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Airmen assigned to the 60th Operations Group direct an ambulance to help aid and care for patients during an aeromedical evacuation mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, and JBPHH worked together to ensure the safety of patients on the ground after landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, work together with Airmen from several units at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to care for and transport patients to medical facilities during an aeromedical evacuation mission at JBPHH, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. Aeromedical evacuation crews execute patient care and patient movement on a U.S. Air Force aircraft and can operate in austere locations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, work together to receive a C-17 Globemaster III from the 60th Air Mobility Wing during a medevac flight from Kadena Air Force Base at JBPHH, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. The aircraft moved more than 50 aeromedical evacuees from around the Pacific to Hawaii where they would be transported to a medical facility for further treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Capt Iris Joy Cruz, 60th Operations Group aeromedical crew member, directs Airmen and patients off of a C-17 Globemaster III during an aeromedical evacuation mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. Aeromedical evacuation crews execute patient care and patient movement on U.S. Air Force aircraft and can operate in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Airmen assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation carry a patient being transported to a medical facility on Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, and JBPHH worked together to ensure the safety of patients on the ground after landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Oxygen masks and other life-saving equipment aboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing during an aeromedical evacuation mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. Aeromedical evacuation crews execute patient care and patient movement on an U.S. Air Force aircraft and can operate in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Saving lives in the sky

Published Nov. 8, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HIKCAM, Hawaii -- Airmen assigned to the 60th Operations Group direct an ambulance to help aid and care for patients during an aeromedical evacuation mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, and JBPHH worked together to ensure the safety of patients on the ground after landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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