The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (86 AES) is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 86th Operations Group, 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is a component of Third Air Force and United States Air Forces Europe of the United States Air Force. The 86 AES provides operational aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops in the United States European Command and United States Africa Command theaters using primarily Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Gates Learjet C-21A and Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The unit is manned by Flight Nurses, Medical Service Corps officers and Aeromedical Evacuation Technicians; as well as medical administration and logistics technicians.
History[]
Unit Designations
- 7416th Medical Air Evacuation Group, 1 Jul 54
- 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group, 8 Feb 57
- Control of the 2d AEG was transferred to the 375 Aeromedical Airlift Wing at Scott AFB in 01 Apr 1975. It was subsequently renamed to a like numbered squadron.[1][2]
- 2d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 1 Jul 75
- 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 16 Aug 94
Unit Locations
- Ramstein AB, Germany 1 Jul 93 [3]
- Rhein-Main AB, Germany 15 Sept 58 [3]
- Evreaux/Fauville AB, France 8 Apr 57
- Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 Jul 54
List of Major Contingency Operations[]
86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
- Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
- Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR [4]
- Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE [5]
- Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR [2]
- Operation ALLIED FORCE [2]
- The 86 AES provided AE coverage for deployed US and NATO forces. This included the airlift of former prisoners of war Specialist Steven Gonzales and Staff Sergeants Christopher Stone and Andrew Ramirez, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from Zagreb, Croatia. They had been captured by Serbian forces while patrolling in the Republic of Macedonia, during Operation ALLIED FORCE.
- Operation DELIBERATE FORCE
- Bombing of USS Cole
- On Oct 12, 2000 crew from the 86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and CCATT team members from Landstuhl Regional Medical launched on C-9 Nightingales from the 75th Airlift Squadron to Djibouti and Yemen. In total 28 Sailors were airlifted back to definitive care in Germany by 14 October 2000.[6]
- Bombing of the Khobar Towers
2d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM
- As part of the 1610th Air Division
55 Aeromedical Airlift Squadron
- Iran Hostage Crisis [2]
- Operation EAGLE CLAW
- Crews from the 55 AAS were dispatched to care for survivors of the failed operation.[9]
Major Unit Awards[]
Partnership Building[]
Since it is uniquely situated among active duty USAF AE units, the 86 AES participates regularly in partnership building visits with allied nations.
Historical Unit Patches[]
Current Patch for 86 AES
Historical Instructor Patch For 86 AES
Patch for the 2d AES
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Much of this text in an early version of this article was taken from pages on the Ramstein Air Base website, which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be a public domain resource. That information was supplemented by:
- ↑ Office of History, 375 Airlift Wing. "375 Air Mobility Wing Pamphlet of History". http://www.scott.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091103-039.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Drummer, Janene and Wilcoxson, Katherine. "A Chronological History of the C-9A Nightingale". Office of History. Air Mobility Command. http://www.amc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-131018-054.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wueschner, Silvano, 86 AW Historian. "July: A Month of Great Significance". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs. http://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/july-a-month-of-great-significance/.
- ↑ Holt, Katherine. "Ramstein Supports AFRICOM: Transports Wounded Libyans". Kaiserslautern American. 86 AW Public Affairs. http://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/ramstein-supports-africom-transports-wounded-libyans/. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Snead, Pablo. "86th AES supports operations in Haiti". 2/16/2010. http://www.ramstein.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123190560. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/86aes.htm. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". Research.archive.gov. http://research.archives.gov/description/6375914. - ↑ "Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iraq Photos". Cryptome.org. Archived from the original on 2009-11-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20091117150711/http://cryptome.org/info/afpak-archive/afpak-archive-05.htm.
- ↑ 435 Air Base Wing and 86 Airlift Wing History Offices. "A Moment in Air Force History". Kaiserslautern American. http://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/a-moment-in-air-force-history-31/.
- ↑ "Mackay Trophy: 2000-20009 Winners". National Aeronautic Association. http://naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=185. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Air Mobility Command. "RODEO 2009: Winners announced for competitions". Air Mobility Command. http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123160428. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ramstein Airmen Build Capability with Polish Air Force". Kaiserslautern American. 86 Airlift Wing Public Affairs. http://www.ramstein.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123353081. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "German surgeon general visits Air Force in Germany". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs. http://www.ramstein.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123306488.
- ↑ Rhynes, Trevor. "Norwegians visit critical care unit". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Air Wing Public Affairs. http://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/norwegians-visit-critical-care-unit/.
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