US military ambulance heads to Kuwait to take part in Operation Iraqi Freedom in this 2003 picture. The one year mark since the completion of the withdrawal of military personnel was noted this past December. (photo courtesy of the Office of Medical History – (Official photo by SSG Olga Steiert, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)). …

Commemorative patch for famed TV series M*A*S*H sits next to authentic combat helmet. The series highlighted the use of medevac choppers during the Korean War. Though employed for sub searches and scouting during WWII, the Korean conflict brought chopper based air ambulances into widespread military and later civilian use. The last episode of the TV show aired in its original slot 30 years ago this February. …

From all the staff at PNN to working medics, vacationing medics, and EMS staff everywhere….Happy New Year! …