Improving Interface Between Aeromedical Evacuation and En Route Systems

<p>Both the aeromedical evacuation and airlift en route systems have a long and glorious history. Working separately they provide vital services to our military. Working in tandem they represent a precious resource in our national security framework for they reconstitute US combat capability by evacuating and redeploying combat and combat support personnel. Yet as the US begins its military transformation and fights rapid short-duration high-intensity conflicts the tandem partnership between aeromedical evacuation and the en route system must evolve to handle faster-paced requirements for moving patients both intra- and inter-theater. Examining the organizational structures missions and governing doctrines of both systems one finds that there is little interface between the two and operational success is predicated largely on innovation rather than design. In future operations innovation may not be enough to guarantee success. As a result this author recommends an interface framework to better educate the two sides of each other's respective missions to train together to more fully understand the synergies between the two functions and to set the stage for better communication in the crunch to ultimately save lives.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>