Modern US Army rotary wing aeromedical evacuation operations and doctrinal concepts can be traced back to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. These early concepts have formed the foundation for the current doctrine, structure, and employment of...
The US Army Medical Department (AMEDD) is in the process of developing new concepts to support the Army’s transformation. Its current mission is to conserve the fighting strength of US Army forces, providing force health protection to forces in a...
MAJ Gary Means served as a flight surgeon with the 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade in Kandahar, Afghanistan during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this February 2010 interview, MAJ Means discusses his unit's...
Fighting the war on terrorism on several different fronts simultaneously had stressed the Army’s air evacuation system to its limits. The 236th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06 and provided medical...
From April through October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Jason Davis served as the assistant operations officer (air) for the 56th Medical Evacuation Battalion, based in Tikrit, Iraq. In this interview, he discusses his role in...
Army Aviation Transformation mandated major aviation command reorganization by restructuring units into modular Combat Aviation Brigades (CABs) that could be tailored to
meet and sustain any operational requirement. As part of the new CABs,...
Due to the current and future world events, the United States Armed Forces have to be more flexible, far reaching, and timely to react to or deter conflict. To meet these demands the military must have interoperability, which in this monograph...
This thesis investigates whether the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) should restructure the medical evacuation battalion. The structure chosen allows the AMEDD to deploy, train, and command medical assets during peace and war. Whether the AMEDD...
In this interview MAJ Crawley relates some of the organizational difficulties he observed resulting from the reorganization of the 38th CAB's Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) into a modular aviation brigade headquarters prior to...
Charlie Company 1_214th Air Ambulance (AA) Company, comprised of 12 aircraft UH-60 and 135 personnel, deployed from Landstuhl, Germany on 15 Aug 2007 in support of OIF 07-09. At the time I had 14 flight medics assigned, including myself. I am a...
LTC Kruse deployed as the Commander of Task Force (TF) 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. LTC Kruse discusses at length the disadvantages of a separate Aviation Task Force working directly for the Combined Forces...
From January 2006 through February 2007 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Major Jason Davis served as operations officer and executive officer for the 159th Medical Company (Air Ambulance). In this interview, he discusses his...
Our National Military Strategy is based on rapid introduction of overwhelming combat power to achieve decisive results with minimum casualties. Air power is a key component of this strategy. To effectively employ air power requires an inherent...
8 July 2004, during a Combat Logistic Patrol heading north on the Samara bypass, my unit reacted to a detonated Improvise Explosive Device and another unexploded device in close proximity, which rendered four casualties to include my Battalion...
Much has changed in the U.S. Army over the last decade. Transforming to a modular, brigade-centric force included a transition of operating concepts as well. Just as ground maneuver brigades transformed to be more versatile, adaptable, agile,...
In this interview, LTC Clarke gives a detailed description of the formation of his unit -- Detachment 15 of the 244th Aviation Brigade (USAR) -- specifically for the purpose of controlling Army fixed wing Aviation operations in Iraq. Clarke...
Pre-deployment and world events before an actual deployment play a large role in a soldiers training and mindset. Training against non-conventional warfare is essential. Knowledge of your enemy is a key to success. The American Soldier is an...
Over the last eight years, combat operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) have put a tremendous strain on the US Army's aviation fleet. In February 2004, the Army canceled the cornerstone of Army Aviation Transformation, the $48...
The United States Army Medical Department delivers high quality medical care throughout the world, many times to remote and austere environments. A major tenet of this care system is the rapid evacuation of combat casualties to hospitals with...
This study determines whether the U.S. Army is prepared to sustain U.S. units operating behind enemy lines as guerrilla forces. History provides many examples where guerrilla forces complement conventional operations. The "center of gravity" for...