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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      190710-F-GG444-1022.JPG315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air Force
                        
                        
                        Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, S.C.’s 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare a mock patient during a drill in a C-17 Globemaster III, July 10, 2019. Drills performed while in-flight are meant to simulate real-life scenarios the 315th AES may encounter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)
                
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315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air ForcePublished July 22, 2019
                    
                    By Capt. Justin Clark
                    
                    
                    315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
            **RAF BRIZE NORTON, United Kingdom (AFNS) --**To maintain the strong relationship between aeromedical evacuation components of the Royal Air Force and U.S. Air Force, Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina’s 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed a training event alongside their RAF counterparts from the Royal Auxiliary Air Force No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron, July 12-14 at RAF Brize Norton.
"The leadership exercises that we've been involved in this weekend are very valuable to our reservists," said Flight Lieutenant James Iddon with No. 4626 Squadron. "They are great skills that we can take from our RAF training back into our (civilian) roles, and they also foster the ongoing relationship with the U.S. Air Force."
The ongoing affiliation allows medical evacuation components of both nations' air forces to evacuate patients to higher-echelon medical care, in a time of need.
"We work together - and we have worked together," Iddon said. "And we want to be able to be effective from the start. These kinds of exercises mean that our relationship is already built up. We already know each others' languages and have understanding so that when we are needed to work together, half the work is done and we can really focus on the task at hand."
Wing Commander Graham Banks, commanding officer of 4626 Squadron, provided 315th AES members with a tour of the 4626 Squadron's facilities to discuss their capabilities before members participated in combined physical training, team building activities and a leadership presentation led by Al Sylvester, professional speaker and former RAF member.
"The relationship between 4626 Squadron and the 315th Airlift Wing has developed over a long period of time," Iddon said. "It's really important to the squadron that we develop these skills together and look toward the future interoperability of our personnel. Having these skill sets means that in the future we have really solid building blocks to work on."
The units have another similarity in that, while they are able to operate on multiple aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III serves as a common platform for medevacs both within and out of theater.
"We have a very segmented part of the AE mission - fixed wing aeromedical evacuation," said Maj. Lee Knoell, 315th AES Medical Service Corps officer. "This unit does everything from level one, all the way up to getting (patients) through the aeromedical staging facility, so we get to learn about these other pieces that we may need to do down the road."
RAF Brize Norton, located in Oxfordshire, England is the largest RAF station, with approximately 5,800 uniformed personnel. It serves as the headquarters of the RAF's air mobility and aerial refueling forces, and operates the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the same aircraft flown in the U.S. by Joint Base Charleston's 437th and 315th Airlift Wings.
"I have been lucky enough to be a part of these training exercises," Iddon said. "There's already this relationship and understanding of the way that each other work. And it's about building that culture, and that can't be done in an instant. Being interoperable opens up the resources that are available to achieve what we need to achieve around the world."LR 



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