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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Solomon, a flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, teaches Airmen how to safely secure and prepare a casualty for transport, Sept. 10, 2025,
at Gila Bend, Arizona. Joint training at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field gave EOD technicians realistic practice with casualty care and helicopter loading procedures. Using the
Barry M. Goldwater Military Training Range allows the 56th Fighter Wing and its partners to conduct essential training that increases combat readiness and strengthens lethality.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Belinda Guachun-Chichay
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Mac Little (left) and Andrayez Storm (right), 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, secure a rescue manikin in a portable stretcher, Sept. 10, 2025, at Gila Bend, Arizona. In a joint-force exercise, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing trained alongside U.S.
Army soldiers on medical evacuation procedures. The training, which involved treating and loading a simulated casualty, enhances the joint interoperability needed to win in a high-end fight.
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Robertson, a crew chief assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade,
1st Infantry Division, receives a rescue manikin via hoist,
Sept. 10, 2025, at Gila Bend, Arizona. With
a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter providing
a realistic, hovering platform, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen assigned to
the 56th Fighter Wing train to execute medical evacuation procedures.
provided support to Luke Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen during a joint training exercise, allowing them to practice casualty evacuation procedures and tactical communications with an active medical asset. By enhancing interoperability and vital partnerships, this training strengthened the 56th Fighter Wing’s ability to project airpower and readiness globally.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman
Elias Saavedra (left), 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, and U.S. Army Soldier Staff Sgt. Cody Solomon (right), a flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company,
2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment,
1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, conducts a hoist extraction of a casualty via stretcher into a hovering helicopter, Sept.
10, 2025, at Gila Bend, Arizona.
In a training exercise designed to increase operational readiness, Airmen practiced complex medical rescues, including using hoists and stretchers.