Capt. Diana Mitchell, a medical officer assigned to the 926th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, assesses simulated injuries on Master Sgt. Frank Preuss during Operation Joint Medic at Camp Cobra on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The exercise helped medical personnel handle stressful situations with minimal resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Colleen Urban)

Senior Airman Chris Mendoza, a medical professional assigned to the 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, establishes security before treating a simulated casualty during Operation Joint Medic at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The exercise scenario had the participants treating and evacuating 27 simulated casualties while under fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Colleen Urban)

Capt. Deborah Lichota, a clinical nurse assigned to the 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, applies a make-shift tourniquet to a simulated casualty during Operation Joint Medic exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The exercise forced medical professionals to treat patients with minimal resources in a high-stress environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Colleen Urban)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Aquino, a medic assigned to the Guam Army National Guard medical detachment, provides security during Operation Joint Medic exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The exercise showcased total force integration by including active duty, reserve, and guard units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Colleen Urban)

U.S. Army Specialist Dana Tamayo, Guam Army National Guard Medical Detachment member, lies in a doorway simulating a casualty during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. This inaugural exercise provided joint service training in preparation of full spectrum downrange medical operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

A 926th Aerospace Medicine Squadron independent duty medical technician tends to a simulated casualty during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. Approximately 80 Air Force Reserve and U.S. Army National Guard personnel participated in the event, which is a medical readiness training exercise designed to exercise combat casualty care skills in a realistic setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Guam Army National Guard medical detachment soldiers clear buildings during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. The operation gave Army and Air Force medics a chance to not only execute and validate program skills and perform mission essential task list elements in a realistic environment, but also to interact and cooperate with medical personnel from a sister service in a joint operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Independent duty medical technicians tend to a simulated casualty during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. The event culminated in a full-spectrum response exercise, beginning with response to combat casualties at Silver Flag, evacuation to a simulated treatment facility by helicopter and ground transport, stabilization and emergency management, and entry into the U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation System and transfer to a contingency aeromedical staging facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Simulated casualties talk to the independent duty medical technicians during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. This inaugural exercise provided joint service training in preparation of full spectrum downrange medical operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Guam Army National Guard medical detachment soldiers secure a patient on a bus for transport during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. Approximately 80 Air Force Reserve and U.S. Army National Guard personnel participated in the event, which is a medical readiness training exercise designed to exercise combat casualty care skills in a realistic setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Simulated casualties console each other during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. The operation gave Army and Air Force medics a chance to not only execute and validate program skills and perform mission essential task list elements in a realistic environment, but also to interact and cooperate with medical personnel from a sister service in a joint operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Independent duty medical technicians take cover and ready patients for medical evacuation during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. This inaugural exercise provided joint service training in preparation of full spectrum downrange medical operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/Released)

Participants in a joint medical exercise escort a moulaged patient to a designated area for medical treatment during Operation Joint Medic exercise located at Camp Cobra, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 31, 2015. Operation Joint Medic gave medical personnel the opportunity to treat numerous injuries on simulated casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)

Participants in Operation Joint Medic exercise carry a moulaged patient to a designated area for medical treatment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. During the exercise, participants had to operate in a simulated hostile environment and extract 27 moulaged patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)

Colored medical tape isused to identify the severity of wounds on simulated casualties during Operation Joint Medic exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The 926th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Guam Army National Guard medical detachment, and the 66th Rescue Squadron participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)

A medic uses gauze to wrap a simulated wound during Opertaion Joint Medic exercise at Nellis Air Force Base Nev., March 27, 2015. During the exercise, medical participants were challenged with utilizing unconventional ways to provide medical attention to patients. Moulage was used to simulate the variety of injuries that could be seen in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)

Participants in Operation Joint Medic relay information through a radio at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The exercise included members from the 926th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Guam Army National Guard medical detachment, and the 66th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)