Soldier’s ‘very preventable death’ prompts amendment ordering review of military MedEvac services
Kyle Rempfer
A House amendment to this year’s defense bill would require the Pentagon to examine emergency medical services at its bases, following the “very preventable death†of a 20-year-old U.S. soldier in South Korea, according to Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan.
Buchanan sponsored the amendment after reviewing the investigation into the death of one of his constituents, Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto.
The investigation identified a range of issues, including that a military ambulance was not available to recover Panipinto when his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned on Nov. 6 at Camp Humphreys, the U.S. military’s largest overseas base.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/27/soldiers-very-preventable-death-prompts-amendment-ordering-review-of-military-medevac-services/
