Medical sortie in Afghanistan
Airmen from the 451st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare a HC-130 Hercules for a mission at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on Oct. 6, 2009. During the sortie, the team will fly across Afghanistan to connect U.S., coalition and civilian patients with medical care. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)