354 MDG EMT Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roxanne Lawrence, a nurse technician assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, helps stabilize a simulated casualty while it is lifted up to a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during medical evacuation training at Ladd Army Airfield on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. The simulated causality traveled 60 feet up to the helicopter during this part of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

354 MDG EMT Rodeo

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, participate in joint training at Ladd Army Airfield on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. Members with the 354th Medical Group trained in preparation for the upcoming Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Rodeo, a competition where EMT teams demonstrate their lifesaving skills under austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

354 MDG EMT Rodeo

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, receive instructions on transporting a casualty to a helicopter during joint training on Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. This portion of the training was conducted with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and its medevac crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

354 MDG EMT Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, transport a simulated casualty from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during joint training at Ladd Army Airfield on Fort wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. The height of the people carrying the casualty should be properly distributed to keep the simulated casualty safe as they are transported from the helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

354 MDG EMT Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roxanne Lawrence, a nurse technician assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, hovers under a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during medical evacuation training on Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. The hoist on the helicopter can carry more than 450 pounds, which allows medical personnel to bring casualties onto a hovering aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

354 MDG EMT Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Krystal Champ, 354th Medical Operation Squadron unit training manager, secures a simulated casualty during training at Ladd Army Airfield on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. The casualty should be properly secured to prevent additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

Airmen, Soldiers train together for EMT Rodeo

Published Aug. 18, 2016
By Airman Isaac Johnson
354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska --

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, participate in joint training with U.S. Army Soldiers on Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. Members with the 354th Medical Group trained in preparation for the upcoming Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Rodeo, a competition where EMT teams demonstrate their lifesaving skills under austere conditions.