Prioritizing hearts: Respiratory Therapist Reflects on a Deployment of Firsts

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nick Baker, 133rd Medical Group, left, poses for a photograph with his fiancé, Alex Thomas, right, and their dog Kōya, Nov. 1, 2022. Baker is a respiratory therapist assigned to a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCAT). He was responsible for assisting doctors who diagnose and treat patients with heart and lung problems. (Courtesy photo submitted by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nick Baker)