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PAR-23 HOLDS MASS CASUALTY EVACUATION EXERCISE Aeromedical Evacuation teams of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Air Force (USAF), in collaboration with medical counterparts from Malaysia and Indonesia, took part in the Flying Training Exercise (FTX) on Mass Casualty Evacuation at Clark Air Base, Mabalacat City, Pampanga on August 17, 2023. The exercise is one of the activities of the Pacific Airlift Rally, which aims to enhance the participating countries' ability to conduct large-scale patient movement and evacuation. Participants executed a simulation of advanced patient movement and evacuation by loading role players and dummy patients onto a USAF C-130 aircraft. The said medevac cargo aircraft then flew from Clark to BGNEAB in Mactan, Cebu to simulate in-flight medical care and transfer from one medical facility to another. Days prior to the FTX, a two-day Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) was conducted to foster collaborative medical capabilities, particularly for the treatment of victims affected by natural disasters. The discussions covered a range of topics, including triage procedures, en route care protocols, and validation processes for Patient Movement Requests, among others. In a related event, a Table Top Exercise (TTX) on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission planning was also held at Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, Clark, Pampanga. This particular TTX aims to train Officers of the different participating Air Forces on planning airlift and HADR operations in a combined/coalition environment.

Philippine Air Force soldiers, along with their counterparts in the United States, Malaysia, and Indonesia take part in a simulated mass casualty evacuation at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga to Mactan Airport in Cebu. PAF photo

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