Air National Guard Medics Keep Airmen in the Fight
Aerospace medical specialists, Master Sgt. Alex Caturia, Master Sgt. Sean Prouty, and Tech. Sgt. Gabrielle Larson, assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, pose for a photo at the Air National Guard’s Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., Feb. 7, 2025. Caturia, Prouty, and Larson provided medical education and response at the course, attended by 70 students from 37 Air National Guard wings. The course, planned, and hosted by the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing, was designed to prepare service members for deployments to cold weather regions and assist in planning missions with the goal of mitigating cold weather injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)