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Mercy flight over Iraq faces heat and danger on return
A C 141 airlift from Wright Pat lands at Balad Airfield after a tense aeromedical evacuation mission. Crew members deploy flares to counter missiles while loading 34 injured soldiers, including five priority patients, for a three hour stay. Medics prepare for a perilous return to Ramstein as soldiers recount risks, memories, and hopes for home.
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Allenging
Josh Wade
Carmel
Ind
Mike Daulton
Brian Dominguez
Beavercreek
Dan Dooley
Cincinnati
Balad
Dan
Dominguez
Dooley
Germany
Ramstein
Kern
Iraq
Tom Cornatzer
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Ted Theopolos
445Th Airlift Wing
Howell
11Th Marines
India
Saudi Arabia
Fallah
Kuwait
Andrews
West Coast
Springfield
Amber
Allyson
Craig A. Cederberg
146Th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Port Heuneme
Calif
Cederberg
Anchorage
Alaska
Wright-Patterson Jr
Dennis Lott
Toby Keith
Chicago
Lott
Columbus
Dover Air Force Base
Wright-Pat
Air Force
Russell King
King
Selfridge Air Force Base
Detroit
Wright Pat
Julie
Delta Airlines
Julie Skinner
Binghamton
N.Y
America
Delaware
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ramstein Air Base
Balad Air Base
Landstuhl Army Medical Center