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Air Force pararescuemen hone edge with realistic training

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11/29/2016
“Guardian Angels” of the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron carry a patient by litter for evacuation during a mass casualty exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Training scenarios are based on real-world situations that have been encountered in past operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

The 83rd ERQS team spends twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week on constant alert for any type of complex search and rescue scenario that may need their immediate response

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Bagram’s mass casualty exercise streamlines care

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11/9/2016
A medical response team triages a patient in “Warrior’s Way” at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a mass casualty exercise. More than a dozen patients were treated at the hospital after a simulated improvised explosive device attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

The purpose of the drill was to create a realistic scenario of an incident that may happen on their tour and run through how each team would handle their roles

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