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Medevac personnel relax in their lounge.
MinnPost photo by John Camp.
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The emergency room landing pad team rushes an injured soldier into the ER.
MinnPost photo by John Camp.
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Inside the emergency room, medical personnel rush to attend to an injured soldier.
MinnPost photo by John Camp.
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mike Grieco lands his helicopter after another rescue mission.
Photo by John Camp.
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Medevac pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Jakubecz unloads his gear after a mission.
MinnPost photo by Eric Bowen.
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Capt. Jason Yellman and CW2 Mike Grieco in their Blackhawk head out on a mission to retrieve a wounded soldier.
MinnPost photo by John Camp.
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The medevac operations center in Balad, Iraq. "Dustoff" was the radio call signal given to the first aeromedical helicopter evacuation unit in Vietnam.
MinnPost photo by Eric Bowen.
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A flight medic races to his medevac helicopter in Balad, Iraq.
MinnPost photo by Eric Bowen.
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