Keesler med’s ‘bragging rights’

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Members of the Air Forces Northern Surgeon General’s office wrapped up their evaluation of an Expeditionary Medical Support confirmation field exercise April 20. The exercise began April 16 with 100 members of the 81st Medical Group based out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. They arrived at Camp Atterbury to find an open space and 28 pallets of medical supplies. From there, they were responsible for building and sustaining an EMEDS facility to support an exercise-injected deadly tornado scenario for which they were the only viable medical options. Once completed, the 12-tent facility included emergency and operating rooms, dental service, medical control center, ward and a quarantine area. “This team from the 81st Medical Group has earned some serious bragging rights,” said Capt. Lee Laughridge, chief of Air Force Northern’s medical operations and training division. “It’s really impressive how they (1st MDG) stop and switch gears almost instantly to respond to the exercise injects we’re presenting to them,” he concluded. (Source: Air Force North 05/01/18) Air Forces Northern has its HQ at Tyndall AFB in Panama City, Fla. First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) is one of three numbered air forces assigned to HQ of the Air Combat Command.