Articles from past editions of The DUSTOFFer
This is my account of the assault at Binh Gia. You requested an account of a big battle and this one was the biggest that I was ever involved in. Once again I am not a writer so please excuse any use of South Jersey Colloquialisms. I taught photography not English. Some people have told …
Good evening Team Dustoff! It’s been a busy 2022 for our officers across the force and we are in the middle of numerous summer PCS rotations across the Army. Our 67Js remain highly competitive for promotion and command selection. The most recent AMEDD MAJ Promotion Selection Board produced an overall primary zone selection of 71.7%, …
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 …
The award will be presented at the 2022 DUSTOFF Reunion – A nice write up is found here
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 »
1SG Eric W. Pelkey Over the past 20 years, Air Medical Evacuation Companies commonly referred to as “DUSTOFF,” provided continuity of patient treatment between the various roles of care in Afghanistan and Iraq. They held the responsibly of executing one of the most sacred military missions. To many, the opportunity to remove our fallen brothers …
Top of the School House – A Transitioning Community Read More »