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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Wyoming Air National Guard 1st Lt. Chris Hendricks, 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, performs aeromedical evacuation training prior to an AE mission en route to Japan, Nov. 10, 2020. Aeromedical evacuation is one the most important and challenging missions for aircrew, and can take place at anytime, anywhere (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)Team Fairchild supports aeromedical evacuation across Pacific
                        
                        
                        Wyoming Air National Guard 1st Lt. Chris Hendricks, 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, performs training prior to an aeromedical evacuation mission en route to Japan, Nov. 10, 2020. Aeromedical evacuation is one the most important and challenging missions for aircrew, and can take place anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
                
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        U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Scanlon, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, and U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Alex Klinger, 187th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, loaded a litter of AE supplies on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 10, 2020. By working with Pacific Air Force and Total Force partners from the 187th AES and 18th AES, Team Fairchild Airmen were able to ensure a continued investment in a high quality of life and medical service for Airmen and joint partners in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)Team Fairchild supports aeromedical evacuation across Pacific
                        
                        
                        Capt. Amanda Scanlon, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, and Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Alex Klinger, 187th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, load a litter of medical supplies onto a KC-135 Stratotanker at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 10, 2020. By working with Pacific Air Forces and Total Force partners from the 187th AES and 18th AES, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Airmen were able to ensure a continued investment in a high quality of life and medical service for Airmen and joint partners in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
                
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        U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allyson Molloy, 97th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, guides a heavy cargo loader toward a KC-135 Stratotanker to load aeromedical evacuation supplies at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 10, 2020. Aeromedical evacuation is one the most important and challenging missions for aircrew, and can take place at anytime, anywhere.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)Team Fairchild supports aeromedical evacuation across Pacific
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class Allyson Molloy, 97th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, guides a heavy cargo loader toward a KC-135 Stratotanker to load aeromedical evacuation supplies at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 10, 2020. Aeromedical evacuation is one the most important and challenging missions for aircrew, and can take place anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
                
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        U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jake Erickson (left) and Maj. Frank Simon (right), 93rd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, operate a KC-135 en route to conduct an aeromedical evacuation in Japan, Nov. 10, 2020. Aeromedical evacuation missions consist of critical care transport teams executing patient movement and care using mobility aircraft such as the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules and KC-135. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)Team Fairchild supports aeromedical evacuation across Pacific
                        
                        
                        First Lt. Jake Erickson and Maj. Frank Simon, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron pilots, operate a KC-135 Stratotanker en route to conduct an aeromedical evacuation in Japan, Nov. 10, 2020. Aeromedical evacuation missions consist of critical care transport teams executing patient movement and care using mobility aircraft such as the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules and KC-135. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
                
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Fairchild AFB, Wyoming ANG support aeromedical evacuation across PacificPublished Nov. 19, 2020
                    
                    By Senior Airman Lawrence Sena
                    
                    
                    92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
            **FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFNS) --**Airmen from**Fairchild Air Force Base**'s 92nd Air Refueling Squadron, 93rd ARS, 384th ARS, 97th ARS and 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducted an aeromedical evacuation mission Nov. 7-13, bringing 18 patients in need of medical care across the Pacific Ocean back to the United States.  Fairchild AFB Airmen worked alongside Wyoming Air National Guardsmen from the 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 18th AES, traveling across the Pacific Ocean to**Kadena Air Base**, Japan.  “It takes a lot of coordination and communication,” said Tech. Sgt. Alex Klinger, 187th AES aeromedical evacuation technician. “Most of our (aeromedical evacuation) units are pretty new to working with KC-135s, so working together is crucial, and communication is key.”  Aeromedical evacuation missions consist of critical care transport teams executing patient movement and care, using mobility aircraft such as the**C-17 Globemaster III**, **C-130 Hercules** and **KC-135 Stratotanker**.  “We normally operate out of our unit C-130 and work in C-17s,” Klinger said. “Working in the KC-135 is a great training opportunity for both crews to work together.”  Even though the primary mission of the KC-135 is extending global reach through air refueling, the aircraft are capable of supporting a variety of missions including cargo delivery, aeromedical evacuation, passenger delivery, serving as a communication platform and more.  "The tanker is built to refuel other aircraft, but we can also lift a considerable amount of cargo," said Capt. Chris Perry, 384th ARS KC-135 pilot. "We are one of the fastest heavy aircraft the Air Force has, and we have plenty of space to carry patients and other passengers as well."  Aeromedical evacuation is one of the most important and challenging missions for aircrew, and can take place anytime, anywhere.  "Sometimes we have service members who are in need of urgent medical care they may not have access to," Perry said. "As a KC-135 unit, our responsibility is to be a stable platform they can rely on. We have to be on time to make sure the medical team is able to get what they need and ensure the successful transportation of patients."  Not only did Fairchild AFB Airmen ensure the safety and care of  patients and their families, they delivered more than 2,000 pounds of cargo to additional units across the Pacific.  “It is really awesome to be able to go somewhere and give people help that they otherwise would not be able to receive," Perry said. "It’s a different kind of mission to go and save lives, and being a part of that has definitely been rewarding." By working with**Pacific Air Forces** and Total Force partners from the 187th AES and 18th AES, Fairchild AFB Airmen were able to ensure a continued investment in a high quality of life and medical service for Airmen and joint partners in the Pacific.LR 



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