Helping hand
Master Sgt. Chester Wilds, an independent medical duty technician with the 36th Contingency Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, provides treatment and prepares a patient with a simulated leg injury for transport during an exercise response scenario at Kona International Airport, Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 28. A native of Dowagiac, Mich., Sergeant Wilds is one of approximately 900 Department of Defense personnel participating in Pacific Lifeline, a total force humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise taking place from three locations within the Hawaiian Islands through Feb. 9. Led by 13th Air Force, Pacific Lifeline provides an integrated team of Air Force and Army active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Component forces a training environment to test their abilities to respond to and support humanitarian and natural disaster relief operations within the Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Charles Ramey)