[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army crewmembers assigned to the 542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) out of Fort Campbell, Ky., prepare to land in a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter during a mission near Tal Afar, Iraq, July 30, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. Air Force and Army medics unload patients from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the Air Force Theater Hospital on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2006. The hospital provides level one trauma and specialized medical care for patients. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. Air Force and Army medical personnel work hard to treat emergency room patients at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

Thanks, Gucho, for the find.

[ConorMacNessa]

Great pics, Kathy!

[HiJinx]

Now, those are interesting pictures. Look at the wheels on the gurney that the two medics are pushing...huge...they roll a lot better over rough terrain that way.

Then, check out the bottom picture...the patient in the background...he's lying on a space blanket...you know, with the silvered lining? And look under him...he's still on the gurney with the big wheels. Not sure how they stabilize it, but it's clear that the patients aren't transferred to regular beds for awhile...

[Gucho]

542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) pics.

Bump!