KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Cpt. Raymond Kelly, a Flight Nurse with the United States Air Force and member of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, has developed a new Mobile Medic Kit designed to enhance the unit’s mobility, efficiency, and operational capacity in future
conflict scenarios.
Kelly, a trauma nurse with 23 years of experience, has served in various austere environments, including a deployment to Afghanistan with the Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha (SFODA) 3rd Group. His time with a ground surgical team (GST) in Afghanistan gave him
firsthand experience operating under challenging conditions. This background laid the foundation for Kelly’s work with the 18 AES, where he recognized the need for a...
04.24.2025 | US |
Story by Staff Sgt. Kylee Marshall
