Deployed Members
More than 15 DMAT members as well as several new applicants volunteered at this years Air show. 

Deployment History
The team started work on this years air show weeks in advance.  However,  Wednesday evening the 18th saw the first real action as members met at the VA to sort and pack supplies and gear that would be needed.

Friday, team members gathered at the VA to transport equipment and supplies to the Dayton International Airport.  Once at the airport members setup a Base of Operations (BOO) and left the site around 5:30 PM to miss the Air Show Parade which was about to start.

Saturday, the team saw 9 patients during the afternoon, most having ill effects of sun exposure and the high temperatures.  Lunch was an excellent cook-out provided by Chuck and his able logistics crew.

Communications Specialist Bob and Dave check over some of our commo equipment.  The Commo folk had HF multiband, VHF, Cellular, Satellite systems, AirBand, and SpreadSpectrum intercom phones in operations.

The medical tent was busy by mid-afternoon Saturday with two of the seven patients being transported to local hospitals. 

One of several patients effected by the heat being escorted to the Medical Tent from the Reception Tent. 

Above is one of about 5 patients that were trasported out of the DMAT compound to regional hospitals during the weekend, the nearest of which had to reroute to other hospitals for a time.  Sunday saw an additional 8 to 9 patients come through the DMAT medical compound.

Paperwork was also an ongoing task, whether it was checking in patients, checking out radios, or checking ones self out to go see the show for a while. 

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U. S. Air Show