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File: 970207_aadcv_022.txtTOPIC AREA: EQUIPMENT STANDARDIZATION / AE KITS, etc. SUBMITTED BY: HQ AFRES/SGXO ISSUE: Contingency kit design is not adequate for war time contingencies. OBSERVATION: Design of the contingency kits does not lend itself to functional use. DISCUSSION: Most problems with contingency kits should have surfaced during this operation. Contingency kits are too heavy, bulky, hard to carry, difficult to secure on aircraft, and difficult to transport back to the stage base after aeromedical evacuation missions. IMPACT: The lack of a standardized kit for use on all . aeromedical evacuation aircraft (C-130, C-141, CRAF) can act to impair mission effectiveness. RECOMMENDATION: Contingency kits should be standardized with the minimum amount of items required to support aeromedical evacuation patients. The size and weight of these kits should be kept to a minimum to ease transportation requirements. 21
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