Kentucky Air Guard establishes airlift hub in Missouri for earthquake exercise
Airmen from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., along with EMTs from CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo., simulate carrying evacuees in need of medical assistance during National Level Exercise 2011 at Springfield-Branson National Airport in Springfield, Mo., on May 18, 2011. The exercise is based on a scenario involving a massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault line, requiring extensive aeromedical evacuation of injured patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)