casevac

plural casevacs

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of CASEVAC.

   I have done several night casevacs and they can be pretty hazardous.

   2007, Alexandre Binda, Chris Cocks, The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry, page 166

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   In the late 1940s, helicopters were used in the casevac role by the British in Malaya.

   2001, Terry Martin, Handbook of Patient Transportation, page 7

   Linde had been on his way to fetch a casevac from 32 Battalion at a place called Luenga, in the bush, 60 kilometres south of Menonque.

   2008, Dick Lord, From Fledgling to Eagle: The South African Air Force During the Border War, page 343

present singular third person casevacs · participle present casevacing · participle present casevacking · participle past casevaced · past casevaced · participle past casevacked · past casevacked

1. alternativeAlternative form of CASEVAC.

   He had broken his leg on landing and was waiting to be collected at a later stage to be casevacked ...

   2006, Willem Steenkamp, Borderstrike!: South Africa Into Angola 1975-1980, page 165

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   ‘If there's anything wrong with the hospital′s radio — if we can′t get Whinger casevacked, for any reason — we can′t just leave him there. We′ll get what drugs we can for him, but we may have to bring him back for the time being.’

   2003, Chris Ryan, Tenth Man Down, page 239

   There couldn't be many better than these—they were responsible for taking us out to be thrown into the wilderness by parachute, re-supply drops in the field, transporting vital supplies and for casevacking troops from operational areas.

   2007, Stu Taylor, Lost in Africa, page 104

plural CASEVACs · alternative casevac

1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe 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.

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   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.

present singular third person CASEVACs · participle present CASEVACing · participle past CASEVAC'd · past CASEVAC'd · alternative casevac

1. transitivegovernmentTo perform the emergency evacuation of (an injured person) from a combat zone.

   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.

   2018, Mike Borlace, Spider Zero Seven, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN, page 123