86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
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 July 1954
- 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group, 8 February 1957
- Control of the 2d AEG was transferred to the 375 Aeromedical Airlift Wing at Scott AFB in 1 April 1975. It was subsequently renamed to a like numbered squadron.[1][2]
- 2d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 1 July 1975
- 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 16 August 1994
Unit Locations
- Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 July 1993 [3]
- Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 15 September 1958 [3]
- Évreux-Fauville AB, France, 8 April 1957
- Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 July 1954
Commanders
| No. | Image | Name | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Kelly M. Christy | May 2014 | Present | |
Superintendents
| No. | Image | Name | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMSgt David Denton | March 2014 | Present | |
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.
- On October 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]
2d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- Operation Desert Shield/Storm
- As part of the 1610th Air Division
- Operation EARNEST WILL
- Crews from the 2d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and hospital staff from Wiesbaden Military Hospital responded via C-141B and C-9A to the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) when it struck a mine while operating in the Persian Gulf. Four of the ships crew were airlifted to Germany.[7]
- 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing in Beirut[8]
- Soviet War in Afghanistan[9]
55 Aeromedical Airlift Squadron
- Crews from the 55 AAS were dispatched to care for survivors of the failed operation.[10]
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
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Current Patch for 86 AES
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Historical Instructor Patch For 86 AES
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Patch for the 2d AES
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Patch for the 55 AAS
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- 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". 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wueschner, Silvano, 86 AW Historian. "July: A Month of Great Significance". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs.
- ↑ Holt, Katherine. "Ramstein Supports AFRICOM: Transports Wounded Libyans". Kaiserslautern American. 86 AW Public Affairs. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Snead, Pablo. "86th AES supports operations in Haiti". 2/16/2010. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Peniston, Bradley. "86th AES supports operations in Haiti". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ "Members of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron transfer a wounded Marine to a bus after his arrival from Beirut, Lebanon, where a terrorist bomb attack destroyed the Marine barracks and headquarters building, 10/23/1983". Research.archive.gov.
- ↑ "Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iraq Photos". Cryptome.org.
- ↑ 435 Air Base Wing and 86 Airlift Wing History Offices. "A Moment in Air Force History". Kaiserslautern American.
- ↑ "Mackay Trophy: 2000-20009 Winners". National Aeronautic Association. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Air Mobility Command. "RODEO 2009: Winners announced for competitions". Air Mobility Command. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ramstein Airmen Build Capability with Polish Air Force". Kaiserslautern American. 86 Airlift Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "German surgeon general visits Air Force in Germany". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs.
- ↑ Rhynes, Trevor. "Norwegians visit critical care unit". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Air Wing Public Affairs.
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