SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Gray (left), Staff Sgt. Travis Smith, Master Sgt. Sean Gathers and Senior Airman Megan Wharton, all of the Medical Element here, load a "patient" onto a helicopter with the guidance of Staff Sgt. Shontal Thompson, a 1-228th Aviation Regiment flight medic, here July 27. The MEDEL recently had more than a 90 percent turn-over in personnel, which necessitated an updated class. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)