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Air Education and Training Command

Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary M. Nelson, 97th Healthcare Operations Squadron pediatrician, assumes the role of a patient having a panic attack at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. Nelson imitated a person in mental distress to educate the service members on how to treat a patient with this condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

Airmen from the 97th Medical Group (MDG) and the 71st MDG listen to Lt. Col. Shanti Jones, 97th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, during Caduceus Spear at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. Jones guided service members throughout crisis response procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

U.S. Army Cpl. ZaQuan Hunter, Public Health Command animal care specialist, teaches service members how to care for a wounded canine at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. Soldiers from Fort Sill brought the fake canine to demonstrate their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary Gutierrez, 97th Healthcare Operations Squadron medical laboratory technician, tends to wounds on a fake canine at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. Gutierrez and other service members tested their new canine care skills, preparing to care for real animals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Austin Stevenson, 97th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health technician, and Airman Sujey Arteza Cardoza, 71st Healthcare Operations Squadron medical administrator, imitate injured patients at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. The service members were tasked to take care of the injured Airmen as part of the Caduceus Spear exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

Airmen perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a mannequin at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. Service members loaded the mannequins and other injured patients onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to continue training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shanti Jones, 97th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, straps down mannequins on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. Jones took the lead of Caduceus Spear and guided the service members through aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Lauren Torres)

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Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

Published June 5, 2024
By Airman Lauren Torres
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --

Airmen from Altus AFB and Vance AFB, alongside Soldiers from Fort Sill, joined together during Caduceus Spear, blending their expertise in a field-like setting to bolster crisis response at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024. The exercise concluded with an aeromedical evacuation, where Airmen and Soldiers collaborated to load all patients onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, continuing to assess their condition while airborne.