Search and rescue
Staff Sgt. Michael Frances, 40th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, hooks up a stokes litter, a stretcher designed to transport people from the ground to the helicopter while in the air, during a search and rescue training sortie Nov. 19. The stokes litter has multiple attach points, separate hold-down cables and powered extension hoists to help save more lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura).