March 27, 2024 All-female NICU team performs double emergency transfer In an important display of knowledge, coordination and dedication, an all-female team of neonatal intensive care unit and aeromedical evacuation Airmen successfully executed a double transport of Critical infants.
Jan. 9, 2024 Yokota sustains 24/7 air medical transport The 459th Airlift Squadron performed a trial run of a new readiness posture for medical transport on Dec. 18, aiming to offer 24/7 airlift support, streamlining the patient transfers from the 374th Medical Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to other medical facilities in the region.
July 7, 2023 KC-135 serves as platform for multiple missions over Germany and Netherlands Aeromedical Evacuation technicians with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, sharpened their skills during a routine refueling flight in a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, June 27.
Feb. 16, 2023 AASAB medical evacuation training enhances coalition partnership, skillsets Airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron trained with the U.S. Army and coalition partners from Italy and Denmark to practice setting up a C-130J Super Hercules for patient transport and evacuation.
Dec. 22, 2021 Air Force accelerates change to save lives: How aeromedical evacuation mission advanced in 20 years In the years following the attacks on September 11, 2001, U.S. Air Force medics accelerated advancements in medical care, specifically aeromedical evacuations, to save more service members’ lives.
Sept. 12, 2019 Air Force, Army medevacs 30 patients Chaos ensues on the flight line as 30 battered and bruised patients ail from injuries suffered during simulated wartime contingencies. Responsible for rapidly responding and stabilizing the situation, a special crew of U.S. Air Force and Army medical professionals rush to the scene with one
Oct. 29, 2018 Steady and ready: C-130 mainstay of medevac Since the Vietnam War, the C-130 Hercules has been a workhorse of aeromedical evacuation, and continues to serve as a reliable platform to move patients over long distances, allowing Airmen to provide critical care in the air, aid in disaster relief efforts, and bring warfighters home.