National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing
Charlotte, N.C. Major Rachel Mallette (left) and Lt Col Susan Martello, both flight nurses assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air Guard, escort several dozen volunteers who will be patience during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise. Both nurses will oversee patient care during flight, and direct the offloading process. More than two dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen