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During the four-day unit training assembly event in May, various members from the medical and aeromedical fields of expertise gathered at the wing to practice. They improved their skills in diagnosing injuries and working the triage process to prioritize the most serious patients and get them to emergency help first. Patients were taken care of throughout the process and eventually loaded onto a waiting aircraft just as in a war situation. Photo/Tech. Sgt. Gerald Sonnenberg


932nd Airlift Wing's Medical Group is ready

During the four-day unit training assembly event in May, various members from the medical and aeromedical fields of expertise gathered at the wing to practice. They improved their skills in diagnosing injuries and working the triage process to prioritize the most serious patients and get them to emergency help first. Patients were taken care of throughout the process and eventually loaded onto a waiting aircraft just as in a war situation. Photo/Tech. Sgt. Gerald Sonnenberg

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Airmen of the 932nd Airlift Wing helped each other train with mannequin patients during the Unit Training Assembly at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Basic life saving skills were taught methodically, step by step, with instructors watching during Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training, inside the 932nd Medical Group building. This included proper procedures for patient assessment and trauma treatment in a special class held at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Medical Group is an Illinois unit, one of four groups under the 932nd Airlift Wing, a 22nd Air Force unit and part of the Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Airmen of the 932nd Airlift Wing helped each other adjust techniques during a Unit Training Assembly, as they refreshed CPR skills. The letters CPR stand for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and when a person stops breathing, or perhaps their heart stops beating effectively, this lifesaving technique is used to restore oxygenated blood flow to the vital organs quickly. Basic life saving skills (BLS) were taught methodically, step by step, with 932nd AW instructors watching during Emergency Medical Technician training, inside the 932nd Medical Group. This included proper procedures for patient assessment and trauma treatment in a special class held recently at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Medical Group is one of four groups under the 932nd Airlift Wing, a 22nd Air Force unit in Illinois, and part of the Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Airmen of the 932nd Airlift Wing helped each other train during the UTA (Unit Training Assembly). Basic life saving skills (BLS) were taught methodically, step by step, with instructors watching during annual Emergency Medical Technician training, inside the 932nd Medical Group. This included proper procedures for patient assessment and trauma treatment in a special class held recently at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Medical Group is one of four groups under the 932nd Airlift Wing, a 22nd Air Force unit and part of the Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS) Airmen take care of the patient as a team using the
Smiling and energized for the day, Capt. Laura Raineri, a nurse in the 932nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS), discusses first aid and training plans, along with the best way forward regarding taking care of the simulated patient, on the ground, at her feet. She taught a class on patient transportation and managing resources safely for the January Unit Training Assembly at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. More training is ahead with the February UTA this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The ASTS is a squadron under the 932nd Medical Group near Belleville, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Staff Sergeant Cortney Jumper, 932nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS), picks up pieces of equipment as he prepares to practice giving first aid to the simulated patient in a skills refresher class January 7, 2017. The course included Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skills, which can help save a life during a cardiac or breathing emergency. The course featured feedback from the electronic
Airmen of the 932nd Airlift Wing helped each other train during Unit Training Assembly. Basic life saving skills (BLS) were taught during annual Emergency Medical Technician training, inside the 932nd Medical Group. This included proper procedures for patient assessment and trauma treatment in a special class held January 7, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Medical Group is one of four groups under the 932nd Airlift Wing, a 22nd Air Force unit and part of Air Force Reserve Command.(U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
The 932nd Medical Group under 22nd Air Force, and the Air Force Reserve Command, has a new leader. The 932nd Airlift Wing commander, Col. Jonathan Philebaum, at left, is shown presenting the group's flag and welcoming the new commander of the 932nd Medical Group, Col. Leon Barringer, to the Illinois base during an assumption of command event on November 6, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
An Assumption of Command event was held during the November Unit Training Assembly. At left, Maj. Pavan Palepu, 932nd Medical Squadron, welcomes the new 932nd Medical Group commander, Col. Leon Barringer, to the Illinois unit following his special ceremony on November 6, 2016 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William Thornton plays the part of a
The vice commander of the 932nd Airlift Wing, Col. Esty Ramirez, shakes hands with retiring 932nd Medical Group commander Col. Vanessa Mattox, as Col. Christopher Simpson, 932nd Mission Support Group commander listens. Colonel Ramirez talked to the large military group of well wishers in the audience about his first time in Illinois at the unit and the fond memories he had meeting Colonel Mattox. He then presented a special world globe and noted her outgoing leadership style, just as she reminded everyone to have fun along the way, and take care of each other while doing the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Stan Paregien)