Air Evac Lifeteam 165 - Grove, OK

05/28/2026

Thank you Eastern Shawnee Early Childhood Learning Center in Wyandotte for inviting us to their “Touch a Truck” event today! 🚁✨
Pilot Mike, Flight Nurse Courtney, Flight Medic Cristian, and Program Director Kenney had an amazing time seeing all the smiling faces and sharing what we do. Moments like these help spark curiosity, inspire young minds, and maybe even grow the next generation of first responders! ❤️

05/24/2026

EVDs & ICP monitoring? ✅

Our flight providers are highly trained and experienced in all things critical care.

📸 are Kallise & Michael who just finished up a successful critical care transfer involving an EVD.

Thank you Mercy Hospital for trusting our crew to care for your critical care patients.

☎️ 1-800-AIREVAC ☎️

05/24/2026

Aviation Mechanic Technician (AMT) Day

🔧🚁 Ken Hanna - AEL 165 AMT 🚁🔧

Behind the scenes, but at the very heart ♥️ of AEL 165, you’ll find our incredible aviation mechanic, Ken Hanna 🛠️🚁👨‍🔧

Ken is there all hours of the day and night, making sure our aircraft is in top-tier condition and ready to safely carry our crew and patients. One moment he’s at the very top of the helicopter, the next he’s underneath it, or balancing on a ladder to get the perfect angle for inspection or repair—wherever the job takes him, Ken is there.

He doesn’t just handle routine maintenance. When something feels off - a vibration that isn’t quite right or an instrument light that comes on at the worst possible time - Ken answers the call. When our crews don’t understand what’s going on mechanically, he takes as much time as we need to sit down and explain the ins and outs of what’s going on. From critical aircraft systems to fixing our helmets and programming the radios, he keeps everything running exactly as it should.

Because of Ken, every member of our crew steps into the aircraft with an added layer of confidence. He is the extra blanket of safety we feel every single time we lift off.

On AMT day 2026 and each and every day, we are incredibly thankful for everything Ken does for AEL 165 🚁👨‍🔧💙

05/22/2026

As EMS Week comes to a close, we just want to say thank you again to all the EMS crews we’re proud to work alongside every day! 🚑💙

We had such a great week celebrating—delivering smoked chicken for dinners to crews at GEMS, JEMS, Miami EMS, and Quapaw EMS, and wrapped things up today with AE29 with a fajita lunch with MESTA in Pryor.

A huge shoutout 🗣️ to Jay EMS, Mercy Hospital, and Integris Grove Hospital for spoiling us with snacks, brownies, and a fruit & veggie tray—we appreciate you all so much!

We’re grateful for the teamwork, dedication, and heart each of you bring to our communities. 💙🚁🚑❤️

EMS Week 2026
Improving Outcomes, Together!

05/21/2026

🎉🚁 Congratulations, Farah! 🚁🎉

Please join us in celebrating Flight Medic Farah, FP-C on her recently achieved incredible 5-year anniversary with AEL (GMR)!

Farah, thank you for the countless hours you've dedicated to AEL 165, the many lives you've touched in our community, and the unwavering commitment you show up with every day. Your passion, skill, and willingness to always go above and beyond truly make a difference.

We’re so grateful to have you on the team. Here’s to all you’ve accomplished and to many more years of excellence ahead! ❤️🚁💙

05/19/2026

🚁💙 Happy EMS Week from AEL 165 💙🚁

This EMS Week, we want to take a moment to recognize and thank the incredible EMS agencies we are honored to work alongside in our local area every day - as well as all the EMS providers across our region.

Your dedication to serving our communities does not go unnoticed. The long hours, the missed holidays, the late nights, and the early mornings, all in the name of caring for others, are a true testament to your commitment and passion. We are incredibly thankful for each and every provider and the compassionate care you deliver to every patient, every time. Your teamwork, professionalism, and unwavering service make a difference in countless lives.

It is an honor to stand beside you in this mission. Thank you for all that you do… not just this week, but every single day.

💙 Stay safe, and thank you for your service. 💙

— Air Evac Lifeteam 165

05/14/2026

Beautiful day for flying! Thanks JEMS for the scene flight! 🚑🚁

05/08/2026

🚁✨Meet Michael Tate, NRP, CCP-C!✨🚁

Please help us welcome Michael to our team! Michael is joining our team at AEL 165 as an experienced flight clinician transferring from AEL 42 in Forrest City, AR!

Michael started his career in EMS in 2006 and has proudly served as a 🚒 Firefighter/Paramedic🚑 throughout his career, including time as a Director of EMS. Michael says that serving others and helping people during difficult moments is a passion of his.

Outside of work, he’s been married to his wife Kelly for 17 years, and together they have three amazing kids and three dogs. When away from the job, you’ll usually find him outdoors — especially duck 🦆 hunting with his dad and his dog Daisy or chasing turkeys in the spring woods.

We are so excited to have him on our team here at 165 and look forward to getting him out and about in our area to provide ACCESS! 🚁✨

04/26/2026

❤️🚁💙

🚁 When Hope Takes Flight 🚁

There’s a holy kind of courage in the ones who rise above the chaos.
Our air medical crews don’t just fly — they answer a calling.

When the ground is broken, when families are praying, when seconds feel like eternity…
you come roaring through the sky like an answered prayer.

Inside that helicopter — in the cramped space, the shaking airframe, the hum of monitors —
you carry more than skill.
You carry mercy, strength, and a God‑given calm that settles the storm around you.

You step into moments most people never see.
You steady hands that tremble.
You breathe hope into fear.
You fight for life with everything you have, every single time.

And I believe — truly — that God rides with you in those missions.
In the wisdom in your decisions.
In the peace in your voices.
In the protection over every mile you fly.

To our flight medics, nurses, and pilots:
Your courage is a ministry. Your service is a blessing. Your impact is eternal.

Midwest Emergency Photography sees your grit, your grace, your faith in the darkest moments —
and honors every life you lift toward another sunrise.

Air Evac Lifeteam 165 - Grove, OK

04/25/2026