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U.S. Air Force reserve Staff Sgt. Ashley Fanara, an aeromedical evacuation technician from the 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Niagara Falls, N.Y., gives directions to U.S. Army reservists from the 548th and 305th Minimal Care Detachments as they carry litters onto a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during a training class taught by Fanara's unit at Bush Field, Augusta, Ga., on June 10, 2009. The soldiers and airmen are taking part in Global Medic 2009, an exercise that tests the readiness of medical units in a joint and coalition environment.

Staff Sgt. Ashley Fanara gives directions to U.S. Army reservists.

U.S. Air Force reserve Staff Sgt. Ashley Fanara, an aeromedical evacuation technician from the 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Niagara Falls, N.Y., gives directions to U.S. Army reservists from the 548th and 305th Minimal Care Detachments as they carry litters onto a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during a training class taught by Fanara's unit at Bush Field, Augusta, Ga., on June 10, 2009. The soldiers and airmen are taking part in Global Medic 2009, an exercise that tests the readiness of medical units in a joint and coalition environment.

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