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.

86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Active1994–present
Country United States
BranchAir Force
TypeAeromedical evacuation
Part of86th Operations Group
Garrison/HQRamstein Air Base
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Alison Forsythe (Aug 2019-)

The 86 AES provides operational aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops in the United States European Command and United States Africa Command areas of responsibility using, primarily, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Gates Learjet C-21A and Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

The squadron was constituted as the 86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on 27 May 1994, and activated on 16 August 1994.[1]

The unit is manned by Flight Nurses, Medical Service Corps officers and Aeromedical Evacuation Technicians; as well as medical administration and logistics technicians.

History

Major operations the squadron has participated in include:

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.[5]

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.

Station
  • Ramstein AB, Germany, 16 August 1994

Superintendents
No.ImageNameBeganEnded
1SMSgt Thomas WardNovember 2018Present

Major Unit Awards
  • Mackay Trophy[9]
  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 - Best Aeromedical Evacuation Team[10]

Historical Unit Patches
  • Historical Instructor Patch For 86 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:
  1. 86 AES Lineage and Honors
  2. Holt, Katherine. "Ramstein Supports AFRICOM: Transports Wounded Libyans". Kaiserslautern American. 86 AW Public Affairs. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. Snead, Pablo. "86th AES supports operations in Haiti". 2/16/2010. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. Drummer, Janene & Wilcoxson, Katherine. "A Chronological History of the C-9A Nightingale" (PDF). Office of History. Air Mobility Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-26.
  5. "86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. "Ramstein Airmen Build Capability with Polish Air Force". Kaiserslautern American. 86 Airlift Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  7. "German surgeon general visits Air Force in Germany". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs.
  8. Rhynes, Trevor. "Norwegians visit critical care unit". Kaiserslautern American. 86th Air Wing Public Affairs.
  9. "Mackay Trophy: 2000-2010 Winners". National Aeronautic Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  10. Air Mobility Command. "RODEO 2009: Winners announced for competitions". Air Mobility Command. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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