Thursday, November 20, 2008

8 NOVEMBER 2008--On a Wing and a Prayer

Real American Heroes--Pictured left to right: Capt. Tracey Sapp (Flight Nurse), Capt. Greg Richert (Flight Surgeon), MSgt Jennifer Ray (Flight Med Tech) have returned from a daring rescue mission across the continent to save an injured Australian from Davis Camp, the Australian Research facility in Antarctica. The individual was injured when he rode his quad-bike over a 30 foot ice cliff. His life depended upon his evacuation from the continent.




I augmented the medical personnel, who were prepping for the Aero-Medical Evacuation from Davis Camp, in breaking down all of their medical supplies, inventorying items, and repacking the combined supplies for the mission. The medical supplies that arrived were enough to support more than 25 individual medical casualties. These supplies needed to be pared down effectively to ensure mission success medically as well as tactically. The stringent weight restrictions placed on the cargo was enacted in order to provide enough additional fuel to make Davis Camp.

The following are news links regarding this daring mission:
Upon the successful completion of the medical rescue mission to Davis Camp, I was sought out by the returned Aero-Medical evacuation personnel and told that the mission was only successful because of my prayerful vigil over this mission. I was quite humbled that God was given the due credit. I was blessed to be able to aid in this mission through the prayer support as well as the medical augmentation that I provided at McMurdo Station in prepping the mission.
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