Art Description
Cascade, MT - Hovering over a remote mountaintop in the wilderness of Montana, the 40th Helicopter Squadron Search and Rescue Team from Malmstrom Air Force Base hoists a patient on to a UH-1N helicopter. This photo shows the OMS-II student holding the tagline to carefully guide a rescue litter into the aircraft bay door. Online courses and suspended in-person training allowed the ATSU-SOMA student and US Navy Officer to volunteer in both deployed and clinical settings at the peak of the pandemic for the benefit of the community.
Artist: ENS Tyler Wagner, OMS-II, US Navy & Maj Sandra Salzman, MD, US Air Force
Tyler Wagner, SOMA Class of 2023, is an officer in the Medical Corps of the US Navy Reserve and a volunteer EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). Tyler played collegiate and professional sports and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, before entering medical school. He is passionate about helping those in need and hopes to use his osteopathic talents in the field and operating room as a Navy surgeon.