Go forth and save

Staff Sgt. Luke Block, medical technician with the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, leads the day’s patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13, 2020. Each day of training, 911th ASTS leadership changed the person in charge of the exercise to ensure that most of the Airmen had a chance to lead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Carry on my wayward mannequin

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron participate in patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13, 2020. This training was meant to prepare new Airmen for possible deployment scenarios and get them ready to face any challenges they may encounter in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Moving and shaking

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron move a simulated patient during patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2020. Senior Master Sgt. David Miller, functional manager with the 911th ASTS, and served as the only living person to be transported during this training; all other simulated patients were mannequins. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Transport U

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron participate in patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13, 2020. This training was meant to prepare new Airmen for possible deployment scenarios and get them ready to face any challenges they may encounter in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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A different perspective

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron await a simulated patient during patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2020. Airmen worked with both a Humvee and a two-ton truck for simulated patient transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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On the line

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron wait to participate in patient movement training on the flight line at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2020. Airmen awaited further instruction from their point of contact to approach the C-17 Globemaster III and offload simulated patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Transporting for training

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron offload a simulated patient during patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2020. The Airmen lined up on the sides to provide seamless transition for the vehicle-to-ground movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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The road ahead

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron load a simulated patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III during patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2020. After the simulated patient was successfully secured in the aircraft they were cared for in-flight by Airmen with the 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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The classroom

Lt. Col. David Sever, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron clinical nurse, teaches how to properly triage patients during training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13, 2020. As medical personnel, it is their duty to properly triage patients so that they get the best care possible in the amount of time necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Patch up Adam

Staff Sgt. Luke Block, medical technician with the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, participates in deployed environment scenario training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14, 2020. This was the culmination of all that the Airmen learned throughout the week with a focus on patient movement, triage, and self-aid buddy care training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Care under fire

An Airman assigned to the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron participates in deployed environment scenario training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14, 2020. During this training, the instructors focused on the first few hours of medical care the Airmen might need to provide to injured personnel as the first responders in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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911th ASTS home station training

Published Aug. 18, 2020
By Senior Airman Grace Thomson
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa.-- --

Members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron participate in patient movement training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2020. Senior Master Sgt. David Miller, functional manager with the 911th ASTS, and served as the only living person to be transported during this training; all other simulated patients were mannequins.

Go forth and save

Carry on my wayward mannequin

Moving and shaking

Transport U

A different perspective

On the line

Transporting for training

The road ahead

The classroom

Patch up Adam

Care under fire