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Air Force Staff Sgt. Napolean Gifford, left, respiratory technician for a critical care air transport team deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Air Force 1st Lt. Brad Tiefel, the team’s intensive-care nurse, are part of an aeromedical evacuation capability that turns a C-17 Globemaster III into a flying intensive-care unit as they transport patients to increasingly advanced levels of care. DOD photo by Donna Miles

Air Force Staff Sgt. Napolean Gifford, left, respiratory technician for a critical care air transport team deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Air Force 1st Lt. Brad Tiefel, the team’s intensive-care nurse, are part of an aeromedical evacuation capability that turns a C-17 Globemaster III into a flying intensive-care unit as they transport patients to increasingly advanced levels of care. DOD photo by Donna Miles

Air Force Staff Sgt. Napolean Gifford, left, respiratory technician for a critical care air transport team deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Air Force 1st Lt. Brad Tiefel, the team’s intensive-care nurse, are part of an aeromedical evacuation capability that turns a C-17 Globemaster III into a flying intensive-care unit as they transport patients to increasingly advanced levels of care. DOD photo by Donna Miles

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