuation operations, racks like these were built to meet the shortage in supply and to help flights carry more medical equipment.