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       TOPIC AREA: EQUIPMENT STANDARDIZATION / AE KITS, etc.
       
       SUBMITTED BY: HQ AFRES/SGXO
         
       ISSUE: Contingency kit design is not adequate for war time
       contingencies.
       
       OBSERVATION: Design of the contingency kits does not lend itself
       to functional use.
       
       DISCUSSION: Most problems with contingency kits should have
       surfaced during this operation. Contingency kits are too heavy,
       bulky, hard to carry, difficult to secure on aircraft, and
       difficult to transport back to the stage base after aeromedical
       evacuation missions.
       
       IMPACT: The lack of a standardized kit for use on all .
       aeromedical evacuation aircraft (C-130, C-141, CRAF) can act to
       impair mission effectiveness.
       
       RECOMMENDATION: Contingency kits should be standardized with the
       minimum amount of items required to support aeromedical
       evacuation patients. The size and weight of these kits should be
       kept to a minimum to ease transportation requirements.
       

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