Iraqi Air Force Performs First MEDEVAC

Cpl. Jess KentMNC-I PAO

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Air Force conducted its first intratheater air medical evacuation when a wounded policeman was transported to an Iraqi care facility March 4.

Iraqi crew members piloted a C-130 cargo and transport aircraft, proudly flying the Iraqi colors, while an Iraqi flight surgeon tended to the wounded.

The injured Iraqi policeman, who suffered a gunshot wound to the back, was transferred from 28th Combat Support Hospital to an Iraqi facility. In a display of the growing capabilities of the Iraqi Air Force, the movement was performed solely by Iraqi personnel.

(PHOTO: The Iraqi Air Force conducted its first intratheater air medical evacuation when a wounded policeman was transported to an Iraqi care facility March 4. Courtesy photo.)

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