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News from MHCE MAY 2024 EDITION 15% Enlisted Pay Hike, Other Proposed Quality-of-Life Improvements Get Big Boost from House Lawmakers See page 10 Monthly Newsletter WWW.MHCE.US Pennsylvania Guard Conducts Medical Cold-Load Training in Africa CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Combat medics from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team who are deployed to the Horn of Africa conducted joint medical evacuation cold-load training aboard a KC-130J aircraft with U.S. Air Force personnel March 5. The medics participated in casualty evacuation operations with flight medical personnel and aircraft crew members. The training ensures interoperability with key U.S. military assets to expedite patient transfers to and from an aircraft if necessary for lifesaving measures and medical evacuation. “During the training, my team and I had the opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with the process of loading and unloading casualties on and off a field litter ambulance,” said Sgt. Tiffany Cunningham, a combat medic with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Continued on page 9
