Captain David Barber is a full time military nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Critical Care with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). His current role is a Flight Nursing Officer with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, where one of his core responsibilities is to train NZDF personnel in aeromedical evacuation (AE). He is also an AE team member who must maintain currency and readiness to deploy in support of NZDF operations.