86th AES exercises joint aeromedical evacuations

by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
ELEFSIS AIR BASE, Greece — Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Hellenic armed forces, place a patient on a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules medical litter during an exercise Stolen Cerberus V training mission May 9 at Elefsis Air Base, Greece. The members trained together to enhance interoperability between the respective services.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Wilson (center), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, instructs Hellenic service members on the procedure of lifting a patient during an exercise Stolen Cerberus V training mission May 9 at Elefsis Air Base, Greece. Exercises such as these improve joint aeromedical evacuation operations and procedures.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Tracy Davis, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron operations flight commander, gives the do not enter hand signal during an exercise Stolen Cerberus V training mission May 9 at Elefsis Air Base, Greece. Combined exercises such as these enhance the interoperability capabilities and skills among allied and partner armed forces.
Hellenic service members load a patient onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during an exercise Stolen Cerberus V training mission May 9 at Elefsis Air Base, Greece. Training missions such as these improve interoperability during aeromedical evacuation missions capabilities, should the need ever rise.