Nov. 5, 2024 Aeromedical Evacuation: Mission ready anytime, anywhere The 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed its first mission in which they were responsible for planning, launch and recovery and providing the crew for the mission, a milestone which demonstrated the readiness of the U.S. Air Force’s medical response capabilities.
Oct. 25, 2024 Airmen, Soldiers team up: Strengthen Joint Interoperability with UH-60 Training Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 944th Fighter Wing joined forces with the Arizona Army National Guard on October 19, 2024, at Phoenix Goodyear Airport for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter training, a crucial step toward preparing for next month’s Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 in southern Arizona.
July 19, 2024 Airlift capable 24/7: 459 AS, 374 HCOS demonstrate aeromedical readiness on Independence Day On July 4, Airmen assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron and 374th Healthcare Operations Squadron demonstrated these capabilities to coordinate and perform the aeromedical transfer of a service member from Yokota Air Base to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, for treatment.
Dec. 19, 2023 105th Airlift Wing flies 17 aeromedical evacuation missions from August through November Airmen of the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing wrapped up their four-month long support of aeromedical evacuation missions in Europe Nov. 30, 2023.
Sept. 21, 2023 Reservist flight paramedics train active duty ground medical team on C-130H patient transfer Flight paramedics from the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron taught 21st Medical Group Airmen to onload and offload patients onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft Sept. 13, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
June 9, 2021 AFWERX Agility Prime partners with Kitty Hawk in first medevac exercise with electric aircraft AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with their first operational exercise.
Feb. 24, 2021 343rd TRS Airmen soar in joint air operations Airmen from the 343rd Training Squadron/Operating Location-A teamed with National Guard Soldiers and Air Force Reservists to strengthen their warfighting skills and joint partnerships with a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise Jan. 9 and a sling load exercise Jan. 27.
Sept. 20, 2019 U.S. Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, team up for joint MEDEVAC exercise Military working dog liaison officers with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Airmen with the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation Battalion, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, conducted joint medical evacuation and UH-60 Black Hawk
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
Jan. 4, 2019 From Just Cause to Iraqi Freedom: Nurse recounts time through three wars U.S. Air Force Capt. Carol Vermillion felt no fear while flying to Panama in December 1989 as part of Operation Just Cause, the first of three conflicts where she served as a nurse.
Oct. 30, 2018 920th RQW Airmen prepare for human spaceflight To prepare for the arrival of human space flight tests next year, the 920th Rescue Wing along with the DoD Human Space Flight Support Office, NASA and SpaceX personnel joined forces to plan and execute a realistic medical evacuation exercise at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 25.
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.
March 15, 2018 The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight Evacuating patients injured in combat and transporting them to higher levels of care requires a team of trained medics with the capability to keep patients stable in-flight. The Air Force’s Aeromedical Evacuation system has been a staple of transporting wartime casualties since World War II.
Sept. 17, 2017 Deployed med group keeps Airmen, Coalition members in the fight Military members across the various U.S. service branches are all expected to maintain certain physical fitness standards in order to be fit to fight. But what happens when those military members get injured or come down with an illness while deployed?
March 13, 2014 Winged Angels: USAAF flight nurses in WWII Before World War II, the U.S. military showed little interest in using aircraft and flight nurses to evacuate wounded soldiers to rear areas.