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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ball explains to U.S. airmen medical practitioners the interior of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter outfitted for medical evacuation, including all medical equipment and care capabilities in southwest Asia, Feb. 28, 2014. Ball, a flight medic, is assigned to the Kentucky Army National Guard's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 238th Air Ambulance, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ball explains to U.S. airmen medical practitioners the interior of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter outfitted for medical evacuation, including all medical equipment and care capabilities in southwest Asia, Feb. 28, 2014. Ball, a flight medic, is assigned to the Kentucky Army National Guard's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 238th Air Ambulance, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ball explains to U.S. airmen medical practitioners the interior of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter outfitted for medical evacuation, including all medical equipment and care capabilities in southwest Asia, Feb. 28, 2014. Ball, a flight medic, is assigned to the Kentucky Army National Guard's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 238th Air Ambulance, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

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