Sgt. Eric Hammerstrom, a medic from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and EMT Basic Jerry Ellis of CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo., lift a simulated patient onto a C-130 Hercules during National Level Exercise 2011 at Springfield-Branson National Airport on May 17, 2011. The exercise is based on a scenario involving a simulated earthquake along the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)