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File: 970207_aadcv_009.txtTOPIC AREA: CREW MANAGEMENT / UTC STAFFING / STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING SUBMITTED BY: HQ AFRES/SGXO ISSUE: Not all medical crew UTCs have staffing for required crew management activities. OBSERVATION: There is a medical crew management package associated with C-141 medical crew UTCs; however, there is no crew management package for C-130 medical crew UTCs. DISCUSSION: There is no standardized tasking for a crew management team. The C-141 medical crew UTCs are assigned with management personnel to manage required crew support activities. This is not true for C-130 medical crew UTCs. For example, 20 C-141 medical crews were assigned with a planned seven person crew management package. Forty C-130 crews were substituted.for forty C-141 medical crews. None of these 40 C-130 medical crews came with crew management personnel. This caused a shortage in crew management personnel at RAF Upper Heyford. When the AECC/AECE arrived, we had a difficult time trying to discover the names of medical crew members assigned who had reported ahead of the AECC element, where they were located, and how they could be reached. Even after all personnel were assigned, the number of medical crews and related medical kits required more management personnel. The only way we were able to function was to task medical c-rew members to accomplish crew management activities. This base of personnel would have quickly dissipated if they were tasked to perform their primary tasking: to fly aeromedical evacuation missions. IMPACT: (1) Increased training requirements for MSC and 906X0 personnel. (2) Increased manpower authorizations in C-130 AE units. RECOMMENDATION: Include appropriate medical crew management authorizations in medical crew UTC regardless of the aircraft in which the medical crews are tasked. In addition, each AECC/AECE should have a base level authorization of crew management personnel. The crew management personnel that are assigned to a medical crew UTC should be absorbed by the AECC/AECE to complete the crew management support activity. Training in standardized crew management policies and procedures is also required. 8
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