43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

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43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Active 1997-present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Role Aeromedical evacuation
Part of Air Mobility Command
Garrison/HQ Pope Army Airfield
Motto(s) Always the First
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander		 Col. Ricky Sexton
Insignia
43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron emblem 43 AES new 2007.jpg

The 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (43 AES) is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina. It is a component of Eighteenth Air Force and Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force, and is part of the air force component of United States Transportation Command.

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43d Air Mobility Operations Group

The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group is an active duty air mobility unit at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and is part of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) USAF Expeditionary Center. The unit is composed of five squadrons, including one of the only two active Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons based in the United States. The group's primary mission focuses on providing enroute operations and enabling global response and airborne support for Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division.

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43 AES provides tactical aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops and regional Unified Commands using C-130 Hercules and other aircraft. The unit is manned by flight nurses, Medical Service Corps officers, aeromedical evacuation technicians, medical administration and logistics technicians, and radio and communications operators. [1]

Aeromedical evacuation

Aeromedical evacuation (AE) usually refers to the use of military transport aircraft to carry wounded personnel.

Flight nurse

A Flight Nurse is a registered nurse who specialises in the field of providing comprehensive pre-hospital, emergency critical care, and hospital care to a vast scope of patients. The care of these patients is generally during aeromedical evacuation or rescue operations aboard helicopters, propeller aircraft or jet aircraft. On board a rescue aircraft you would find a flight nurse accompanied by flight medics and respiratory practitioners, as well as the option of a flight physician for comprehensive emergency and critical transport teams. The inclusion of a flight physician is more commonly seen in pediatric and neonatal transport teams.

History

On 1 April 1997, the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was inactivated and the 43 AES activated as part of the 43d Airlift Wing under Air Mobility Command.

43d Airlift Wing

The 43rd Airlift Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit last stationed at Pope Field, part of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where it was inactivated in March 2011. The wing performed en route operations support at Pope Field to include mission command & control, aircrew management, aircraft maintenance, aircraft loading, aircraft fueling and supply. Since the wing's inactivation, the 43rd Airlift Group has carried out airlift, maintenance, and base support at Pope Field.

Air Mobility Command Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for air mobility forces

Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri.

In April 1999, the 43 AES deployed to Tirana, Albania in support of Operation Noble Anvil. As part of Task Force Hawk, AES personnel provided support to Army V Corps. Twenty-seven missions were flown on opportune C-17 and C-130 aircraft resulting in the safe and timely transfer of service members to include one injured security police dog.

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V Corps was a regular corps of the United States Army during World War I, World War II, Cold War, Kosovo, and War on Terrorism. It was officially inactivated on 15 September 2013 at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Germany.

On 7 October 2001, The US began its war on terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom began. Later that month, personnel from the 43 AES, were the first aeromedical forces to deploy overseas. Since January 2003 members of the 43 AES have been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for the Global War on Terrorism. On October 7, 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush announced that airstrikes targeting Al Qaeda and the Taliban had begun in Afghanistan. Operation Enduring Freedom primarily refers to the War in Afghanistan, but it is also affiliated with counterterrorism operations in other countries, such as OEF-Philippines and OEF-Trans Sahara.

Members of the 43 AES also deployed in support of joint operations related to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita in 2005.

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Hurricane Rita Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005

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43 AES became part of the 43d Airlift Group on 1 March 2011 when the 43d Airlift Wing inactivated.

In July 2014 the squadron was participating in an exercise involving a hostage rescue scenario, when Staff Sergeant Timothy Wright was struck and killed by a Humvee. Despite immediate response measures, SSgt Wright died of his injuries a short time later. Col. Elizabeth Shaw, the unit commander, was relieved "due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command" following the release of the ground accident investigation board report. Lt. Col. Russ Frantz was named interim squadron commander pending appointment of a new commander. [2]

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The 43 AES has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award nine times. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "43d AES: Their mission is your life" Archived 30 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine . By Staff Sgt. Zachary Hassay, 43d Airlift Group Public Affairs. 3 March 2011
  2. ↑ "43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander relieved of command". Air Force Times. January 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://access.afpc.af.mil/AwardsDMZNet40/Default.aspx
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