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New York Air National Guard Airmen practice medical evacuation at Stratton Air National Guard Base

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  • By Maj. Anthony Bucci
  • New York National Guard
STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. --  Flight medics rushed to stabilize a patient and move the litter onto a waiting LC-130 Hercules aircraft, a life-saving training exercise where minutes and hours can mean life or death for casualties.

The event was a training exercise on July 30 at the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, parent unit of the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Airmen who routinely train for overseas missions to handle combat casualties also prepare for disasters at home where their skills might save the lives of fellow Americans.

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