Staff Sgt. C.J. Kopeck, 315 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, monitors a patient’s vital signs during a training flight Jan. 1, 2012 over Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The AES mission allowed the medical team to practice their skills on various elements of patient care and they were given multiple training scenarios to combat in flight emergencies. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Shane Ellis)