air evacuation
Aerial mass departure
Air evacuation is the transport of sick or wounded people by aircraft, typically from a combat zone or disaster area to medical facilities.
Military operations distinguish between tactical evacuation (within the theater) and strategic evacuation (to distant hospitals): Helicopters conducted air evacuation of casualties from the front lines.
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- dust offRemove accumulated grime
- wounded in actionHurt during combat operations
- patient transportMoving sick or injured persons
- field hospitalTemporary military medical facility
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