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Friday, May 11, 2012

Medical Official Explains F-22 Pilot-protection Efforts

[F-22 Raptor]The Air Force has instituted measures designed to protect its pilots, ensure mission completion and assess the possible physiological effects of flying the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, the command surgeon for Air Combat Command told reporters here today.

“The health and safety of our pilots -- all of our pilots -- is the utmost priority,” Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Daniel O. Wyman said. “Our operational flight surgeons and medical staff interact with our pilots on a daily basis, and mission No. 1 is their health and safety.”

Before resuming F-22 flights in September 2011 after a safety stand-down, Wyman said, officials collected baseline blood samples and pulmonary function tests from every pilot.

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