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	Podcast:		DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable
	Episode:		DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: New Medical Mission for Air Guard
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2011-01-11 13:51:15
	Description:		Air Force Col. Brett Wyrick, air surgeon, Air National Guard, participated in a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Wyrick discussed the new medical mission for Air Guard. Beginning next week specialized medical personnel from the Air National Guard will begin flying Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) missions from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.The CCATT consists of a physician specializing in an area such as critical care, pulmonology, anesthesiology or surgery, along with a critical care nurse and a respiratory technician. The Air Guard will place at least one CCATT on each rotation flying out of Ramstein for the next two years, and are looking to combine with the Air Force Reserve to field even more teams in the coming months.
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