A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, takes flight, stirring up the snow as it passes over another UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter on Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2011. The helicopters departed on a mission the morning after an overnight snowstorm. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Wrigley
Bureaucracy Killing U.S. Troops In Afghanistan -- James Simpson, The Washington Times
Political correctness keep Army medevac helicopters grounded.
The U.S. military has developed the best system in the world for dealing with combat casualties. As medical technology has advanced, new methods of treatment have been developed, and the speed and efficiency of transport from the battlefield to essential medical services has greatly increased chances for combat wounded to survive. So it is particularly galling that with all these improvements, the U.S. Army has not similarly adjusted its regulations regarding deployment of medical evacuation (medevac) helicopters in combat zones to reflect the realities of modern warfare. It is bad enough that the Obama administration has imposed deadly rules of engagement to hobble the military. The U.S. Army has been racking up its own body count.
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My Comment: Kudos to the Washington Times for publicizing this ongoing tragedy, brickbats to the mainstream media for ignoring it. Michael Yon has been following this story closely for a long period of time. His blog is here.
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