Evaluation of Operations and Marginal Costs of MAST Alternatives.
Abstract
To provide a data base to assist the Department of Defense in establishing a position on the provision of military-helicopter support to civilian-ambulance and rescue services, the potential capabilities of the U.S. Army to provide such support were analyzed and costed. Experiences gained during five pilot projects of the program, Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (Project MAST), were examined and related to the accidental-injury and emergency medical-system characteristics of 18 communities around selected U.S. Army installations. Based on these relationships, the helicopter-ambulance needs of the communities were estimated. Types of military helicopters feasible for the ambulance mission and types of U.S. Army units capable of providing the support were identified. The TO and E, training syllabi, and peacetime function of these units were then examined to determine the support that could be provided within the normal peacetime activities of the unit and those that would have to be provided by resources above normal peactime allocations. Civilian aircraft capable of serving in the ambulance role were also identified. Feasible units were then related to civilian community needs to estimate the type of unit that would be required in each of the civilian areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0892509
Entities
People
- J. D. Reed
- J. J. Delang
- M. A. Robertson
- M. Greyson
- P. M. Haymond
Organizations
- SRI International