Story of the CASEVAC Bell presented by the MCAA McCutcheon Squadron

From 2004 to 2008, Marine HMM and HMLA squadrons in Al Taqaddum, Iraq flew the Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) mission 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Every day a bell was rung signaling to others that a service member was injured. It was the job of these Marines and Sailors to ensure that all the injured were transported to the Combat Surgical Hospitals (CSH) in one hours time. This was referred to as the Golden Hour.

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[staysick01]

@heven729 hell bro, you guys saved my ass many times out there, thank you brotha.

[heven729]

@staysick01 I was with HMLA 775 right there with you guys in 2004. You guys were the life savers man, thank you!

[heven729]

I remember that bell... I was with HMLA 775 during the summers of 2004 and 2005. Semper Fidelis!

[devildogstach]

they actually haven't decommisioned the ch-46. i know this because i work on them. however, we are undergoing a transition from the ch-46 to the mv-22. but in afghanistan, im not sure who is currently handling casevac missions, most likely they 22s. in iraq, just before the marine corps pullot, we passed off the mission to the army h-60s. but to sergaiey, air crew is definitely the way to go for casevac.

[yhprumnairb]

RIP Morphine 12..

[staysick01]

I was a Casevac Corpsman at TQ in 2004, HMM 161, I remember the bell.

[wupchuwawawo]

@sergaiey I'm not sure of the current situation of Marine Corps Casevac since they de-commisioned the CH-46. Air Crew is definitely the direction to look though

YUT!

[sergaiey]

So, CASEVAC, how do I get onto it? Being in the Marine Corps. Do I go into Air Crew? Infantry? Help would be nice :)