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Jan. 8, 2020
U.S. Transportation Command manages the movement of America’s wounded warfighters from overseas to the final medical treatment destination stateside

As the Department of Defense’s single manager for global patient movement, U.S. Transportation Command conducts this lifesaving mission via the U.S. Air Force’s aeromedical evacuation system, which provides in-transit health care for America’s wounded warriors from the point of injury or illness to
Jan. 4, 2019
From Just Cause to Iraqi Freedom: Nurse recounts time though three wars

U.S. Air Force Capt. Carol Vermillion felt no fear while flying to Panama in December 1989 as part of Operation Just Cause, the first of three conflicts where she served as a nurse.“I was more excited and anxious,” recalled Vermillion, who retired as a colonel. “I felt more a part of the Air Force.”

U.S. Transportation Command manages the movement of America’s wounded warfighters from overseas to the final medical treatment destination stateside