Very true, I remember watching it. Was good.

I LOVED that programme. So, so good.

Not all hero´s wear cape but some can obviously fly

Especially when considering how little space they had and the limited resources they could carry

UK is on the decline, they simply don't have the funding

I was surprised too as borrowing an aircraft is not ideal, you want something dedicated that could be 100% outfitted to be a flying hospital. Pretty sure we even have Chinooks which serve as the first line before getting to the big boys.

Aeromedical evacuation squadrons in the US Air Force are medical units. They do not have dedicated aircraft. They all utilize Air Mobility Command’s regular aircraft that are available at the moment, and so each unit is trained to utilize C-130s, C-17s, C-5s, KC-135s, KC-10s and now KC-46s. They used to have regional medical evacuation aircraft called the C-9A Nightingale and those were mostly devoted to AE, but they were retired in 2005. Each AE squadron is a part of an Air Mobility or Airlift wing which has its own set of aircraft, so the AE squadron mostly trains with them, but members of the AE squadron deploy independently of those aircraft and use whatever is assigned to them every mission in the theater. For example, the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard flies C-130 Hercules. The 109th Airlift Squadron does the flying. The 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is the AE unit. They mostly train together, on their C-130s (mostly LC-130H), but when needed, selected members of the 109th AES will deploy as a team on a mission, on whatever aircraft the Air Force assigns and brings them or deploy to meet other members from other AE squadrons to make up an expeditionary AE squadron overseas, or to backfill/supplement other AE squadrons. A typical assignment could be to the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight at Ramstein, AB, Germany, the 18th AES at Kadena AB, Japan, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Al Udeid AB or any other expeditionary or overseas unit. As such, the members need to be trained on using not just their typical C-130 aircraft, but any available aircraft that is designed for aeromedical evacuation.

Yeah doesn’t seam very efficient and having to pack boxes every time

So what you see here are probably a number of volunteer RAF Reservists (I suppose the nearest comparison would be Air National Guard - but even that's a stretch, as our reserve/spare time forces are fully integrated with the regular) who have normal day jobs in NHS hospitals. Rather than have a load of regular RAF doctors and nurses assigned this duty full time, I guess they rotate it around the reservists for: a) experience, b) to prevent de-skilling of the regulars. Anyway. To answer your question - the NHS is seperate to the UK military - but remember, our healthcare is very much part of our government/public services. We don't have veterans hospitals or any of that stuff. Every citizen is registered with the NHS and even when they serve in the forces, they'll still be under the NHS. Just that some of their care will be provided by military doctors on behalf of the NHS. If that makes sense.

Which I realise hasn't really made that any clearer.

The again - the RAF provide services on behalf of the Department of Health(NHS) such as infectious diseases aeromedical evac. Until recently they also provided air search and rescue throughout the UK and would take people that fell off mountains to NHS hospitals. Christ - the army have even stepped up to be our fire service 15 or so years ago for a while. I need a drink.

@@AsteroidM749A Yes. It makes perfect sense to me, but not my politicians.

NHS and the military are separate entities, these are NHS nurses and doctors who volunteer to serve with CCAST but they probably share medical notes

What part of 'ITS AN EXERCISE' are you struggling with?

@@1chish aren't exercises urgent?

@@Jay-gr9ij No. Exercises are the means to train people in procedures, terminology and other key essentials. Many parts will be run more than once within the exercise to ensure knowledge is retained. Speed is of no interest in an exercise.

@@1chish Speed is of no interest in an exercise where time is essential in saving life? Especially under battlefield conditions?

@@Jay-gr9ij Oh yes very clever Jay. Or maybe not ..... 🤦‍♂ So you can only hold exercise under battlefield conditions otherwise no one knows what to do? Well good luck with that Jay! I fully explained why speed is not the key part of an exercise. However it becomes an output. So speed is of course important but in casualty recovery accurate response is the key element. However you can easily lose speed when people are not sure of what the overall plane is, what their roles are, how the equipment works, where it is stowed and the sequences of operations. Anyone not 100% on any one part and speed is lost. So exercises are run to make sure all component parts are well understood which then makes sure any people CAN operate at best speed. Now is there any further sarcasm you wish to share?

Ha, did it really? I guess Russia thought that CGI bot was real

Too slow.

@@johnnunn8688 Elabourate. Because where can an airship go, that normal transport cannot?

@@rat_king- Because an airship isn't going to fly thousands of miles as fast as a plane would. The goal is to get the patient back home to a hospital as quickly as possible.

@@DanniDuck The Airship IS THE HOSPITAL they can move 12 Tons, atleast.

@@rat_king- The airship is a temporary hospital and isn't really meant to hold people any longer than necessary. It's to get them out of whatever country they are and to their home country as quickly as possible where they can get better care.

This is the UK. The govt/insurance will probably pay for it here. :)

@@DanniDuck He's not refering to the cost...

@@danielleeming1027 Oh, I see. Well, still, lol.

@@DanniDuck Airborne critical care transport is paid for by many countries and private insurances, but they are usually done by private air carriers, not the military. The military performs some civilian evacuations as a gesture of good will and as training for their members.

That’s power

Right. So all the Russians need do to resolve this situation is withdraw from Ukraine. Ukraine is supported because it was invaded by Russia. No other reason.

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