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Afghan Air Force medics unload two patients from an ambulance as part of a casualty evacuation mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan May 14, 2013. This was the first-ever conduct CASEVAC mission on a Cessna 208 for the Kandahar Air Wing. AAF-wide, CASEVAC missions have increased 34 percent between December 2012 and April 2013. Thus far in May 2013 alone, AAF medics and aircrew have conducted 33 CASEVAC missions and moved 76 patients from battlefields, forward operating bases and clinics to more sophisticated medical hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Barry King II)

CASEVAC capability spreads through AAF

2013/05/24

by  Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing 5/23/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan– “My goal is to be a pilot,” said Afghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Awal Khan Safi, pilot trainee at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. “I want to be able to provide the best air support possible, especially casualty evacuation, to soldiers on the ground.” [...]

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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN (May. 15, 2013) – Albanian Army OR-5 Kastriot Lleshi (far right), an Albanian general nurse advisor, poses with Afghan nursing students in a training classroom at the Afghan National Military Medical Academy. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jacob M. Joy)

Albanian medical mentorship team works to improve Afghan capabilities

2013/05/23

Story by Albanian Army Lt. Zamir Sadikaj, NTM-A Public Affairs   Good hospital care means good hospitality.   To an Albanian doctor serving with Afghan medical staff in Kabul, hospitality is a key to providing quality medical care.   “I like working with the Afghan medical personnel here. We have a very good relationship,” said [...]

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2nd Lt. Azizullah Kohestani, one of the first Afghan soldiers to serve as a Bio-Medical Electronics Technician (BMET). Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir.

Why We Serve: Afghan biomed tech wants best for ANA military medicine

2013/05/19

Story by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A Public Affairs   Camp Shombak, Afghanistan – 2ndLt. Azizullah Kohestani, from Afghanistan’s Kapsa province, has served in the ANA for three years, and has trained for more than a year to become one of the country’s first military Bio-Medical Electronics Technicians (BMETs). “I [...]

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Helmand, Afghanistan-- Coalition and Afghan service members work together setting up an Air Transportable Treatment Unit (ATTU) at Camp Shorbak, March 4. The ATTU is the only Afghan military-led, surgery-capable facility in Helmand province. Photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW/IDW) Sean Weir.

ANA gains first military surgery capabilities in Helmand

2013/05/12

Story by U.S. Navy Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A Public Affairs   (Camp Shorbak, Afghanistan) – Coalition and Afghan National Army service members worked together to create Afghanistan’s first Air Transportable Treatment Unit (ATTU) ­­at Camp Shorbak in Helmand Province in early May. It is the first of eight ATTUs scheduled [...]

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Afghan Air Force aircrew members watch as peers practice litter carries onto an Mi-17 helicopter on Nov. 20, 2012 , the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. U.S. Air Force, AAF and other coalition forces members spent three days teaching basic medical training, medical and causality evacuation procedures to AAF flight engineers, pilots and aerial gunners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

Afghan Air Force advances battlefield support tactics

2013/02/05

1/24/2013 – KABUL-The commanders of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan signed two operational decrees Jan. 23, 2013, implementing procedures to improve air response to Afghan battlefield casualties by the AAF’s new Cessna C-208 fleet and its Mi-17 helicopters. The decrees address the high-priority missions of evacuation of wounded personnel (CASEVAC) and [...]

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The medical staff of the Afghan National Army’s Kandahar Regional Military Hospital, who were on duty Aug. 20, 2012, pose for a photo in one of the hallways of the hospital. The hospital averages 650 hospital bed days per month. They recently expanded their capacity to 100 general admission beds, nine emergency room beds and seven intensive care unit beds. Regional Support Command-East under NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan provides mentors and trainers who assist the staff at the hospital. Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Monika Comeaux, DCOM-SPO/NTM-A PAO

Kandahar Regional Military Hospital; the premier trauma care center in Afghanistan

2012/09/04 • Comments

KRMH treats 20 percent of the total ANA battle injuries and support 27 percent of all intensive care unit admissions for the ANA that occur in the entire country of Afghanistan. The hospital averages 650 hospital bed days per month, said Sadiq.

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Volunteers from NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan unload donations for the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital, Aug 9. The hospital is equipped with a total of 350 beds, with a NICU, Infectious Disease Section and Emergency Room.

Volunteers take donations to Kabul’s only Children’s Hospital

2012/08/14 • Comments

“The money came from Camp Eggers personnel donations but the clothing, toys and school supplies came from our friends and family back home and from soldiers and contractors here on Camp Eggers,” said Volunteer Community Relations Program Director, Sgt. Jaclyn R Hill.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Nededog, Joint Medical Operations Center Bio Medical Equipment Technician Mentor working in Regional Support Command-West, points out his cousin’s name on Camp Stone’s memorial July 18, 2012 in Herat, Afghanistan.

Not just a name on a plaque

2012/07/29 • Comments

“I feel like I was meant to come here, that I have a purpose here. I’m not sure why exactly but maybe it’s because of my job,” he said. “I just think it’s odd, of all places in the world; I’m here where he was.”

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- Under the supervision of Canadian Forces Preventative Medicine (PMED) Technicians, Afghan National Army soldiers enrolled in the PMED course conduct inspections and evaluations of kitchens, water, immunization and camp facilities at the Kabul Military Training Center located near Kabul, Afghanistan, May 26 2012.

Afghans make strides in disease prevention by recognizing health hazards

2012/06/04 • Comments

“They will conduct inspections and evaluations of kitchens, water, immunization and camp facilities,” Bouchard said, adding that “we will offer our recommendations as they conduct these inspections, but primarily it will be their efforts, not ours.”

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Afghan National Army trainees listen to an ANA instructor, or bridmal, give a first aid class during Regional Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2012.

ANA Recruits begin third week of basic training

2012/05/21 • Comments

“Its 100 percent important (they learn) first aid because they know they can prevent death easily,” said ANA 1st Lt Faiz Ra, the company executive officer for 4th Tolay, through a linguist.

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