Tag Archives: MEDEVAC

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, a combat weatherman, uses night vision goggles to conduct a weather observation to ensure visibility and climate matches the main weather sensor data at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

Battlefield Weather: Forecasting Mission Success

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Decision makers at all levels rely on the Air Force’s 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron to provide accurate weather forecasts for military operations.
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Photo: Security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk MEDEVAC helicopter to land before moving a simulated casualty during medical evacuation training on FOB Farah, Jan. 9. U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh

Worth A Thousand Words: Blackhawk MEDEVAC

Posted on January 21, 2013 by bniegel

Security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk MEDEVAC helicopter to land before moving a simulated casualty.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, coalition, coalition forces, Department of State, DoS, Farah, Farah province., International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, MEDEVAC, military, military training, mission, NATO, Navy, OEF, Operation Enduring Freedom, OTAN, province, provincial, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, PRT, PRT Farah, sailor, security, soldier, State Department, training, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

Photo: Spc. Thomas Appelhanz, C Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade flight medic checks to ensure IV fluid is flowing properly to a wounded Afghan National Army Solidier during a patient transfer mission at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapisa province, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan

Worth A Thousand Words: IV Bag Check

Posted on November 19, 2012 by bniegel

Spc. Thomas Appelhanz, C Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade flight medic checks to ensure IV fluid is flowing properly to a wounded Afghan National Army Solidier
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Posted in Medical Monday, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Afghanistan, Army Aviation, aviation, Bagram, Black Hawk, Dust Off, dustoff, flight medic, MEDEVAC, medic, Tagab Valley, Task Force Destiny, Task Force Shadow, TF Destiny, TF Shadow, UH-60, Wings of Destiny | Leave a comment

Critical Care For Heroes

Posted on August 16, 2012 by jtozer

The state-of-the-art Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield is widely recognized as the premier medical facility in Afghanistan. CJTH treats about 4,000 patients each month – as many as 130 war-related injuries each day – yet more than 95 …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, airfield, airman, Bagram Airfield, CASF, CJTH, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, Craig Joint Theater hospital, Defense, Department of Defense, DoD, health, Marines, MEDEVAC, military, military hospital, patients, sailors, service members, soldiers, U.S. Air Force, wellness | Leave a comment

A Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jtozer

U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back …
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