Who is responsible for inter-theater aeromedical evacuation?

• A. The Army Medical Command
• B. The Air Force - Air Mobility Command
• C. The Navy Medical Corps
• D. The Marines

Answer: (B)

Inter-theater aeromedical evacuation is about moving patients from one major geographic theater to another using long-range airlift and centralized medical oversight. This requires strategic airlift capability and the ability to coordinate care across vast distances, roles that are provided by the Air Force through Air Mobility Command. AMC operates the global fleet and the aeromedical evacuation teams that accompany patients, ensuring safe, continuous medical care during long flights and seamless handoffs between theaters. The Army Medical Command generally handles medical evacuation and support within a single theater or within Army operations, not the long-range inter-theater transfers. Navy Medical Corps covers naval medical forces, and Marines rely on joint partners for aeromedical evacuation; neither is responsible for coordinating inter-theater AE on a global scale.