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  • The business of saving lives: airlifting wounded warriors

    01/28/2006 1:00:29 PM PST · by SandRat · 1 replies · 213+ views
    Air Force Links ^ | Jan 27, 2006 | Maj. Ann Peru Knabe
    1/27/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- It was Capt. Tracy Shamburger’s first flight with a new crew from the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. The Air Force Reservist, who teaches nursing at the University of South Alabama, had served as a medical crew director before and she clearly knew the ropes. Her five-person medical team met shortly after 8 a.m. at the crew management cell, then moved on to an intelligence and mission briefing. Their mission was simple -- save lives by safely moving patients to appropriate medical facilities. Nine patients were logged into the aeromedical evacuation system for pick-up...