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File: 120596_aacwy_17.txtwhen working around aeromedical evacuation aircraft. These items were obtained only through a concerted effort by aeromedical evacuation control element personnel. 3. Recommendation: Make goggles, work gloves and reflector belts/vests a table of allowance requirement for Aeromedical Evacuation Control Elements. V. Standardized training on aeromedical evacuation mission aircraft must be developed for all aeromedica1 evacuation personnel. 1. Observation: Personnel deployed from tactical oriented units were not adequately trained for the strategic mission at Ramstein AB. 2. Discussion: Medical crews were deployed to the Ramstein AB Aeromedical Evacuation Control Element from both tactical and strategic aeromedical evacuation units. Although the concept of a 'crew is a crew' has been espoused for at least three years, methods have not been implemented to put this philosophy into practice. The result in Operation Desert Storm was the deployment of thousands of medical crewmembers who were trained only in-either the C-130 or C-141. Since the aeromedica1 evacuation mission at Ramstein AB was solely to fly C-141 missions to either Southwest Asia or to CONUS, the assignment of medical crewmembers trained only to fly in C-130 aircraft proved to be a liability (although a minor one at Ramstein AB) rather than an asset because these crewmembers had to be assigned to qualified C-141 personnel which required additional management time and effort. Training must meet anticipated requirements for the deployment. If strategic and tactical crews are to be mixed, reserve training must address this in advance of any deployment. 3. Recommendation: All medical crewmembers should be required to qualify in both C-130 and C-141 aircraft. Training in all aeromedical evacuation units should be standardized and practiced together in both command post and field exercises. It is too late to train after deployment. W. Standardized training on all medical equipment should be developed and provided to all aeromedica1 evacuation crewmembers Page 17
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