Weekend Warriors, full-time heroes Published Aug. 24, 2015 By Ms. Minnie Jones 433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- After completing two combined training assemblies,four 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen began a three-hour journey home on Aug. 16 to Houston, Texas on Interstate Highway 10, East, through the city of Seguin, when they came upon an automobile accident. Maj. Angella Mudd and Master Sgt. Shanita Campbell, both from the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Tech. Sgt. McKenly Matson, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Alejandro Villarreal, 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, were on the scene, minutes after the accident occurred. The four Air Force Reservists immediately stopped to render care to the injured passengers and performed skills learned in Self-Aid Buddy Care in the Air Force until the medical crews arrived on scene. The five adults and one nine-year-old child were heading to Vidor, Texas when, apparently the driver lost control of the vehicle after a tire blew out. The rollover accident ejected two of the six passengers out of the vehicle. When Mudd and Campbell arrived on the scene, their military and medical backgrounds automatically kicked in and they immediately began establishing command. The order of business was determining who needed attention first, through triage. Mudd a six-year veteran, with two deployments under her belt, took the lead on the scene, contributes her leadership ability to the Air Force. "My training in battlefield care made a huge difference when it came to treating the wounded," she said. In her civilian capacity, Mudd is the director of perinatal services; labor and delivery at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugarland, Texas. Campbell, an aerospace medical technician, who assisted with performing triage and treatment to the injured, believed the emergency medical technical refresher training which she performed during the four-day UTA honed her skills and prepared her for even more at the scene. Campbell, who has served almost 20 years in the Air Force, is an executive secretary at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. Tech. Sgt. Matson and Airman First Class Villarreal, whom completed the Air Force team on site, assisted with aiding and transportation of the wounded. Airman First Class Villarreal climbed into the overturned vehicle and pulled the nine-year-old boy, who had a broken leg, from the back seat of the car. Villarreal is a student and attends the University of Houston. Matson, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems technician, assisted in treating the wounds of one victim thrown from the vehicle. Matson in his civilian occupation is an operator at Lubrizol Corporation in Houston. All of the wounded were transported to local hospitals in the San Antonio area, three by helicopter, and the other two by ambulance. One individual did not sustain any injuries. All four of the 433rd AW Airmen, along with a civilian registered nurse, stayed at the scene and continued to assist Seguin EMS until the last ambulance left. All Airmen accredited their leadership and teamwork to the Air Force and SABC training. At the end of this horrific accident, all members had one thing on their minds, the welfare of the all of the individuals in the accident and the aftercare. Unanimously, when asked, what made you stop to render care, they said, "If it were my family, I would want someone to stop and deliver care to my family. "That day, what we did is truly representative of what the Air Force stands for, 'Service before self.' Those Airmen that day represented the Air Force with honor and dignity," said Mudd. Click here to read more concerning the accident.