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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, center, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, places bandages onto a role-player simulate injuries during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, center, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, places bandages onto a role-player simulate injuries during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Ewert is an aeromedical evacuation technician who is responsible for providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, simulates placing a defibrillator monitor onto a role-player during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, simulates placing a defibrillator monitor onto a role-player during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Ewert is an aeromedical evacuation technician who is responsible for providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, gives directions on loading a C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, gives directions on loading a C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Grout is a flight nurse who is responsible for planning the mission and providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anne Oberg left, gives symptoms of being sick to Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, both members of the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anne Oberg left, gives symptoms of being sick to Senior Airman Joshua Ewert, both members of the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, during a training flight in Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Ewert and Oberg are aeromedical evacuation technicians who are responsible for providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Nielsen, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares litters to be transported onto the C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Nielsen, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares litters to be transported onto the C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Nielsen is an aeromedical evacuation technician who is responsible for providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules for litters in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules for litters in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Grout is a flight nurse who is responsible for planning the mission and providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Katelyn Goorhouse and Staff Sgt. Taylor Nielsen, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, perform a pre-flight equipment check in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Katelyn Goorhouse and Staff Sgt. Taylor Nielsen, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, perform a pre-flight equipment check in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Goorhouse and Nielsen are aeromedical evacuation technicians who are responsible for providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, leads the mission brief in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Meghan Grout, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, leads the mission brief in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9, 2018. Grout is a flight nurse who is responsible for planning the mission and providing essential medical care to patients while being transported on an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)