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U.S. Air Force Capt. Hosana Terrado, 18 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, secures an oxygen tank before takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2024. The 18th AES mission is to provide support for medical operations in wartime, during contingencies and for natural disaster relief operations that occur within the Indo-Pacific theater.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hosana Terrado, 18 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, secures an oxygen tank before takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2024. The 18th AES mission is to provide support for medical operations in wartime, during contingencies and for natural disaster relief operations that occur within the Indo-Pacific theater. ()

The 18th AES mission is to provide support for medical operations in wartime, during contingencies and for natural disaster relief operations that occur within the Indo-Pacific theater.

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