An 86th AES flight nurse cares for a simulated patient during an exercise in 2014
Active
1994–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Aeromedical evacuation
Part of
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
Third Air Force
86th Airlift Wing
86th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Motto(s)
Always Ready[1]
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (11x)[2]
Insignia
86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron emblem
Military unit
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.
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.[2]
The unit is manned by Flight Nurses, Medical Service Corps officers and Aeromedical Evacuation Technicians; as well as medical administration and logistics technicians.
^Spence, Nicole (23 April 2004). "Aeromedical evac squadron proves motto 'always ready'". Kaiserslautern American. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ abStephens, Tonia (2 April 2019). "86 Aeromedical Evacuations Sq (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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