CASEVAC

casevac English en Alternative forms en casevac Etymology en casualty evacuation; compare en MEDEVAC. Noun ~ en military The emergency patient evacuation of injured people (civilians or soldiers) from a combat zone. 2001, Kent B. Pandolf, R. E. Burr, Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 2, Office of the Surgeon General (US), page 1156, Rehearsal of representative CASEVACs is invaluable in refining both operating techniques with the CASEVAC assets and coordination with the receiving MTF.[Medical Treatment Facility] 2011, Robby Carpenter, Shawn Carpenter, Ramiro Bujeiro, Force on Force: Modern Wargaming Rules, Ambush Alley Games, Osprey Publishing, page 53, If a force has CASEVAC assets available (medevac choppers, ambulances, an on-table aid station, etc.), then a unit may hand off its Casualties (and the associated penalties) by moving into contact with the CASEVAC asset. Related terms en MEDEVAC See also en evac Verb + + ~'d en transitive military To perform the emergency evacuation of (an injured person) from a combat zone. en 2018 Mike Borlace Spider Zero Seven Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire Matador 9781788038959 SgBQDwAAQBAJ 123 casevac Sadly, two days later we are back at the hospital again, initially to casevac a patient down to a fixed wing aircraft at the airfield. It has been decided to casevac him to Andrew Fleming hospital in Salisbury. en syllabic abbreviations