[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1605 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1605

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 28, 2010.
Whereas aeromedical evacuation by the Air Force is part of an integrated combat 
        casualty care system that includes front-line medics and Corpsmen of the 
        Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as medical evacuation and casualty 
        evacuation by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps flight, air ambulance, and 
        ground ambulance crews;
Whereas aeromedical evacuation missions provide support for all of the Armed 
        Forces;
Whereas, since September 11, 2001, the aeromedical evacuation system has moved 
        over 81,000 patients, including almost 14,000 battle-injured soldiers;
Whereas troops wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom 
        reach United States military hospitals out of theater in 30 hours on 
        average;
Whereas the majority of patients are normally flown to Ramstein Air Base in 
        Germany, and then to appropriate care facilities in the United States;
Whereas our wounded troops arrive at United States hospitals in an average of 3 
        days;
Whereas now troops wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
        Freedom arrive at United States hospitals on average 7 days faster than 
        they did during Operation Desert Storm and over 40 days faster than 
        during the Vietnam conflict;
Whereas yielding a survival rate of 98 percent for wounded service members by 
        adopting a new strategy of rapid evacuation from the battlefield, 
        critical care air transport teams provide care that has resulted in the 
        lowest mortality rate of any war in United States history;
Whereas aeromedical evacuation is a Total Force effort which includes Active 
        Duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard members;
Whereas there are 18 Air Force Reserve squadrons, 10 National Guard squadrons, 
        and 4 Active Duty squadrons;
Whereas the aeromedical evacuation system is comprised of aeromedical evacuation 
        crews, aeromedical staging facilities, aeromedical liaison teams, 
        support and communications personnel, and command and control teams;
Whereas the Air Force has up to 500 aeromedical evacuation, aeromedical staging, 
        aeromedical liaison, support, communications, and command and control 
        personnel deployed to Afghanistan, to Iraq, in Europe, and in the United 
        States, as part of the team providing care and helping ensure that 
        wounded soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines get safely home to their 
        families;
Whereas a normal aeromedical evacuation crew is composed of 2 flight nurses and 
        3 technicians;
Whereas a normal critical care air transport team, composed of a critical care 
        physician, critical care nurse, and a respiratory technician, augments 
        an aeromedical evacuation crew when ICU level patients are transported; 
        and
Whereas Air Mobility Command plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian 
        support at home and around the world: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the service of the medical and air crews in helping 
        our wounded warriors make the expeditious and safe trip home to the 
        United States; and
            (2) commends the personnel of the Air Force for their commitment to 
        the well-being of all our service men and women.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.