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File: aabin_01.txtSUBJECT: 1704RS(P) MEDICAL UPDATE PERSONNEL BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 390 COSQ/DONA PAGE 01 29 1649Z STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND IUNIT TOTAL: 002) OPR: SG(02) INFO: XDP(01) COMMAND SECT COURTESY COPY (01) ------------------------- 29.-1650Z A0 XDP (TOTAL COPIES: 004) SUBJ: MEDICAL UPDATE PERSONNEL (U) 12 JAN - 28 JAN 91 (1) 41 (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) 1 (5) 9 (6) 18 (7) [(b)(6)]IS BEING SENT BACK TO ALCONBURY FOR DEFINITIVE SURGlCAL REMOVAL OF A BASAL CELL (SKIN) CARCINOMA ON HIS LEFT NASAL BRIDGE, NEAR HIS EYE. HE WILL BE REPLACED TEMPORARILY, AND EXPECTS TO RETURN IN ONE TO TWO WEEKS. (8) A REPLACEMENT FLIGHT SURGEON FROM BEALE IS PREPARED TO DEPLOY TO THIS LOCATION ALLOWING FOR CONTINUATION OF PROFICIENCY TRAINING IN THE HYPERBARIC SKILLS SO ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROPER CARE OF OUR U-2 PILOTS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT NO TRAINING IN PROCEDURES OR TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF DEC0MPRESSION SICKNESS. THIS IS A CRITICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF DCS IN U-2 PILOTS, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF WARTIME (FREQUENT, RISKY FLYING) CONDITIONS. OUR LOCATION, AND RESULTANT DEPENDENCE ON A FOREIGN HYPERBARIC CHAMBER FACILITY, UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING CURRENTLY PROFICIENT HYPERBARIC QUALIFIED AIR FORCE FLIGHT SURGEON HERE TO SUPPORT THIS CRITICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSION. BT #1569 NNNN
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