H. Res. 1605 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 28, 2010. 

Whereas aeromedical evacuation by the Air Force is part of 

an integrated combat casualty care system that includes 

front-line medics and Corpsmen of the Army, Navy, and 

Air Force, as well as medical evacuation and casualty 

evacuation by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps flight, air 

ambulance, and ground ambulance crews; 

Whereas aeromedical evacuation missions provide support for 

all of the Armed Forces; 

Whereas, since September 11, 2001, the aeromedical evacuation system has moved over 81,000 patients, including 

almost 14,000 battle-injured soldiers; 

Whereas troops wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom 

and Operation Iraqi Freedom reach United States military hospitals out of theater in 30 hours on average; 

Whereas the majority of patients are normally flown to 

Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and then to appropriate 

care facilities in the United States; 

Whereas our wounded troops arrive at United States hospitals in an average of 3 days; 

Whereas now troops wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom arrive at United 

States hospitals on average 7 days faster than they did 
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during Operation Desert Storm and over 40 days faster 

than during the Vietnam conflict; 

Whereas yielding a survival rate of 98 percent for wounded 

service members by adopting a new strategy of rapid 

evacuation from the battlefield, critical care air transport 

teams provide care that has resulted in the lowest mortality rate of any war in United States history; 

Whereas aeromedical evacuation is a Total Force effort which 

includes Active Duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard 

members; 

Whereas there are 18 Air Force Reserve squadrons, 10 National Guard squadrons, and 4 Active Duty squadrons; 

Whereas the aeromedical evacuation system is comprised of 

aeromedical evacuation crews, aeromedical staging facilities, aeromedical liaison teams, support and communications personnel, and command and control teams; 

Whereas the Air Force has up to 500 aeromedical evacuation, 

aeromedical staging, aeromedical liaison, support, communications, and command and control personnel deployed to Afghanistan, to Iraq, in Europe, and in the 

United States, as part of the team providing care and 

helping ensure that wounded soldiers, sailors, airmen, 

and Marines get safely home to their families; 

Whereas a normal aeromedical evacuation crew is composed 

of 2 flight nurses and 3 technicians; 

Whereas a normal critical care air transport team, composed 

of a critical care physician, critical care nurse, and a respiratory technician, augments an aeromedical evacuation 

crew when ICU level patients are transported; and 
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Whereas Air Mobility Command plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the 

world: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes the service of the medical and air 

crews in helping our wounded warriors make the expeditious and safe trip home to the United States; and 

(2) commends the personnel of the Air Force for 

their commitment to the well-being of all our service men 

and women. 

Attest: 

Clerk.