At the forefront: 137th AES commander reflects on lessons learned during major wartime, disaster and pandemic aeromedical responses
U.S. Air Force Col. Darcy Tate, middle, the commander of the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (137th AES), Oklahoma Air National Guard, listens as Airman 1st Class Adanna Gill, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 137th AES, speaks to 2nd Lt. Michelle Rariden, a flight nurse with the 137th AES, about a scenario during mission qualification training at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Nov. 8, 2021. Tate acted as the medical crew director for aeromedical initial qualification training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)