Comments on: Troops unite to save soldier knifed in head – Army Times http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Sat, 12 May 2012 12:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: GodofCrabs http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html/comment-page-1#comment-8027 GodofCrabs Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:53:57 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html#comment-8027 Not to mention that there aren't a great many countries in the world what would EVEN mobilize this amount of resource to get ONE soldier the care he requires. Not to mention that there aren’t a great many countries in the world what would EVEN mobilize this amount of resource to get ONE soldier the care he requires.

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]]> By: Jim in Texas http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html/comment-page-1#comment-8017 Jim in Texas Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:41:40 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html#comment-8017 Having worked in the Tanker Airlift Control Center at the Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, IL I'm aware of what it took to bring about the miracle of transportation to get this young man back to the U.S. in a timely manner. Most Americans don't realize the incredible assets we have in this country to bring things like this about; many accept it as a normal activity because they accept our military as a "normal activity." I can put this in proper perspective. Not one country in the world could have pulled this off, none. We are the only country in the world that command this kind of airlift magic. Even our closest allies couldn't do it. Most Americans are not aware that when the world needs to move men and material long distances the world comes to us. And not just military assistance. After the Christmas tsunami only your Air Force could airlift the resources to that region to help. Even the big commercial freight aircraft needed the USAF to get the supplies out of the aircraft to ground level. Everyday of the year an incredible ballet of aerial assets move men and material all over the world and do it so easily that many of us don't realize the complexity of it all. Please think about that the next time there's a disaster somewhere in the world because I can guarentee that without the USAF's heavy lift ability and inflight refueling nothing will happen in a timely fashion. Having worked in the Tanker Airlift Control Center at the Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, IL I’m aware of what it took to bring about the miracle of transportation to get this young man back to the U.S. in a timely manner. Most Americans don’t realize the incredible assets we have in this country to bring things like this about; many accept it as a normal activity because they accept our military as a “normal activity.”

I can put this in proper perspective. Not one country in the world could have pulled this off, none. We are the only country in the world that command this kind of airlift magic. Even our closest allies couldn’t do it. Most Americans are not aware that when the world needs to move men and material long distances the world comes to us.

And not just military assistance. After the Christmas tsunami only your Air Force could airlift the resources to that region to help. Even the big commercial freight aircraft needed the USAF to get the supplies out of the aircraft to ground level. Everyday of the year an incredible ballet of aerial assets move men and material all over the world and do it so easily that many of us don’t realize the complexity of it all.

Please think about that the next time there’s a disaster somewhere in the world because I can guarentee that without the USAF’s heavy lift ability and inflight refueling nothing will happen in a timely fashion.

]]> By: rlbates http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html/comment-page-1#comment-8012 rlbates Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:26:27 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/10/troops-unite-to-save-soldier-knifed-in-head-army-times.html#comment-8012 Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing. Would you submit this to SurgeXperiences? [http://surgexperiences.wordpress.com/] Thanks. Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing. Would you submit this to SurgeXperiences? [http://surgexperiences.wordpress.com/] Thanks.

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