U.S. Air Force Capt. Kiley Gerritsen, assigned to the 445th Air Staging Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, provides training on his medical kit with U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Rodriguez, assigned to En-route Care System (ERCS) Team 52, before a simulated ship-to-shore patient transfer as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2026 at Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2026. The ship-to-shore patient transfer exercise demonstrated collaborative medical training and knowledge exchange across the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force. AE26 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers)
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.25.2026 18:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9535688 |
| VIRIN: | 260224-F-MI196-1102 |
| Resolution: | 5796x3856 |
| Size: | 7.06 MB |
| Location: | KODIAK, ALASKA, US |
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