USAAAD conducts life-saving rescue of two civilians near Mount Adams
See this article about USAAD – Yakima as they continue to provide life-saving services to the Pacific Northwest.Read about it here
DUSTOFFer Newsletter
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2022 Hall of Fame induction ceremony
At the 2022 DUSTOFF Reunion held in San Antonio, three great men were inducted into the DUSTOFF Hall of Fame. Dave MacDonald, Scott Heintz, and Steve Peth were those three. Their citations that appear on their plaques that now reside on the DUSTOFF Hall of Fame Wall at the AMEDD Museum can be seen here: …
Message from your Executive Director
DUSTOFF FamilyFor the last 27 years I have have been decisively engaged in the management, direction, execution, documentation, and planning of this great Association. It is time to make some changes for the good of the future of this organization. Your current President, John McMahan, and I have been working on some re-organization and re-alignments …
Copper State Dustoff in Kosovo
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo (Oct. 27, 2022) – For many Soldiers, a long journey is ahead from the moment they enlist to when they actually get to do the job for which they signed up for. The Soldiers of the MedEvac detachment assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Arizona National Guard, also known as …
A sacred place
By MG Patrick Brady, COL Donald Hall and Charles Kelly, Jr. Sacred spaces. Lincoln talked about them in his address at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. In the military, they can have a special meaning. Places like the Little Round Top, where a desperate but determined Joshua Chamberlain ordered the men of …
DUSTOFF Memorial Monuments Honor KIAs
At long last, a fitting tribute to our brothers and sisters who died in the conduct of a medical evacuatioin mission has been accomplished. These images depict the setting and close-ups of all the five granite monuments installed at the AMEDD Museum on Fort Sam Houston. They are located in the pergola that houses a …
Yakima DUSTOFF rescues
Over the last weekend, Yakima DUSTOFF performed three life-saving missions – all hoist missions at high altitude. Great word DUSTOFF Click here to read the story
MEDEVAC Aircraft 995 Helicopter Capability Development Tool Unveiling
By: Cpt. Marjorie A. Evans and Sgt. 1st Class Billy Raines Fort Rucker, Alabama—An unveiling ceremony for the Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Aircraft 26995 Capability Development Tool was hosted on Fort Rucker, Alabama, on April 14, 2022 by the Medical Evacuation Concepts & Capabilities Division (MECCD), Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate (MED CDID). The historic occasion …
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DUSTOFF Rescue of the Year
The award will be presented at the 2022 DUSTOFF Reunion – A nice write up is found here
In Afghanistan’s ‘Valley Of Death,’ A Medevac Team’s Miracle Rescue
Originally published in Newsweek – November 12, 2012 By Tony Dokoupil and John Ryan The first bodies came on the first day of the operation. It was a Saturday, hot and quiet, the wind spinning eddies of sand around Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan. Out of the midmorning silence came the crackle of …
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