CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. -- Capt. Lee Laughridge, chief, Air Forces Northern Medical Operations and Training, discusses the exercise scenario with Lt. Col. Jack Vilardi, 81st Medical Group operations officer, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., during the Expeditionary Medical Support field confirmation exercise here April 17. The confirmation exercise is evaluating the tactics, techniques and procedures of EMEDS operations during a domestic U.S. contingency such as a natural disaster. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)