U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Parry (right), Air National Guard assistant director of medical operations, confers with Lt. Col. Steve Corl (left), a critical care nurse from the 127th Medical Group, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, and Maj. Ryan Garabrandt, a critical care nurse from the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 911th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command during Northern Strike 2023, Aug. 15, 2023. They emphasize the role of Critical Care Air Transport Teams for combat-related casualties. CCATTs support standard aeromedical evacuation crews, particularly for critically ill or injured patients requiring continuous monitoring, stabilization, or complex care while enroute to medical treatment facilities.
Northern Strike is one of the National Guard’s largest joint, readiness producing exercises, held annually at Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which consists of Camp Grayling, the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, the Selfridge Air National Guard Base and other training areas. This year’s exercise will involve approximately 7,000 personnel consisting of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Special Operations Forces, Emergency Response Teams and allies/foreign partners from 65 military units, 13 States and four countries. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Drake Chandler)
Date Taken: | 08.15.2023 |
Date Posted: | 08.16.2023 08:36 |
Photo ID: | 7973916 |
VIRIN: | 230815-Z-VL138-1005 |
Resolution: | 6720x4242 |
Size: | 12.31 MB |
Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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