Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Master Sgt. Shanita Campbell, 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas performed triage and treatment toinjured civilians when she came upon an accident Aug.16, 2015 in Seguin, Texas. She immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers and performed skills learned in Self-Aid Buddy Care in the Air Force until emergency medical crews arrived on scene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Minnie Jones)Master Sgt. Shanita Campbell, assigned to the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, was one of four reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who came upon an accident Aug. 16, 2015, and immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers. Campbell performed triage and treatment to injured civilians until emergency medical crews arrived on scene. (U.S. Air Force photo/Minnie Jones)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Maj. Angella M. Mudd,433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, who took the lead on the scene of an accident Aug. 16, 2015, contributes her leadership ability to the Air Force's Self-Aid and Buddy Care training. She was one four Air Force Reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who came upon an accident and immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ms. Minnie Jones)Maj. Angella M. Mudd, assigned to the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, was one of four reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who came upon an accident Aug. 16, 2015, and immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers. Mudd took the lead on the scene of an accident and attributes her leadership ability to the Air Force's Self-Aid and Buddy Care training. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Minnie Jones)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        An overturned Ford Excursion rests in the median after rolling over, seriously injuring all six passengers on August 16, 2015 near Interstate 10 East. Four 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen stopped and provided immediate care to the injured passengers until first responders arrived on scene. (Courtesy photo/Seguin Gazette)An overturned Ford Excursion rests in the median seriously injuring six passengers on August 16, 2015 on Interstate 10 East in Texas. Four 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen stopped and provided immediate care to the injured passengers until first responders arrived on scene. (Courtesy photo/Seguin Gazette)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Tech. Sgt. McKenly Matson, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrical and environmental systems technician, assisted a victim thrown from a vehicle Aug. 16, 2015 in Seguin, Texas. He was one four Air Force Reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who came upon an accident and immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ms. Minnie Jones)Tech. Sgt. McKenly Matson, a 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrical and environmental systems technician, was one of four reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who came upon an accident Aug. 16, 2015, and immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Minnie Jones)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Airman First Class Alejandro Villarreal, 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, climbed into an overturned vehicle, and pulled an injured nine-year-old boy from the back seat on Aug. 16, 2015. Villareal is a student and attends the University of Houston He was one of four Air Force Reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who rendered care to the injured passengers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Minnie Jones)Airman First Class Alejandro Villarreal, assigned to the 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, was one of four reservists from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who came upon an accident Aug. 16, 2015, and immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers. Villarreal climbed into an overturned vehicle and pulled a nine-year-old boy with a broken leg from the back seat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Minnie Jones)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res

Reservists respond to vehicle accident, help save livesPublished Aug. 28, 2015
                    
                    By Minnie Jones
                    
                    
                    433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) --**After completing two combined training assemblies, four 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen began a three-hour journey home to Houston, Texas, Aug 16., when they came upon an automobile accident on Interstate Highway 10.
Maj. Angella Mudd and Master Sgt. Shanita Campbell, both assigned to the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron; Tech. Sgt. McKenly Matson from the 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Alejandro Villarreal from the 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, were on the scene minutes after the accident occurred.
The four Reservists immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers and performed skills learned from Self-Aid Buddy Care until medical crews arrived on scene.
The five adults and one nine-year-old child in the vehicle were heading to Vidor, Texas, when the driver lost control after a tire blew out. The rollover accident ejected two of the six passengers.
When Mudd and Campbell arrived on the scene, their military and medical backgrounds automatically kicked in and they immediately began establishing command. The first order of business was determining who needed attention, through triage.
Mudd a six-year veteran with two deployments under her belt, took the lead on the scene and attributed her leadership ability to the Air Force.
"My training in battlefield care made a huge difference when it came to treating the wounded," she said. In her civilian capacity, Mudd is the director of perinatal services, labor and delivery at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugarland, Texas.
Campbell, an aerospace medical technician who assisted with performing triage and treatment to the injured, believed the emergency medical technical refresher training, which she performed during the four-day UTA, honed her skills and prepared her for even more at the scene. Campbell, who has served almost 20 years in the Air Force, is an executive secretary at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston.
Tech. Sgt. Matson and Airman First Class Villarreal assisted with aiding and transporting the wounded. 
Villarreal climbed into the overturned vehicle and pulled the nine-year-old boy from the back seat of the car. The boy had a broken leg. Villarreal is a student and attends the University of Houston.
Matson, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems technician, assisted in treating the wounds of one victim thrown from the vehicle. 
All of the wounded were transported to local hospitals in the San Antonio area, three by helicopter, and the other two by ambulance. One individual did not sustain any injuries.
All four of the 433rd AW Airmen, along with a civilian registered nurse, stayed at the scene and continued to assist emergency medical personnel until the last ambulance left.
All Airmen accredited their leadership and teamwork to the Air Force and SABC training.
At the end of this horrific accident, all members had one thing on their minds: the welfare of the all of the individuals in the accident and the aftercare. When asked what made them stop to render care, they agreed unanimously that if it had been one of their families, they would want someone to stop and do the same.
"That day, what we did is truly representative of what the Air Force stands for: service before self. Those Airmen that day represented the Air Force with honor and dignity," Mudd said.AETC 



AFRC 



accident 



first responder 



SABC 



first aid 



Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                SecAF Kendall visits Bangor ANG Base
                    
                    Vice President Harris congratulates USAFA Class of ‘24
                    
                    Senate confirms Melissa Dalton as next Under Secretary of the Air Force
                    
                    ‘One Team, One Fight’: SecAF visits Keesler AFB
                    
                    SecAF Kendall experiences VISTA of future flight test at Edwards AFBInnovation
                AFSFC reaches final phase of fielding Model Defender gear
                    
                    Around the Air Force: PCS Allowances, Air Task Forces, All-Volunteer Force
                    
                    AFIMSC focuses I-WEPTAC topics on GPC solutions
                    
                    Optimizing AI, Air University hosts Artificial Intelligence Symposium
                    
                    AFIMSC tools deliver data-driven solutions across DAFMAJCOM News
                AFMC to expand AcqDemo workforce
                    
                    AFMC empowers small businesses for Air Force reoptimization
                    
                    Acquisition Instructor Course Class 25A open for nominations
                    
                    Air Guard leaders host 2024 Wing Leader Conference
                    
                    Referral bonuses aim to help fill mission-critical vacancies
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil