U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Edens, right, a combat flight medic with the 1st Forward Support Medical Team, checks a wounded Iraqi army soldier's pulse during a medical evacuation mission near Tal Afar, Iraq, July 20, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Edens, center, assists Iraqi army soldiers in loading a wounded Iraqi soldier onto a U.S. Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter at a medical evacuation point near Tal Afar, Iraq, July 20, 2006. Edens is a combat flight medic with 1st Forward Support Medical Team, 542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) out of Fort Campbell, Ky. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gideon Brent prepares for takeoff after receiving a "nine line," an urgent medical evacuation mission, near Tal Afar, Iraq, July 17, 2006. Brent is a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter pilot from the 1st Forward Support Medical Team, 542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) out of Fort Campbell, Ky. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

An Iraqi army soldier is unloaded from a U.S. Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter at the 47th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, July 20, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

An Iraqi army soldier is unloaded from a U.S. Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter at the 47th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, July 20, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. Army medics from the 47th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, transport an injured Iraqi army soldier, July 17, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

The staff of the 47th Combat Support hospital in Mosul, Iraq, treats a wounded Iraqi soldier, July 20, 2006. The soldier suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey