DUSTOFFer Newsletter

Greetings DUSTOFF Family! This article marks a bittersweet milestone – this will be my last DUSTOFFer article as the 67J Consultant. My greatest reflection is that it has truly been a distinct honor to serve our 67J Dustoff community over the last seven years.    During my tenure, my consultant team proved very successful in

COL Sam Fricks The Medical Evacuation Concepts & Capabilities Division (MECCD) continues to drive capability development and integration within the Medical Evacuation Community.  Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, experimentation with autonomous systems, Arctic experiments, a MEDEVAC limited objective experiment (LOE), and writing a requirement for a protected wheeled ambulance are just a few of the

Greetings from the Pentagon, DUSTOFF Warriors! I am honored to take the controls as the President and continue to spearhead initiatives and work with the executive council, leadership and members to collaborate and bring positive change to ensure we remain Your Association. We are the DUSTOFF Association. I move into the President’s seat as LTC(R)

Instructor duty within the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) is highly sought after and competitive. Despite the changes in the Army manning processes, DAM still strives to bring the best, most diverse Officers, NCOs, and Department of the Army Civilians into their formation. One of the most recent examples is DAM’s new First

1LT Zachary Simmons, 67J, was presented with his DUSTOFF Association Life Member Certificate May 31st, 2023 by COL Sam Fricks, Director, MECCD for having the highest GPA in his graduating flight class. Welcome to the DUSTOFF family and congratulations! Thank you to Collins Aerospace for sponsoring the Top-of-the-Class life membership!

1LT Robert Lumadue, 67J, was presented with his DUSTOFF Association Life Member Certificate May 2nd, 2023 by COL Sam Fricks, Director, MECCD and George Johnson, Collins Aerospace. He had the highest GPA in his graduating flight class. Welcome to the DUSTOFF Family and congratulations! Thank you to Collins Aerospace for sponsoring the Top-of-the-Class life membership!

1LT Joshua Williamson was presented with his DUSTOFF Life Member Certificate at MECCD, as he has the highest GPA 0067J in his graduating class. Welcome to the DUSTOFF Family.

With many of CW4 Mike Novosel’s family in attendance, Fort Rucker officially became Fort Novosel. Mike Novosel was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War for his life-saving missions to save wounded Soldiers. Mike was one of the finest gentlemen this Army has ever had in its ranks. Mike served during World War