Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- From the ground up: Technical Sgt. Marc Paradis (right), NCOIC of Biomedical Equipment Repair, 36th Medical Group, Andersen Air Base, Guam, instructs (left to right) Maj. Cheryl Spray, medical administration and Lt. Col. Maria Spry, critical care air transportation nurse, along with other members of the 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in the fine art of setting up a 100-bed Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility. He points out a critical area in the tent shell before installation. The 349th ASTS members, part of the U. S. Air Force Reserve, were at Osan performing their annual tour to practice setting up and operating a CASF in the field and had the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with their active duty counterparts. No unpacking job is complete with a thorough inventory and repacking, which was the team’s final step. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Weidenhamer)