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. 9, 2019 Air Force, Army medevacs 30 patients Chaos ensues on the flightline 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.
March 29, 2018 Care in the air: Teams deliver patient care in challenging environments The back of an aircraft is a challenging place to deliver medical care. For Air Force medical crews, treating patients in the air is just part of the job.
March 28, 2017 Joint AE mission enables patients to receive critical care Airmen, Soldiers and U.S. and Japanese civilian personnel from six different locations around the world teamed up to provide the largest aeromedical evacuation ever at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for two critical patients March 22.The Air Force AE system is a unique and significant part of the nation’s