U.S. Air Force combat medics assigned to the 1st Special

U.S. Air Force combat medics assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron and Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members assigned to the 27th Security Forces Squadron carry a patient by litter off of a C-145A during a simulated casualty evacuation scenario on the flightline in support of Emerald Warrior 20-1 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Jan. 28, 2020. EW 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations, and interagency elements to integrate with, and execute full spectrum special operations in an arctic climate, sharpening U.S. forces' abilities to operate around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James)