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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 are early photographs of the five granite monuments installed last week at the AMEDD Museum on Fort Sam Houston. They are located in the pergola that houses a UH-1, …
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
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 …
MEDEVAC Aircraft 995 Helicopter Capability Development Tool Unveiling Read More »
The award will be presented at the 2022 DUSTOFF Reunion – A nice write up is found here
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 …
In Afghanistan’s ‘Valley Of Death,’ A Medevac Team’s Miracle Rescue Read More »
During the Vietnam War, the major focus was on helicopter ambulance units deployed in-country, and that is understandable. There was another unit that performed magnificently during that timeframe and went largely unnoticed, except by the men who were assigned and by the many thousands of patients transported by its crews. Prior to 1966, hospitalization …
The Little Unit that Could, by COL Retired Doug Moore Read More »
The original memorial honoring those killed in action during the Vietnam War was dedicated in 1973. A UH-1 (Huey) helicopter was dedicated as the memorial to the 214 crewmembers who were KIA during the Vietnam War. That memorial was dedicated and placed on the grounds of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School on …
COL David Zimmerman, Aviation Consultant to the Army Surgeon General DUSTOFF Family, Greetings from the Land of the Morning Calm! C/3-2 GSAB (377th MED CO (AA) lineage) is setting the standard and continues to provide coverage for the entire peninsula in conjunction with the Armistice mission here. I’m so impressed with our President John McMahan’s …
MECCD Chief- COL Samuel Fricks Greetings from beautiful Mother Rucker! Below, you’ll find updates along a few of our many important areas of interest. Its been an extremely busy, yet productive year and I’m excited about the future capabilities the MEDEVAC Enterprise is hard at work to provide for our future force. We’re also excited …
Provided by COL Retired Doug Moore – Report originally submitted last quarter 1968 and first quarter 1969 The 159th Medical Detachment (Hel Amb) has been extremely busy with several major combat actions occurring in our area and small unit contacts were a daily occurrence. The 101st Airborne Division finally moved out of our area and …
Quarterly Activity Report – 159th Medical Detachment – Vietnam Read More »