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Author : Peter Dorland,James S. Nanney
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780756710859
Author : Peter Dorland,James Nanney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081472750
Author : Peter Dorland,James Nanney
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519259395
From the wheatfields of the Civil War to the jungles and paddies of Vietnam, the United States has led the world in adapting modern transport technology to the humanitarian goal of saving the lives of the sick and wounded. Drawing on its first experiments with helicopters in Korea, the Army in Vietnam came to rely almost entirely on the helicopter for medical evacuation. The Dust Off and Medevac helicopter ambulance unites tested and perfected for medical use the Army's new helicopter, the UH-1, and developed several new devices, especially the hoist, that helped save thousands of American and allied lives between 1962 and 1973. The pilots of these helicopter ambulances displayed a courage and devotion to duty that earned them widespread respect from soldiers in Vietnam. This book chronicles the early problems of medical evacuation in Vietnam, recounts the valor of several of the Dust Off crews, and describes the procedures and equipment used to speed the movement of patients to in-theater Army hospitals. It also shows the effect that the helicopter had on traditional Army procedures dating back to the Civil War. The widespread use of the helicopter for medical evacuation in America since the Vietnam War testifies to the broader issues raised by this study, and of the relevance of Army history to the civilian community.
Author : Center of Center of Military History United States Army,Center of Military History United States
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505493773
From the wheat fields of the Civil War lo the jungles and paddies of Vietnam, the United States Army has led the world in adapting modern transport technology to the humanitarian goal of saving the lives of the sick and wounded. Drawing on its first experiments with helicopters in Korea, the Army in Vietnam came to rely almost entirely on the helicopter for medical evacuation, The Dust Off and Medevac helicopter ambulance units tested and perfected for medical use the Army's new helicopter, the UH- I (" Huey" Iroquois) , and developed several new devices, especially the hoist, that helped save thousands of American and allied lives between 1962 and 1973, The pilots of these helicopter ambulances displayed a courage and devotion to duty that earned them widespread respect from soldiers in Vietnam.This book chronicles the early problems of medical evacuation in Vietnam, recounts the valor of several of the Dust Off crews, and describes the procedures and equipment used to speed the movement of patients to in-theater Army hospitals. It also shows the effect that the helicopter had on traditional Army procedures dating back to the Civil War. It should interest anyone concerned with Army medical history, the Vietnam War, or the problem of administering medical care in war or in times of civilian disasters. The widespread use of the helicopter for medical evacuation in America since the Vietnam War testifies to the broader issues raised by this study, and of the relevance of Army history to the civilian community. It is gratifying that the demand for this work justifies this new reprint.
Author : Darrel D. Whitcomb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Government publications
ISBN : SRLF:A0001743459
"Explores the conceptualization of the initial attempts to use aircraft for evacuation, reviews its development and maturity through conflicts, and focuses on the history of the MEDEVAC post-Vietnam through Hurricane Katrina"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Peter Dorland,James S. Nanney
Publisher : Department of the Army
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 016075478X
This book also shows the effect that the helicopter had on traditional Army procedures dating back to the Civil War. It should interest anyone concerned with Army medical history, the Vietnam War, or the problem of administering medical care in war or in times of civilian disasters. The widespread use of the helicopter for medical evacuation in America since the Vietnam War testifies to the broader issues raised by this study, and the relevance of Army history to the civilian community.
Author : U. S. Military,Department of Defense (DoD),U. S. Army,Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDCS),U. S. Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1549871293
This exceptional book tells the story of DUSTOFF from its conception. It reviews its development and use in both Korea and Vietnam, but focuses on the post-Vietnam years that saw almost constant transformation of unit structure, doctrine and structural command and control, and the development and adaptation of new aircraft and lifesaving equipment. It also chronicles the transfer of the MEDEVAC units from medical to aviation control, a most traumatic event that presented the MEDEVAC community with another set of challenges.What held steadfast through these times of change was the immutable fact that brave American Warriors on the battlefield executed the nation's wars with the faith that comes from knowing that should they become casualties, the DUSTOFF crews would come. Their heroic efforts were recognized during our nation's military missions in Panama, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq; the almost continuous support for MAST operations across the nation; and innumerable responses to domestic crises, Hurricane Katrina most prominent among them. Theirs is a stellar legacy, one well recognized and now, well recorded.PART ONE - Fulfilling a Need: From Conception to Combat * Chapter One - An Honorable Heritage * Chapter Two - From Korea through Vietnam * PART TWO - Domestic Duties & Contingency Operations * Chapter Three - Quiet Years, 1973-1980 * Chapter Four - New Challenges: Near and Afar, 1981-1990 * PART THREE - An Angry Decade * Chapter Five - Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 1990-1991 * Chapter Six - Force Reductions, 1992-1995 * Chapter Seven - The Balkans, 1992-Ongoing * PART FOUR - Into the Millennium: New Challenges, at Home and Abroad * Chapter Eight - To 9/11, 2000-2001 * Chapter Nine - Again, Into Battle, 2001-2003 * Chapter Ten - Aviation Transformation and Domestic Operations, 2002-2005 * Chapter Eleven - Warriors of Compassion * APPENDICES * A: List of MEDEVAC Units * B: Typical History of an ARNG MEDEVAC Unit * C: MEDEVAC Losses Post-Vietnam Era through Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 1 * Abbreviations and Acronyms
Author : John L. Cook
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040933140
Berry presents the story of the heliborne First Air Cavalry, pioneers of air mobility, that was first sent to Vietnam in 1965. The 1st Cav fought in all tactical zones in Vietnam and won decorations in virtually every significant battle of the war. 32 pages of maps, drawings and photos.
