WEBVTT 00:11.840 --> 00:13.840 Uh , you are executing an immediate 00:13.840 --> 00:17.420 urgent mission . The marine element in 00:17.420 --> 00:20.389 a small island of Taiwan coast has been 00:20.389 --> 00:23.020 taken , has taken casualties . The only 00:23.020 --> 00:25.076 way for you to get there will be the 00:25.076 --> 00:27.131 CMD 22 . It's the only platform that 00:27.131 --> 00:29.242 will reach out and be able to extract 00:29.242 --> 00:31.464 the patients . For us in uh aeromedical 00:31.464 --> 00:33.687 evacuation , it's great for us to train 00:33.687 --> 00:35.909 on different aircraft like the Osprey . 00:35.909 --> 00:38.076 We have our standard aircraft like the 00:38.076 --> 00:40.919 C-130 , the C-17 , the KC-135 , but if 00:40.919 --> 00:42.586 in case we're in a contingent 00:42.586 --> 00:44.530 environment where we don't have an 00:44.530 --> 00:46.586 actual runway to take off and land , 00:46.586 --> 00:48.586 having something like uh the Beetle 00:48.586 --> 00:50.808 capabilities of the Osprey to be able . 00:50.889 --> 00:52.722 Take off in that helicopter-like 00:52.722 --> 00:54.889 standard is great because we can still 00:54.889 --> 00:57.000 move a lot of patients in that . They 00:57.000 --> 00:58.945 thought what we , the work we were 00:58.945 --> 01:00.945 doing was really really cool . They 01:00.945 --> 01:03.000 were asking us questions about , you 01:03.000 --> 01:05.167 know , the medical , medical things we 01:05.167 --> 01:04.660 were doing , and then we learned , you 01:04.660 --> 01:06.882 know , certain things about how to move 01:06.882 --> 01:09.049 around the aircraft and a few things , 01:09.049 --> 01:11.160 um , same thing with the UH 60 , even 01:11.160 --> 01:13.327 though it is a medical platform and it 01:13.327 --> 01:15.438 is designed . To move patients , it's 01:15.438 --> 01:17.493 still different than we're typically 01:17.493 --> 01:19.549 used to , not much , but just little 01:19.549 --> 01:21.716 nuances here and there . For example , 01:21.716 --> 01:21.120 they pointed out like if we're moving 01:21.120 --> 01:23.470 around , there's going to be lines much 01:23.470 --> 01:25.519 lower to our heads , so we might 01:25.519 --> 01:27.630 accidentally pull out an IV line or a 01:27.630 --> 01:29.686 calm line or something . Where we're 01:29.686 --> 01:31.797 not necessarily set in other aircraft 01:31.797 --> 01:31.379 because we can hang them above our 01:31.379 --> 01:33.323 heads and you don't have that that 01:33.323 --> 01:35.101 space limiting . So while it is 01:35.101 --> 01:37.268 designed with with medical movement in 01:37.268 --> 01:39.989 mind , the , the limiting factor is the 01:39.989 --> 01:42.211 familiarity and the comfortability with 01:42.211 --> 01:44.639 the aircraft itself . The thing about 01:44.639 --> 01:46.959 the airframe CV-22 and the UH 60s , 01:47.250 --> 01:49.361 they're not pressurized , so for us , 01:49.361 --> 01:51.583 you know , in an instance where we have 01:51.583 --> 01:53.583 a fire in a plane , we have to drop 01:53.583 --> 01:55.750 down altitude really quickly so we can 01:55.750 --> 01:57.917 air out the aircraft as well as do our 01:57.917 --> 02:00.083 emergency procedures . So it's another 02:00.083 --> 02:02.028 aspect to think about , you know , 02:02.110 --> 02:03.999 sometimes doors are open , so you 02:03.999 --> 02:06.510 really have to keep in mind your 02:06.510 --> 02:09.210 environment . And how that affects your 02:09.210 --> 02:11.321 patient in the air and the space that 02:11.321 --> 02:13.543 you have is very limited , so sometimes 02:13.543 --> 02:15.766 you can climb with cargo and you got to 02:15.766 --> 02:17.932 make the most of what you've got . For 02:17.932 --> 02:19.988 me it was really cool . Never got to 02:19.988 --> 02:22.210 ride on a helicopter , so being able to 02:22.210 --> 02:21.860 say , hey , you know what , if I need 02:21.860 --> 02:24.027 to , I'm prepared . I'm confident that 02:24.027 --> 02:25.749 I can go take care of patients 02:25.749 --> 02:27.916 regardless of the situation that we're 02:27.916 --> 02:31.820 put in . So the UH 60 that we flew with 02:31.820 --> 02:34.460 was the was an Army aircraft , um , and 02:34.460 --> 02:36.729 they're out of Mississippi . They're 02:36.729 --> 02:39.100 actually also Army guards , so we're 02:39.100 --> 02:41.100 getting a lot of inter-service work 02:41.100 --> 02:43.211 here with the Navy with the Ospreys , 02:43.211 --> 02:45.211 and then the Army with the UH 60s . 