July 21, 2015 TAAC-Air advisors provide C-130 medevac training to Afghan medics Ten Afghan National Army flight medics and one flight nurse did hands-on training in a C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport here July 9.The day started with reconfiguring the cargo compartment from netted seating to metal stanchions that hold stretchers for a medical evacuation
July 21, 2015 Aeromedical Evacuation team provides in-air care A team of Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here traveled to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 19 to provide in-flight medical care to three servicemembers.The U.S. Army Soldiers sustained multiple injuries when their Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
July 17, 2015 Patrick hosts joint medical readiness exercise More than 200 Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here participated in MEDBEACH 2015, a joint-service medical readiness exercise July 9-12 to prepare rescue Airmen for real-world wartime emergencies.The 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron conducted the exercise to prepare medical
April 28, 2015 Air Force, Army team up for Operation Joint Medic Independent duty medical technicians take cover and ready patients for medical evacuation during the Operation Joint Medic training exercise March 31, 2015, at Silver Flag Alpha range complex, Nevada. This inaugural exercise provided joint service training in preparation of full spectrum downrange
April 24, 2015 22nd MDG mighty medics participate in Ultimate Caduceus 15 Members of the 22nd Medical Group, and units from across the U.S., participated in Ultimate Caduceus 2015, giving them the opportunity to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, April 16 - 18, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.The Louisiana Air National Guard hosted the
April 24, 2015 22nd MDG mighty medics participate in Ultimate Caduceus 15 Members of the 22nd Medical Group, and units from across the U.S., participated in Ultimate Caduceus 2015, giving them the opportunity to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, April 16 - 18, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.The Louisiana Air National Guard hosted the
Feb. 9, 2015 Air Force Ebola support winds down After more than four months of continuous airlift support to Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Air Force is winding down efforts in Senegal, Monrovia and Liberia.To help counter the deadly Ebola virus, Airmen from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, as well as Air Mobility Command
Feb. 9, 2015 Reserve doctor reflects on three-decade rescue career For many reservists, commuting to their assigned base is a monthly endeavor. While several reservists spend a couple hours or more on the road to attend their drill weekends, few travel through all four continental U.S. time zones for only two days of work. Dr. (Col.) Lewis Neace was one of those
Feb. 6, 2015 Air Force Medical Service 2014 annual award winners announced It is with great pride that the Air Force Surgeon General announces the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2014 Annual Awards. The categories include both individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards.The recipients' accomplishments include
Dec. 17, 2014 Simulation Center Offers Realistic Training for Critical Care Air Transport Team On an Air Force medical evacuation aircraft, two critically injured Soldiers are being transported from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, under the care of a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT).A CCATT is a flying three-person critical care unit
Dec. 3, 2014 CASF ensures smooth transition for wounded warriors Wounded, away from loved ones and no idea what's going to happen next can be physically and mentally draining for those service members who get injured while on deployment.Airmen from the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility are trained medical professionals whose job it is to ensure those
Oct. 1, 2014 U.S. Airmen share medevac capabilities with JASDF Taking care of your own--it is a responsibility maintained culturally by the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. One way Airmen take care their own is through medical health care.The 459th Airlift Squadron, from Yokota Air Base, Japan, flew to Kadena Air Base Tuesday and Wednesday
Aug. 5, 2014 Culture change: Aviation safety in healthcare Editor's note: This is the part one of a three-part series on the integration of operational risk management and flight line safety procedures into hospitals and dental squadrons across the Air Force.The Air Combat Command Surgeon General's office pioneered a program bringing operational risk
Aug. 5, 2014 Joint trauma system vital link to saving lives A loud explosion hits close, shaking the dust from the walls. Sirens start going off and servicemembers run to check on everyone near the impact site. The 9-line report comes across the net. Helicopter rotors start spinning. The wounded receive their first care from a medic who also completes a
July 28, 2014 AFMS expresses its condolences for medical Airman involved in training fatality The Air Force Medical Service expresses its condolences to the family and friends of Senior Airman Timothy J. Wright, an Air Force aeromedical evacuation technician, who recently passed after being fatally injured during a training exercise.SrA Wright, member of the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation
July 14, 2014 Joint exercise provides cost-effective, life-saving training The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and the 81st Medical Group took part in Operation Magnolia Medical En route Care, a joint medical training exercise July 9 at Keesler AFB and the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center.Keesler's Air Force Reserve weather recon unit and the active-duty med
June 19, 2014 Afghan Air Force learns self-sustaining casualty evacuation care The flight line is filled with aircrew and the C-130 Hercules engines are starting up for another Afghan Air Force casualty evacuation mission.Within two years, the Afghan Air Force has made significant improvements to their casualty evacuation capabilities, or CASEVAC, as they continue to take the
June 18, 2014 Hurricane Hunters, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron team up for life-saving training The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's Hurricane Hunters based in Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here have vastly different missions; however, the one thing they do have in common is saving lives.The two Air Force Reserve Command units paired
June 13, 2014 D-Day for the 816th This article is the second in two-part series that looks at the experiences of aeromedical evacuation from Normandy in the words of the flight nurses and medics who flew the missions 70 years ago.