USAF Starts Study Of Aeromedical Evacuation’s Future

USAF aeromedical evacuations specialists train on a C-17 during a January 2022 exercise.

Credit: Air National Guard
GRAPEVINE, Texas—The U.S. military’s aeromedical evacuation (AE) personnel have become very specialized and good at what they do—sending a team of experts and equipment on board a flying hospital to take care of a small number of injured troops. But as the Pentagon shifts its focus to a potential...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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