By Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap, 931st Air Refueling Group Public Affairs / Published April 01, 2009
Master Sgt. Paul McGinnis and Senior Airman Alan Cooper (at right) follow Lt. Col. Keith Kontz while inspecting a KC-135 Stratotanker before departing from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on March 1. Aeromedical evacuation training missions to St. Croix allow pilots to complete overseas training requirements. Colonel Kontz is a Reserve KC-135 pilot assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Both Sergeant McGinnis and Airman Cooper are Reservists assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Staff Sgt. Kenny Stewart (left) and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Flagg search for a tripped light circuit on a KC-135 Stratotanker. The two Airmen were part of an aeromedical evacuation training team that included members from the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. Sergeant Stewart is a KC-135 boom operator for the 931st and Sergeant Flagg is an aeromedical evacuation instructor for the 514th. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen work within the dark confines of a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by members of the 931st Air Refueling Group during a training mission. Air Force officials recently tested a modification that provide more electrical outlets on KC-135s for medical equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Reservists from the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., load training equipment on to a KC-135 Stratotanker Friday. Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., flew the KC-135 to McGuire AFB to begin a three-day aeromedical evacuation training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Senior Airman Elvin Paulino rushes to fight a simulated in-flight fire in the rear of a KC-135 Stratotanker Sunday. The simulation was part of a three-day aeromedical evacuation training mission using a KC-135 flown by Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group. Airman Paulino is assigned to the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Jason Schaap)
The 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is an Air Force Reserve unit at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Staff Sgt. Scott Perkins carries an air hose to a KC-135 Stratotanker at an airfield in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The tanker was being prepared to depart for the end of a three-day aeromedical evacuation training mission supported by the 931st Air Refueling Group. Sergeant Perkins is a crew chief assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Senior Airman Genesis Santiago waits for the next emergency during an aeromedical evacuation training flight inside a KC-135 Stratotanker Friday. He and other Airmen from the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., trained on a KC-135 flown by Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Master Sgt. John Kley (left) and Senior Airman Elivin Paulino help load a mock patient aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. A KC-135 crew from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., picked up medical Reservists assigned to McGuire mid-day Friday at the start of three-day aeromedical evacuation training mission. Sergeant Kley and Airman Paulino are assigned to the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at McGuire AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap
An Airman who became out of control is constrained and questioned by medical personnel during an aeromedical evacuation training exercise Sunday. The constrained Airman acted the part of a violent psychiatric patient so that Reservists assigned to the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron could learn how to handle such a situation while in flight aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker. Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., flew the KC-135 during the three-day training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Staff Sgt. Kenny Stewart adjusts a tie-down strap aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to leaving McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for a three-day aeromedical evacuation training exercise Friday morning. Sergeant Stewart is a KC-135 boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st Air Refueling Group. The 931st is an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
An emergency inflatable device sits near the cargo door of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Friday. The KC-135 was bound for an aeromedical evacuation training mission that involved flying through the Bermuda Triangle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
Airmen assigned to the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., practice procedures for a crash landing while flying on a KC-135 Stratotanker Friday. The KC-135 was flown by Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The two units teamed up for an aeromedical evacuation training mission from Feb. 27 to March 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)