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COL Enrique (Rick) Ortiz Jr.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 four years. What I learned in my tenure is …
God does not subtract from man’s allotted time the hours spent while flying, but He exacts harsh penalties for those who do not learn to land properly. The difference between fear and terror: fear is when your calculations show you may not have enough fuel to make it to your destination. Terror is when you …
I am certain most pilots have experienced strange things happening during their flying days, so let me share one of mine. In April of 1964, we took five Huey helicopters from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Needles, California to support the largest military training exercise since WWII, something called “Operation Desert Strike.” The maneuver area …
MECCD Director—COL Steve BarnesGreetings from the Wiregrass to the entire Aeromedical Evacuation Enterprise at-large! First Up, allow me to thank each and every one of you in the DUSTOFF formation. What you do in support of your fellow Soldier in the noble mission of the MEDEVAC is vastly important and appreciated. Throughout this year, the …
Reprint from Jordan Times Thursday, July 17, 2003 BAGHDAD (AFP) — The largest ongoing US medevac operation since the Vietnam war is in full swing in Iraq as a company of Blackhawk helicopter pilots, crew chiefs and medics race across Iraqi skies — and against time — to bring aid to friend and foe. Fighting …
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Pilots Highlight Evolution of Army’s Sacred Medevac DutyJennifer Benitz, Assistant EditorThis article originally appeared in ARMY magazine, Vol. 69, No. 11, November 2019.Copyright 2019 by the Association of the United States Army, all rights reserved. From Korea and Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq, Army medical evacuation crews have gone above and beyond for wounded Soldiers …
By Robert B. Robeson, LTC, USA (Ret) “…I think I should say one word, too, a special word, about the Dust Offs—the Med-Evacs. This was a great group of men. All those who flew them, all those who did it. Courage above and beyond the call of duty was sort of routine to them. It …
DUSTOFFers, do not let our legacy go untold. The DUSTOFF Hall of Fame honors those who exhibited our ethics and standards in their actions and their contributions were instrumental to the DUSTOFF mission. Do your homework. Find out about that man or woman who made a difference in your career by his or her inspiration. …
1/1/2022 through 06/30/2022 (Cash Basis)
An update from the Aviation Consultant to the Surgeon General, COL Enrique Ortiz.