4OB9OY DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY FIELD COMMAND JOINT TASK GROUP - ENEWETAK ATOLL APO, SAN FRANCISCO 96333 , EALNO. 3002 19 July 1977 ENEWETAK ATOLL INSTRUCTION NO. .3002 ‘ Medical Evacuation Procedures SUBJECT: Enclosure: None References: a. Appendix 3 to Annex D, FCDNA OPLAN 600-77 b. CINCPAC Instruction 4652.1D c. AFR 164-5 1. Purpose: Atoll. To publish a procedure for medical evacuation at Enewetak 0 2. Cancellation: 3. Applicability: None This instruction applies to all personnel at Enewetak Atoll. 4, Policy: a. Paragraph 3A of reference a is quoted: "The intra-Atoll evacuation system will be by Army helicopter. Evacuation from the atoll will be by military aircraft using standard USAF aero-medical evacuation procedure. Patients requiring more than seven days of bed care beyond the capability of medical resources will be aero-medically evacuated. Aero-medical evacuation of U.S. Armed Forces patients will be provided on a nonreimburseable basis; however, existing contracts with civilian contractors will determine aero-medical evacuation reimbursement. The aero-medical evacuation of dri-Enewetak beyond care of the medical team capability will be provided, on a reimburseable basis, upon the receipt of a request from the resident ‘Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) representative to the Joint Task Group Commander." — b. The decision to evacuate military or civilian personnel for medical purposes rests with Commander, Joint Task Group with recommendations from the surgeon and Commander or manager of the individual concerned.