https://freerepublic.com/tag/571st/ en-us Fri, 9 Dec 2005 22:39:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537414/posts AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 9, 2005) -- After more than 11 months of flying in combat to rescue wounded warriors from the battlefields of Iraq, the Soldiers of 571st Medical Company are ready to head home. The UH-60 Black Hawk air ambulance squadron, based out of Fort Carson, Colo., transferred authority for medical evacuations in western Iraq to the 82nd Medical Company during a ceremony, Dec. 7, at Al Asad, Iraq, which is primarily a Marine Corps installation. The Soldiers of the 571st leave knowing they successfully evacuated 2,938 casualties and logged 5,349 combat flight hours. The Mission “There is... Marine Corps News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537414/posts#comment Fri, 9 Dec 2005 22:39:49 GMT