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Volume 41, number 46
ERPSF helps injured service members soar home Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton Jr. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The En-route Patient Staging Flight bussed injured service members for a routine patient transfer Oct. 26 from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center to Ramstein Air Base. “The ERPSF is part of the patient movement system responsible for transporting patients from point of injury to definitive treatment,” said Tech. Sgt. Maya Baker, 86th Aerospace Medical Squadron ERPSF flight chief. The ERPSF manages missions arriving from Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the United States. It is the focal point in transporting wounded warriors, dependents, NATO forces and civilians between the aircraft and military or civilian medical facilities, An En-route Patient Staging volunteer helps guide a medical bus on the flightline Oct. 26 on Ramstein Air Base. Patients remain on the bus until accommodations on the plane are ideal for travel.
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Fixing to fly: The trust between flyers and crew chiefs Everyday, aircraft take off to accomplish missions they are tasked with and return home. If the maintenance checklists weren’t completed to spec, the pilots would not be able to fly the aircraft properly and could ultimately put people’s lives at risk. Trust is the reason pilots can fly their aircraft without
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Airmen assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 37th Airlift Squadron sit in a C-130J Super Hercules during taxi to a parking spot Oct. 13 on Ramstein Air Base. Crew chiefs work hand in hand with pilots to ensure all issues that arise with the aircraft are resolved.
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any hesitation or doubt in the integrity of the aircraft. “For me, there is a never a doubt,” said Capt. Stephan Bitner, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules copilot. “I am very confident in the maintainer’s abilities and knowledge of the aircraft and systems.” Crew chief’s duties include parking the plane upon arrival, identifying and resolving issues with help from the
Aggies rout Mountaineers 88-65 in Armed Forces Classic, Page 20
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Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Otterberg presents illuminated buildings, Page 17