02:47.610 --> 02:49.832 When we were flying around on the Black 02:49.832 --> 02:51.777 Hawk , it has great capabilities , 02:51.777 --> 02:53.943 although the Army , they primarily use 02:53.943 --> 02:55.999 that as a single medic . Uh , it's a 02:55.999 --> 02:58.221 little bit different than how we fly in 02:58.221 --> 02:58.089 Aerovacc . I think it's great 02:58.089 --> 03:00.145 capabilities for us to experience in 03:00.145 --> 03:02.145 case we ever need to backfill their 03:02.145 --> 03:04.367 positions or if we need to utilize that 03:04.367 --> 03:06.311 aircraft for our capabilities . We 03:06.311 --> 03:08.478 won't be transporting as much as we're 03:08.478 --> 03:10.645 used to on the C-130 , but it is great 03:10.645 --> 03:10.020 for us to at least have the training 03:10.020 --> 03:11.520 and the experience and the 03:11.520 --> 03:13.742 familiarization in case we ever need to 03:13.742 --> 03:16.076 use it in future environments . Are you ? 03:18.380 --> 03:20.750 With the C-130 mission today , uh , 03:20.809 --> 03:22.920 which is our primary aircraft that we 03:22.920 --> 03:25.142 fly at the 146 , uh , we are simulating 03:25.142 --> 03:27.309 going to like a forward operating base 03:27.309 --> 03:29.365 or we are simulating going somewhere 03:29.365 --> 03:32.130 that is a contested zone to pick up 03:32.130 --> 03:34.352 patients and bring them back to an area 03:34.352 --> 03:36.519 of safety for a higher level of care . 03:38.000 --> 03:40.860 We are an asset to the Air Force , um , 03:40.960 --> 03:43.127 not just for our medical expertise but 03:43.127 --> 03:45.182 also as an airman ready to fight the 03:45.182 --> 03:47.127 fight if we need to and defend our 03:47.127 --> 03:49.293 patients . Um , to defend our patients 03:49.293 --> 03:51.460 we need some type of weapon , so we're 03:51.460 --> 03:54.110 using the M18 as our primary weapon to 03:54.110 --> 03:56.139 be able to defend our patients . 03:59.679 --> 04:01.901 So here with the aeromedical evacuation 04:01.901 --> 04:04.169 squadron we have uh our flyers which 04:04.169 --> 04:06.320 are medic techs as well as our flight 04:06.320 --> 04:09.279 nurses who are mandated to carry 04:09.279 --> 04:11.919 firearms when deployed in a combat 04:12.160 --> 04:14.960 theater environment . What that entails 04:14.960 --> 04:17.640 is being proficiently qualified with 04:17.640 --> 04:20.040 the service pistol , which is the M-18 . 04:20.480 --> 04:22.839 All our flyers , which is enlisted and 04:22.839 --> 04:25.006 officers , both know the importance of 04:25.006 --> 04:27.228 carrying the firearms in defense of our 04:27.228 --> 04:30.119 patients . We're going into a mass 04:30.119 --> 04:32.480 casualty situation . We don't know 04:32.480 --> 04:34.647 anything about our patients . We don't 04:34.647 --> 04:34.440 know anything about our patient load . 04:34.519 --> 04:36.575 We just know that we're going to get 04:36.575 --> 04:38.741 people who are injured and we train to 04:38.741 --> 04:40.741 be ready for this type of mission . 05:53.470 --> 05:55.581 I think what's really important about 05:55.581 --> 05:58.000 these . We engage in is that it is 05:58.000 --> 06:00.970 accomplishing a lot of the objectives 06:00.970 --> 06:02.859 that are listed in like the joint 06:02.859 --> 06:04.859 publications by the Joint Chiefs of 06:04.859 --> 06:07.026 Staff but also in the National Defense 06:07.026 --> 06:08.859 strategy where there's been more 06:08.859 --> 06:11.350 movement to these interdepartment and 06:11.820 --> 06:13.820 within . The forces of the military 06:13.820 --> 06:15.987 working together , learning about each 06:15.987 --> 06:18.153 other's capabilities so that we can be 06:18.153 --> 06:20.264 best trained and utilizing everything 06:20.264 --> 06:22.376 together to um basically to best beat 06:22.376 --> 06:25.005 our adversaries and also continue to 06:25.005 --> 06:26.949 make sure that we are the greatest 06:26.949 --> 06:28.065 force in the world .