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Medevac Units Fly In The Thick Of Battle To Retrieve Casualties

Mideast Stars and StripesDecember 7, 2008 By Michael Gisick, Stars and Stripes JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A few minutes earlier they were standing in line for breakfast at the crowded chow hall, reconstituted eggs puddled on the griddle, coffee warming the Styrofoam in their hands. Then the walkie-talkies clipped to their pockets started talking to them. …

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New Entries on the Manifest

Please welcome this new members of the DUSTOFF Association (joined since last publication listed in chronological order by date joining the Association) James SchulteJoshua WilliamsJohn BorinoJames BradyRaymond DrewMarshall AndersonDavid HubbleAllison HatcherBrian WatsonRocky BlairJoseph McMcormickTerrence GeremskiJames MillerRyan WolfeEdward CunninghamJames BobineyGabe RomeroHolly MonksDan HokansonJake GerakJerry PhilppartDavid CreechJudy AllisonSpencer JensenJason JonesWesley HanlonMatthew DavisSusan Renee PensingerAnnette SobelBrad McWhirterSonny CooperAaron …

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The Ashtray

A reprint from 2003 DUSTOFFer Newsletter My name is Craig Richardson and I am an Army Helicopter Instructor Pilot.  Currently I serve with the 507th Medical Evacuation Company (MEDEVAC) in Fort Hood Texas.  Recently I was deployed to Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom. This story actually is a compilation of three major events culminating into …

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Top of the School House by MSG Eric W Pelkey

Teaching Aviation Medicine during a pandemic “The mission isn’t stopping, so the training isn’t stopping.” The message, relayed by the School of Army Aviation Medicine (SAAM) 1SG, is one of perseverance and resolve. The Fort Rucker based school will continue training despite the challenges brought by the ongoing pandemic threat. COVID 19 has affected the …

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