What Army Regulation prohibits us from carrying crew-served weapons on MEDEVAC aircraft?

• A. AR 40-3, 16-5 (f)
• B. AR 95-1
• C. AR 600-20
• D. AR 670-1

Answer: (A)

In MEDEVAC operations, safety and the medical mission come first, so the cabin must remain a non-hostile, unarmed environment. Carrying crew-served weapons on a MEDEVAC aircraft creates risks to patients and medical personnel, can interfere with patient handling and in-flight care, and may complicate loading, unloading, or emergency procedures. That’s why the regulation explicitly prohibits this practice: it preserves safety, minimizes the chance of inadvertent weapon discharge, and keeps the focus on medical evacuation.

The regulation that contains this prohibition is AR 40-3, 16-5(f). Other regulations address different topics—aircraft operations in general, command policy, or uniform standards—and do not specifically ban crew-served weapons on MEDEVAC aircraft, so they don’t apply to this particular constraint.