Patriot Medic 2026 is an annual exercise, providing an opportunity for U.S. Air Force Reservists to train with joint partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. This exercise is conducted to challenge and assess Reserve Airmen on their ability to manage administrative, and medical and patient transport tasks according to their specific mission requirements while operating in a simulated deployment environment.
U.S. Airmen across 12 Air Force Reserve Command units along with Air National Guard, and soldiers from Army Reserve Medical Command gathered across Mississippi and Louisiana for Exercise Patriot Medic 26,
Patriot Medic is the Air Force Reserve Command’s premier annual medical readiness exercise. It is a cornerstone of Air Force Reserve medical readiness, designed to simulate combat trauma care, patient evacuation, and en-route critical...