Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
File: aabpg_03.txt1. Reference : Hq USAFE/SGA MSG DTG 231701z Jan 91, SUBJ: USEUCOM Aeromedical Evacuation (A/E) Support for Desert Storm. 2. Concept: During the period 14 period 14 January to 25 March 1991, the Theater Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center (TAECC) was activated to support Operation Desert Storm. The TAECC was activated at the Operation Support Center (OSC) at RAMSTEIN Air Force Base, Germany as the Centralized Command, Control and Communication function for Aeromedical Evacuation activities in Europe. This included the movement of patients from the Desert Storm Area of Responsibility (AOR) to Europe (EUCOM), from EUCOM to CONUS and within the European Theater. The EUCOM Theater was divided into three regions. These were the Northern Region, located at Upper Heyford, England: the Southern Region, located at Torrejon Air Base, Madrid Spain: and the Central Region located at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. Each Region had a Regional Aeromedical Evacuation Center and an appropriate number of Aeromedical Evacuation System Elements and other support elements for that region. The TAECC was staffed by a composite of Active Duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel from Strategic and Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation Units and total 18 personnel. The large number of expected casualties necessitated the utilization of 237 planned Aeromedical Evacuation Crews for the transportation of wounded from EUCOM to CONUS and a planned utilization of 128 Aeromedical Evacuation Crews for the movement of wounded from the AOR to EUCOM. The actual number of Aeromedical Evacuation utilized were 195 Crews for the movement of wounded from EUCOM to CONUS and 109 Crews from the AOR to EUCOM. The Crews were utilized at the following bases: INTER-THEATER INTRA-THEATER BASE EUCOM CENTCOM EUCOM CENTCOM TOTALS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMSTEIN 40/25 85/65 0/4 43/44 125/138 RHEIN-MAIN 35/25 0/0 14/12 0/0 49/37 NUERNBURG 5/5 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/5 U. HEYFORD 60/20 0/0 25/41 0/0 85/61 MILDENHALL 5/5 0/0 18/18 0/0 23/23 WADDINGTON 15/14 0/0 0/0 0/0 15/14 TORREJON 15/11 0/0 0/0 0/0 15/14 INCIRLIK 0/0 0/0 5/5 0/0 5/5 TOTAL 175/105 85/65 62/80 43/44 365/294 ALL NUMBERS ARE ARRANGED AS PLANNED/PRESENT 3. Significant Activities: The Theater AECC coordinated all aeromedical evacuation activities between the AOR and EUCOM, and EUCOM and CONUS, and within the European Theater. The Theater AECC coordinated the movement of 3732 litter patient: 5645 ambulatory patients and 364 attendants on 178 flights between the period of 15 January 1991 and 25 March 1991. 1
Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search