Author : Patrick Henry Brady,Meghan Brady Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Generals
ISBN : 1637580606
Presents a history of one of the most dangerous aviation operations during the Vietnam War, call-sign Dust Off, in which air ambulances spearheaded the humanitarian efforts that were being executed during the war.
Author : Steve Vermillion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Helicopter ambulances
ISBN : 0974125601
Author : William W. Hartzog
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : United States
ISBN : NYPL:33433050190481
Author : Maj Usa Howard, William,William G. Howard
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1479324353
Modern US Army rotary wing aeromedical evacuation operations and doctrinal concepts can be traced back to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. These early concepts have formed the foundation for the current doctrine, structure, and employment of aeromedical evacuation assets on the battlefields of today. Aeromedical evacuation operations performed during the Korean and Vietnam Wars were executed in an exceptional manner. The medical personnel, hospital system, medical evacuation, and many other medical functions all contributed to the overall success of medical operations. The overall purpose of this research is to identify and describe the major historical operational factors of US Army rotary wing aeromedical evacuation system in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The successful operations of US Army rotary wing aeromedical evacuation system in each of these wars permit a historical comparison between them.
Author : James S. Nanney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1051047330
Author : John L. Cook
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0764304615
It is almost impossible to capture, in a single word, the enormous impact Dustoff had on the Vietnam War. However, John Cook has done it in a most compelling, sensititve manner. Here, for the first time, is one of the most incredible stories produced by Vietnam. This is the story of the men who risked everything to fly their evacuation helicopters into the teeth of the most intense fighting the war produced to achieve a single goal evacuate the wounded. And that is what they did, day after day, night after night, under every condition imaginable. They flew through enemy fire, cloud banks, monsoons, fog, and darkness to reach the wounded. When it was all over, the men of Dustoff had performed an unbelievable feat hundreds of thousands of wounded had been snatched from the battlefield. After exhaustive research and countless interviews, John Cook has skillfully woven all the threads of this epic story into a seamless fabric of dedication, sacrifice and courage. While it reads with the smoothness and consistency of a first-rate novel, there is no fiction here. The Dustoff crews are real, these events happened and Cook provides the absolutely critical human dimension that makes this story come alive. John Cook is also the author of The Advisor: The Phoenix Program in Vietnam (available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Evaluate the Potential Exposure to Agent Orange/TCDD Residue and Level of Risk of Adverse Health Effects for Aircrew of Post-Vietnam C-123 Aircraft
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309308939
From 1972 to 1982, approximately 1,500-2,100 US Air Force Reserve personnel trained and worked on C-123 aircraft that had formerly been used to spray herbicides in Vietnam as part of Operation Ranch Hand. After becoming aware that some of the aircraft on which they had worked had previously served this purpose, some of these AF Reservists applied to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for compensatory coverage under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The Act provides health care and disability coverage for health conditions that have been deemed presumptively service-related for herbicide exposure during the Vietnam War. The VA denied the applications on the basis that these veterans were ineligible because as non-Vietnam-era veterans or as Vietnam-era veterans without "boots on the ground" service in Vietnam, they were not covered. However, with the knowledge that some air and wipe samples taken between 1979 and 2009 from some of the C-123s used in Operation Ranch Hand showed the presence of agent orange residues, representatives of the C-123 Veterans Association began a concerted effort to reverse VA's position and obtain coverage. At the request of the VA, Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft evaluates whether or not service in these C-123s could have plausibly resulted in exposures detrimental to the health of these Air Force Reservists. The Institute of Medicine assembled an expert committee to address this question qualitatively, but in a scientific and evidence-based fashion. This report evaluates the reliability of the available information for establishing exposure and addresses and places in context whether any documented residues represent potentially harmful exposure by characterizing the amounts available and the degree to which absorption might be expected. Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure rejects the idea that the dioxin residues detected on interior surfaces of the C-123s were immobile and effectively inaccessible to the Reservists as a source of exposure. Accordingly, this report states with confidence that the Air Force Reservists were exposed when working in the Operation Ranch Hand C-123s and so experienced some increase in their risk of a variety of adverse responses.
