AERIAL RECOVERY

AERIAL RECOVERY DEPLOYS HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS TO DISASTER-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, PROVIDING SEARCH AND RESCUE, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, LOGISTICS COORDINATION, SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION, AND DIRECT SURVIVOR SUPPORT. OPERATORS INCLUDE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DEVELOPED THROUGH AERIAL RECOVERY'S HEAL THE HEROES PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MISSION-QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS AND CIVILIAN SPECIALISTS, ALL TRAINED, SCREENED, AND EQUIPPED TO FUNCTION IN AUSTERE, HIGH-RISK, AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CONVENTIONAL AID ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DIFFICULTY EFFECTIVELY OPERATING.AERIAL RECOVERY DOES NOT OPERATE PRIMARILY AS A SUPPLY-DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION. ITS MODEL IS TO DEPLOY TRAINED HUMAN OPERATORS CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING IN HIGH-RISK, RAPIDLY EVOLVING ENVIRONMENTS. THIS OPERATOR-FIRST APPROACH REQUIRES SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND READINESS THAT PRECEDES AND ENABLES EVERY FIELD RESPONSE.DISASTER RESPONSE DEPLOYMENTS ALSO FUNCTION AS ACTIVE RECRUITMENT ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE AERIAL RECOVERY IMPACT ENGINE. IN THE FIELD, TEAMS IDENTIFY VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE CAPABILITY AND CALLING TO SERVE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM AERIAL RECOVERY'S HEAL THE HEROES REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. EVERY DEPLOYMENT BUILDS THE NEXT ONE.SINCE INCEPTION, AERIAL RECOVERY HAS AIDED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE ACROSS MISSIONS RESPONDING TO HURRICANES, TORNADOES, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC EVENTS, AND MAN-MADE CRISES IN HAITI, HONDURAS, THE BAHAMAS, THE UNITED STATES, TAJIKISTAN, ST. VINCENT, THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, UKRAINE, PAKISTAN, CUBA, AND ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES.

HEAL THE HEROES IS AERIAL RECOVERY'S FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM AND THE ENGINE THAT POWERS EVERY MISSION. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES A DOCUMENTED NATIONAL CRISIS: MORE THAN 6,200 U.S. VETERANS TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES EACH YEAR (ONE EVERY 84 MINUTES). THE PRIMARY DRIVERS INCLUDE THE LOSS OF MISSION, COMMUNITY, AND PURPOSE THAT FOLLOWS SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. HEAL THE HEROES CONFRONTS THESE DRIVERS DIRECTLY BY REPLACING THEM WITH SOMETHING REAL: A NEW MISSION, A NEW TEAM, AND A NEW CALLING.THE HEAL THE HEROES PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, WHETHER ALREADY SERVING ON AERIAL RECOVERY'S TEAMS OR NEWLY IDENTIFIED THROUGH FIELD RECRUITMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, OR PARTNER REFERRALS. PARTICIPATION IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR JOINING AERIAL RECOVERY'S TEAMS; IT IS A RESOURCE ACTIVELY MADE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE TEAM MEMBERS, AND A PIPELINE THROUGH WHICH MANY OPERATORS ARE DEVELOPED. AERIAL RECOVERY ALSO PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, RESILIENCE RESOURCES, AND PEER CARE TO TEAM MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE VETERAN OR FIRST RESPONDER CRITERIA BUT WHO SERVE IN DEMANDING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.THE PROGRAM OPERATES THROUGH AERIAL RECOVERY'S FIVE-PHASE IMPACT ENGINE:RECRUIT: VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SEEKING RENEWED PURPOSE ARE IDENTIFIED AND INVITED THROUGH FIELD OPERATIONS, PARTNER REFERRALS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.RETRAIN: PARTICIPANTS UNDERGO STRUCTURED, TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMMING THAT REBUILDS DISCIPLINE, TRUSTED COMMUNITY, AND MISSION-READINESS. NON-VETERAN TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVE PARALLEL PREPARATION APPROPRIATE TO THEIR ROLE.REPURPOSE: SKILLS FROM MILITARY, EMERGENCY SERVICE, OR CIVILIAN BACKGROUNDS ARE REDIRECTED INTO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED TRACKS SUCH AS ANIMAL RESCUE AND EQUINE THERAPY AT REDEMPTION RANCH.RESCUE: PARTICIPANTS AND TRAINED OPERATORS DEPLOY GLOBALLY TO CONDUCT DISASTER RELIEF, ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS, AND ANIMAL RESCUE MISSIONS.RECOVER: OPERATORS RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY CARE POST-DEPLOYMENT. SURVIVORS RECEIVE SUPPORT, COMMUNITIES REBUILD, AND NEW CANDIDATES ARE IDENTIFIED TO RESTART THE CYCLE.INVESTMENT IN OPERATOR RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, RESTORATION, AND READINESS IS DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENDITURE, NOT ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. THE OPERATORS WHO DELIVER EVERY MISSION ARE HEAL THE HEROES PARTICIPANTS AND MISSION-QUALIFIED CIVILIANS BUILT WITH THIS SAME INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN MIND. THERE IS NO PROGRAM DELIVERY WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THIS PROGRAM BUILDS.