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ON FINAL APPROACH
MV-22 Ospreys
Conduct MedEvac
THE 22ND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY Unit brought aboard the aircraft and lifted off at
(MEU) made history by using two MV- 4:50 p.m. from Bataan's flight deck. The
22B Ospreys, assigned to Marine Medium aircraft travelled 147 nautical miles in 37
Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein- minutes to a regional airport where an am-
forced), to conduct a ship-to-shore emer- bulance was used to transfer the Sailor to
gency medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) a hospital for further treatment.
of a Sailor from USS Bataan (LHD 5) The Sailor sustained head and hip in-
June 25. This is the first time the aircraft juries as well as chest pains after falling.
has been used to conduct such a mission The Sailor is in stable condition in the
from the sea. U.S. Central Command area awaiting fur-
At approximately 4:30 p.m., two Os- ther transfer.
preys were returning to Bataan after a rou- “Everybody from the ship made this
tine mission when the pilots were notified very easy for us,” said Maj. Brett A. Hart,
of an emergency situation. The aircraft assistant operations officer for VMM 263
were ordered to return to the ship at max- and one of the pilots on the mission. “It
imum speed. was an all-hands effort and everybody
After landing aboard Bataan, the patient gave their utmost to ensure the safety of
and team of medical personnel were this Sailor.”
46 ROTORCRAFT PROFESSIONAL • July 2009
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