421st Medical Evacuation Battalion
The 421st Medical Evacuation Battalion, 30th Medical Group, is the only air and ground medical evacuation battalion in the U.S. Army Europe. The organization is a part of the 30th Medical Brigade and is composed of four companies and two detachments. Soldiers of the 421st Medical Battalion are stationed in Wiesbaden, Landstuhl and Katterbach. The unit's mission is to deploy and provide air and ground medical evacuation support and services and combat stress control. During 1999 the 421st Medical Battalion participated in exercises in places such as: Tunisia, Austria, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, France, Africa, Croatia, Hungary and Albania.
