455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

(From left) U.S. Air Force Capts. Cherry Fowler and Chad Moore, 455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, discuss flight details during a aeromedical evacuation mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan May 29. The Aeromedical Evacuation squadron transports and treats ill and injured personnel throughout Afghanistan. Fowler is a flight nurse delpoyed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and native of Watertown South Dakota. Moore is a Critical Care Air Transport Team nurse deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and a native of New Brockton, Alaska (Air Force photo).

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455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

Airmen from the 455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron walk toward a C-130J Super Hercules to prepare for a mission at Bagram Airfield, May 29.

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455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Airmen prepare to unload patients at Bagram Airfield (Air Force photo).

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Airmen prepare a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for patient transportation at Bagram Airfield. . The unit uses fixed-wing aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules, which allows larger patient loads, long-distance transportation and a greater ability to care for injured members (Air Force photo).

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Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provides care

Published June 20, 2014
By Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The 455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, provides movement of injured and sick patients around Afghanistan to a higher level of care.

The unit uses fixed-wing aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules that allow a larger patient load, long-distance transportation and a greater ability to care for seriously injured members.

The standard Aeromedical Evacuation consists of flight nurses and medical technicians, and varies depending on the number of patients and their needs.