1704RS(P) MEDICAL UPDATE PERSONNEL

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SUBJECT:  1704RS(P) MEDICAL UPDATE PERSONNEL



    
    
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    SUBJ: MEDICAL UPDATE PERSONNEL (U)
    12 JAN - 28 JAN 91
    
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          (7) [(b)(6)]IS BEING SENT BACK TO ALCONBURY FOR DEFINITIVE
    SURGlCAL REMOVAL OF A BASAL CELL (SKIN) CARCINOMA ON HIS LEFT NASAL
    BRIDGE, NEAR HIS EYE. HE WILL BE REPLACED TEMPORARILY, AND EXPECTS
    TO RETURN IN ONE TO TWO WEEKS.
    (8) A REPLACEMENT FLIGHT SURGEON FROM BEALE IS PREPARED TO DEPLOY TO
    THIS LOCATION ALLOWING FOR CONTINUATION OF PROFICIENCY TRAINING IN
    THE HYPERBARIC SKILLS SO ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROPER CARE OF OUR U-2
    PILOTS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT NO TRAINING IN PROCEDURES OR
    TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF DEC0MPRESSION SICKNESS. THIS
    IS A CRITICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF DCS IN U-2
    PILOTS, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF WARTIME (FREQUENT, RISKY FLYING)
    CONDITIONS. OUR LOCATION, AND RESULTANT DEPENDENCE ON A FOREIGN
    HYPERBARIC CHAMBER FACILITY, UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
    CURRENTLY PROFICIENT HYPERBARIC QUALIFIED AIR FORCE FLIGHT SURGEON
    HERE TO SUPPORT THIS CRITICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSION.
    BT
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