During an exercise, a victim is seen here receiving treatment at Sky Harbor International Airport. The exercise tests Arizona's ability to operate under the National Disaster Medical System. The system is a federal, state, and local mutual aid organization for coordinating medical response in the time of war or national emergencies. The system allows victims who do not have life-threatening injuries to be transferred to another city for treatment
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Luke Air Force Base
State: Arizona (AZ)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Beth Krichbaum, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
31/10/1998
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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