Aboard U.S. flying hospital

Aboard U.S. flying hospital

An injured Marine lies on a litter in the cargo area of the C-17 Globemaster carrying him and other combat wounded to a military hospital in Germany for treatment. Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle

Aboard U.S. flying hospita

lAir crews from Travis Air Force Base fly missions on the average of once a week, to bring the casualties and combat wounded back from Afghanistan or Iraq to Germany, and then to hospitals back home in the U.S. Duration: 5:57. Camera and Editing: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Chronicle Staff

click post title for link to the video and great pictures of these medics saving lives.