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                                          MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED
                                               DESERT SHIELD/STORM

       CATEGORY: Manpower and Personnel
      
       ISSUE/ITEM:
      
       SUBJECT: Cross Utilization/FFQC1 Taskings
      
      BACKGROUND: Any physician, RAM course certified, may fill a mobility position
      for UTC FFQC1, regardless of whether on current flying status or current in the
      practice of flight medicine.
      
      DISCUSSION: Informal feedback to this office indicated that only practicing
      flight surgeons should be assigned to FFQC1s. Other personnel so employed
      reportedly required excessive refresher training in order to perform the mission.
      
                             Appointment of personel not in flying status to those UTCs  presents
      additional problems re: chamber certificator, equipment issue and flight pay.
      
      ACTION RECOMMENDED:
      
                 (1) Determine if substitute personnel performed adequately for
      mission.
      
                 (2) Determine whether current flying status is/not required.
      
                 (3) Adjust MFEL/cross-utilization guidance, if appropriate.
      
                 (4) Ensure flight pay is authorized for FFQC1 personnel.
      
      SUGGESTED OPRs/OCRs:
      
                                                  HQ USAF/SGHP/SGHR
                                                  HQ MAC/SGX
      
      SUBMITTER: Terry W. Clarke/Capt/HQ ATC/SGAX
                                    [(b)(2)]
                                        

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