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Chief Master Sgt. Rebecca Schatzman, senior enlisted leader for 911th Operations Group, and Lt. Col. Kimberly Collier, 248th Civil Engineer Flight's director of readiness, pose for a photo during the second annual ARC Athena event, April 30, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Schatzman and Collier teamed up as co-leads for the event uniting the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
Master Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi, Master Sgt. Michael Thomas, Staff Sgt. Cameron James, Chief Master Sgt. Rebecca Schatzman, Tech. Sgt. Kayla Hutton and Master Sgt. Lydia Fullwiler, all Steel Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing, attend the second annual ARC Athena event, April 30, 2024, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The first ARC Athena event was held outside of Pittsburgh in 2023. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
Airmen from the 172nd Medical Group and 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load a simulated patient to a UH-60 Black Hawk for Operation Vital Force in Jackson, Mississippi, May 4, 2024. Operation Vital Force is a training exercise designed to evaluate the capabilities of Airmen when responding to natural disasters, aeromedical evacuation, casualty care and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Damara Cormier)
Airmen from the 172nd Medical Group and 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load a simulated patient to a UH-60 Black Hawk ready for takeoff during Operation Vital Force in Jackson, Mississippi, May 4, 2024. Operation Vital Force is a training exercise designed to evaluate the capabilities of Airmen when responding to natural disasters, aeromedical evacuation, casualty care and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Damara Cormier)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers gesture for Airmen from the 172nd Medical Group and 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to bring simulated patient to be loaded on the Mississippi UH-60 Black Hawk for Operation Vital Force in Jackson, Mississippi, May 4, 2024. Operation Vital Force is a training exercise designed to evaluate the capabilities of Airmen when responding to natural disasters, aeromedical evacuation, casualty care and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Damara Cormier)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers give a safety briefing to Airmen of the 172nd Medical Group and 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for Operation Vital Force in Jackson, Mississippi, May 4, 2024. Operation Vital Force is a training exercise designed to evaluate the capabilities of Airmen when responding to natural disasters, aeromedical evacuation, casualty care and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Damara Cormier)