Army's Medevac chopper policy in need of revision
Only the U.S. Army, no other U.S. branch or service, nor the British, wear the Red Cross on helicopters in combat. Photo Credit:Wikipedia
US Army commanders do this every day in Afghanistan. No other US branch or service, nor the British, wear the Red Cross on helicopters in combat. Even our own US Army special operations forces do not use the Red Crosses on their medical birds.
Meanwhile, the US Army, specifically including Lieutenant General John Campbell, has been busy misleading Members of Congress and millions of Americans by communicating that our Dustoff MEDEVAC helicopters are required to wear Red Crosses in combat. Many people are saying that LTG Campbell lied on FOX news. I cannot defend him. It is true. Campbell misled CBS, FOX, and millions of Americans.
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