Marine Corps 2/25 Battalion Exercise.
A U.S. Marine Corps. UH-1Y helicopter assigned to HMLA-773, performs a simulated casualty evacuation (casevac) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec 11, 2020. Casevac relies on the closest available unit to be deployed to carry out the evacuation mission. In contrast, medevac involves a team of medical professionals with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training on standby to be dispatched by road or with an air ambulance to the site of the injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Porter).
Marine Corps 2/25 Battalion Exercise.
A U.S. Marine Corps. UH-1Y helicopter assigned to HMLA-773, performs a simulated casualty evacuation (casevac) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec 11, 2020. Casevac relies on the closest available unit to be deployed to carry out the evacuation mission. In contrast, medevac involves a team of medical professionals with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training on standby to be dispatched by road or with an air ambulance to the site of the injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Porter).