April 11, 2020 459th Airlift Squadron: a life-saving evacuation team For the pilots of the C-12J Huron assigned to Yokota AB’s very own 459th Airlift Squadron, this delivery of hope is just a perk of the job – providing aeromedical evacuation to the individuals that need it.
March 12, 2020 Liquid life Members of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron manage the supplemental liquid oxygen, or LOX, systems at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and stand ready to support those who require LOX to accomplish their missions.
Feb. 4, 2020 315th AW delivers humanitarian aid to Honduras The Denton Program is a Department of Defense transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by U.S. based non-governmental organizations, to developing nations.
Oct. 5, 2019 Global patient movement: moving America’s ill and injured warfighters safely, securely, soundly Serving as the Department of Defense’s single manager for global patient movement, one of its five Unified Command Plan responsibilities, U.S. Transportation Command executes this critical mission through the U.S. Air Force’s aeromedical evacuation system, which provides safe, secure, and sound
Oct. 3, 2019 No effort spared to bring wounded Soldier home In mid-August, Air Mobility Command’s 618th Air Operations Center was notified of an injured Soldier in need of urgent aeromedical evacuation out of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Immediately, AOC Airmen started to build a mission – REACH 797 – to help save one Soldier whose survival was in question
April 24, 2019 Air Advisor mission leaves lasting impression with the Guatemalan armed forces This was the 571st MSAS’ longest engagement in Guatemala since it began training Latin American air forces in 2011.
Jan. 31, 2019 Airlift unit tests mettle in joint Patriot Palm exercise Teaming up with Federal Emergency Management Agency, the FBI, Army, Coast Guard and Marine Corps, the 315th Contingency Response Flight completed Exercise Patriot Palm, a joint-service emergency and natural disaster response exercise, coordinated by the Air Force Reserve. The event is designed to
Dec. 17, 2018 Super Galaxy: Aeromedical evacuation's biggest ally During a cold, gloomy first week of December, total force Airmen teamed up at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to test the capability of the Air Force’s largest aircraft to perform aeromedical evacuation during a proof of concept event.
Nov. 27, 2018 C-130 aircrew exercises combat airdrop capability From food and water to ammunition and equipment, ground forces in the region receive critical assets thanks to C-130 Hercules aircrews like those from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron stationed at Al Udeid Air Base.
Nov. 8, 2018 Reservists credit teamwork in life-saving mission As if by fate, a weather delay in Germany allowed a group of reservists to embark on a challenging 22-and-a-half-hour mission to help save a fellow service member.
Sept. 27, 2018 Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives Just after completing the final flight of the Southern Hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station Aug. 25.
Sept. 24, 2018 Reserve Airmen save life in-flight A reserve aeromedical evacuation crew from the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron with the 433rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, was flying to support patient transport missions out of Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland when they came together to save the life of a man
Aug. 15, 2018 US, Polish conclude Aviation Rotation 18-4 U.S. and Polish troops concluded more than two weeks of intense bilateral training at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 14, 2018.
June 25, 2018 Aeromedical evacuation crews provide medical transport in Pacific region It’s a Sunday morning on Travis Air Force Base, California, and a flightline normally buzzing with activity is unusually void of the sounds expected from the busiest military air terminal in the U.S.
May 1, 2018 Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams When the U.S. military needs to transport critically injured patients by air, it calls on Air Force Critical Care Air Transport Teams. The Air Force is increasing CCATT capabilities to meet the needs of the warfighter.