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C-130 mainstay of medevac
Flight Nurse and Aeromedical Technician Course students care for a simulated patient during a simulated aeromedical evacuation mission aboard a C-130H mockup at the 711th Human Performance Wing’s U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 29, 2018. Students in this course complete 40 hours on the C-130H mockup as part of their ground training check-rides. USAFSAM houses two C-130 mockups used in a variety of aeromedical evacuation training courses. These mockups provide realistic training to better prepare aeromedical evacuation crews for emergency procedures and in-flight patient care. The addition of an electric motion platform replicates the vibration and turbulence often encountered during takeoff, landing, and en route, making the trainer even more realistic and enabling the aeromedical crews to rehearse in a safe and immersive training environment, which will ultimately improve patient safety and survivability during medical missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)