A U.S. Air Force 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician sticks a needle into the arm vein of another 18th AES member to practice drawing blood during a training flight near Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2015. The 18th AES maintains a forward presence and supports medical contingencies in the Pacific to include the only neonatal air facility in the region. The squadron's area of operations is the largest in the military, reaching from the Horn of Africa to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)