Exercise Vigilant Ace 18: Moulage and Medical Care
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Misty Werth, 51st Medical Support Squadron Nutritional Medicine section chief, applies simulated burns to the arms of Staff Sgt. Matthew Ray, 51st Comptroller Squadron financial services technician, during exercise Vigilant Ace 18 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. For exercises like VA18, moulage is applied to personnel during simulated emergency situations to give first responders a sense of realism and urgency and to prepare them for wounds they might see in a real-world scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)