Macedonian armed forces provide gift of life

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Multinational medical personnel race to a Macedonian MI-17 with a simulated trauma patient as part of a medical transport flight on a patient during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 12. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

Medics handle trauma during MEDCEUR 11

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia – Capt. Gina Betita, 31st Medical Group from Aviano Air Base, “triages” a simulated patient before he receives medical attention at the Expeditionary Medical Support facility during Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2011 during for the live medical exercises June 11. Macedonian and U.S. service members were given a variety of moulaged injuries to simulate ones experienced by mudslide, building collapse and explosion victims. The countries participating in this year’s MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. MEDCEUR is a Partnership for Peace and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise in Central and Eastern Europe designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)

Macedonian armed forces provide gift of life

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- A crewmember onboard a Macedonian MI-17, prepares to land as part of a simulated medical evacuation flight during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 12. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

Medics handle trauma during MEDCEUR 11

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia ? Maj. Kevin Webb, 31st Medical Group anesthetist from Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares to insert a breathing tube into a patient?s mouth in preparation for a simulated surgery during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 11. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

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CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Altemus, photographs a Macedonian MI-17, carrying a simulated trauma patient as it lands as part of a medical transport flight during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 11. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

Medics handle trauma during MEDCEUR 11

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia ? Maj. Peter Tran, 86th Medical Group urologist from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and his surgical team prepare for simulated surgery on a patient during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 11. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)