Kentucky Air Guard supports aeromedical training

CINCINNATI, OHIO -- Maj. Tiffany Ingham, an anesthesiologist from the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., discusses patient care with an instructor while airborne in a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 over the skies of southern Ohio Feb 11, 2010. Major Ingham was participating in a two-week Critical Care Air Transport Team course designed to provide medical personnel with total immersion in the care of severely injured patients. Ground training and simulated-flight training are conducted at the University of Cincinnati, one of four Air Force Centers for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (CSTARS) nationwide, but the final day of instruction is provided during actual flight in a Kentucky Air Guard C-130. Kentucky's 165th Airlift Squadron began providing C-130s to use as a CSTARS training platform in 2009. (U.S. Air Force by Maj. Dale Greer)