Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) usually refers to specialized medical transportation units in the US Air Force. Within the US Air Force, AE is coordinated by Air Mobility Command located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. There are four active-duty AE squadrons in the USAF, but the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, and the 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina, are the only two located within the continental United States. All AE units are primarily manned by personnel from the Air Force Medical Service, but are usually aligned under an Operations Group instead of a Medical Group. Aeromedical evacuation usually involves medical transportation of active-duty military members, but in the past, AE also included a significant amount of transportation of mili