446th Aeromedical Squadron participates in Global Medic

Maj. C. J. Newhouse, center, a flight nurse from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., briefs Army reservists from Wisconsin and Missouri on how to use an emergency passenger oxygen system aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane June 7, 2009, during medical exercise Global Medic 2009 at Bush Field, Ga. Global Medic is an annual medical exercise designed to replicate all aspects of combat service support on the battlefield and allows participating combat support units to train as they fight. As one of the largest medical command and control exercises between the U.S. Army and Air Force Reserve, Global Medic serves as an effective means to train medical units and staff for real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erica Knight)

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446th AES trains with Army at Global Medic 2009

Published June 16, 2009
446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

FORT GORDON, Ga. -- Hundreds of Soldiers and Airmen from Army and Air Force Reserve medical units descended on Fort Gordon, Ga., June 6 to set up and kick off a two week exercise called Global Medic. The 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., is providing aeromedical evacuation support and training during the exercise, which runs through June 18.

Global Medic is the premier medical exercise incorporating joint assets to provide large scale training in planning, preparing and executing operations as part of a deployed task force. The exercise replicates all aspects of war fighting functions on the battlefield and allows units to train as they operate.

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446th Aeromedical Squadron participates in Global Medic