IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1605 
Recognizing 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 commending the personnel of the Air Force for their commitment 
to the well-being of all our service men and women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. 
SPRATT, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. REYES, Mr. SNY-
DER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ANDREWS, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. HEINRICH, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
THORNBERRY, Mr. JONES, Mr. FORBES, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, 
Ms. FALLIN, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. DJOU, Mr. CARTER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. 
HARE, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. 
ESHOO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HUNTER, and Mr. BACA) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing 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 commending 
the personnel of the Air Force for their commitment 
to the well-being of all our service men and women. 
Whereas aeromedical evacuation missions provide support for 
all of the Armed Forces; 
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•HRES 1605 IH 
Whereas, since September 11, 2001, the aeromedical evacu-
ation system has moved over 74,000 patients, including 
almost 14,000 battle-injured soldiers; 
Whereas troops wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom 
and Operation Iraqi Freedom reach United States mili-
tary hospitals 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 hos-
pitals in an average of 3 days; 
Whereas now troops wounded in Operation Enduring Free-
dom and Operation Iraqi Freedom arrive at United 
States hospitals on average 7 days faster than they did 
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 mor-
tality 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 Na-
tional Guard squadrons, and 4 Active Duty squadrons; 
Whereas the Air Force has up to 245 aeromedical evacuation 
personnel deployed to Afghanistan, to Iraq, and in the 
United States as part of the team providing care and 
helping ensure wounded soldiers get safely home to their 
families; 
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Whereas a normal aeromedical evacuation crew is composed 
of 2 flight nurses and 3 technicians; 
Whereas a critical care air transport team augments an 
aeromedical evacuation crew when required that is com-
posed of a critical care physician, critical care nurse, and 
a respiratory technician; and 
Whereas Air Mobility Command plays a crucial role in pro-
viding 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 ex-
peditious 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. 
Æ 
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