433rd ASTS trains for readiness

Photo By Master Sgt. Mike Lahrman | 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel lift a litter into the rear of an ambulatory vehicle during a ground patient movement training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, August 7, 2022. The exercise was the first for the ASTS since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed participants to practice procedures similar to loading and offloading a C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)  

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

08.12.2022

Story by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman 

433rd Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Members of the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed ground patient movement training Aug. 7, using simulated patients and a C-124 Globemaster II aircraft static display. The exercise was the first for the squadron since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

433rd ASTS technicians coordinated with 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron nurses and incorporated the static display to practice patient movement onto an aircraft; along with practicing patient movement into and out of an ambulatory vehicle.

• Date Taken: 08.12.2022
• Date Posted: 08.12.2022 12:37
• Story ID: 427153
• Location: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS, US
• Hometown: LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, US
• Hometown: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US