MSG sports day

Airmen strive to be the fastest during the 100-meter dash at a 96th Mission Support Group sports day Oct. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin Airmen participated in ultimate football, track and field events, softball and golf. The event helped raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

MSG sports day

An Airman leads the way in the 1600-meter race at a 96th Mission Support Group sports day Oct. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin Airmen participated in ultimate football, track and field events, softball and golf. The event helped raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

MSG sports day

Senior Airman Whitney Rountree, of the 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, performs a triple-jump at a 96th Mission Support Group sports day Oct. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin Airmen participated in ultimate football, track and field events, softball and golf. The event helped raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Security

Army medics secure a simulated victim’s head during a downed aircraft exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Tagged

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Thomas, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, writes medical information on the forehead of one of the simulated victims during a helicopter crash during an exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6 RTB, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Over there

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Thomas and Spc. Ben Richardson, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, talk over their plan of action to help the victims of a simulated helicopter crash during an exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6 RTB, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Here comes help

An Army medic secures a simulated victim’s head as a medical evacuation helicopter circles during an exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Burn

A victim waits for help after a simulated helicopter crash during an exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Help!

A victim reaches for Sgt. 1st Class Brian Thomas, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, to help him after a simulated helicopter crash during an exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6 RTB, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a downed aircraft with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Aftermath of a crash

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Thomas, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, checks on the pilot of a simulated downed aircraft as victims lie around the crash site during an exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6 RTB, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a downed aircraft with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Medevac

Soldiers carry a simulated victim to the helicopter for medical evacuation during a downed aircraft exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Preparing the patient

Army medics prepare a simulated victim for a helicopter evacuation during a downed aircraft exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)