CONSTRUCTING AND MOVING THE EQUIPMENT
Getting the systems built and into theater presented
some unique challenges for NMLC and their vendor partner,
Philips Healthcare, the manufacturer of the systems.
“This is a one-of-a-kind piece of equipment,” said
Margaret Ely, NMLC Acting Director for Medical Equipment
and Logistics Solutions (MELS) and whose team is working
on the logistics and engineering piece of getting the MRIs up
and running and into theater. “The systems will be specially
built from the ground up directly onto a trailer and each
system will have its own power supply to accommodate the
austere environment in Afghanistan.”
Transportation into Afghanistan was addressed by
utilizing a Russian Antonov AN 124 Ruslan, a mega-sized
cargo lifter, also known as Condor. Similar in features to the
Lockheed C-5A Galaxy cargo lifter, the Condor is a massive
aircraft having a greater cargo capacity than the C-5A and
heavy-duty landing gear for rough field conditions.
“Building the systems on a mobile trailer addresses the
challenge of physically getting the systems to their points
of deployment and destination,” said Ely. “It also addresses
the need for a clean environment as MRIs are extremely
CONSTRUCTING AND MOVING THE EQUIPMENT
Getting the systems built and into theater presented
some unique challenges for NMLC and their vendor partner,
Philips Healthcare, the manufacturer of the systems.
“This is a one-of-a-kind piece of equipment,” said
Margaret Ely, NMLC Acting Director for Medical Equipment
and Logistics Solutions (MELS) and whose team is working
on the logistics and engineering piece of getting the MRIs up
and running and into theater. “The systems will be specially
built from the ground up directly onto a trailer and each
system will have its own power supply to accommodate the
austere environment in Afghanistan.”
Transportation into Afghanistan was addressed by
utilizing a Russian Antonov AN 124 Ruslan, a mega-sized
cargo lifter, also known as Condor. Similar in features to the
Lockheed C-5A Galaxy cargo lifter, the Condor is a massive
aircraft having a greater cargo capacity than the C-5A and
heavy-duty landing gear for rough field conditions.
“Building the systems on a mobile trailer addresses the
challenge of physically getting the systems to their points
of deployment and destination,” said Ely. “It also addresses
the need for a clean environment as MRIs are extremely
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