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Observation In Medical Evacuation

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I currently serve in a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) company stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. I have served there since May 2014 through now. I am currently a UH-60M instructor pilot for C Co, 3-25 AVN REGT. I have served as a MEDEVAC pilot for the past five years, both at Ft. Bragg, NC and deployed to Afghanistan. Since the assumption of installation MEDEVAC coverage on the island of Oahu this year, I have noticed that patient treatment time has increased due to the introduction of battalion rehearsal exercises.

Observation 1: The introduction of unannounced rehearsal exercises has delayed patient treatment.

Discussion 1: While providing installation coverage, it is a unit’s responsibility to provide medical evacuation to
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