Medical units stage patients during Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve medical personnel participate in exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force video by Jamal D. Sutter)

U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve medical personnel load simulated patients from an ambulance bus onto a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 23, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mai Yang, 30th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, helps load a simulated patient onto an ambulance bus during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. The 30th MDOS is based out of Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve medical personnel load simulated patients onto an ambulance bus during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Ashleigh Leete, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, shares a smile while communicating with teammates during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. The 439th AES is based out of Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Madison Basile Jr., Air Mobility Command, speaks with an exercise evaluator during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

Air Force Reserve Capt. Nikki Leslie, left, 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, and Capt. Nichole Johnson, 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, discuss patient transportation information on a C-5M Super Galaxy during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. The U.S. Air Force currently does not utilize the C-5M cargo compartment for aeromedical evacuation flights and used the exercise to test the aircraft’s capability during a large-scale global response. Leslie is based out of Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and Johnson is based out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

Air Force Reserve 1st Lt. Rebekah Howe, 60th Medical Group clinical nurse, reviews patient information during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. Howe was part of a medical team that received patients and maintained their health in preparation for further transport out of the theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

Air Force Reserve 1st Lt. Jonathan Charles, 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical readiness officer, updates mission information during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. The 445th ASTS is a medical unit stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Nolisa Welch, 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron superintendent of nursing services, secures a simulated patient during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. The 413th ASTS is a medical unit stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)

U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve medical personnel transport simulated patients during exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)