Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was increased to seven. These flights included stops at every major airfield in Vietnam and thereby provided fixed-wing evacuation capability to every major brigade hospital. Out-of-country evacuation flights operated by the Military Airlift Command originated from casualty staging facilities located at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay and Tan Son Nhut and provided evacuation to Japan, Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, Guam, Okinawa and Hawaii. With the increase in scheduled flights adequate coverage became available throughout Vietnam and allowed almost continuous medical evacuation. During the May Offensive, a total of 3,948 patients, 3,789 of which were U.S. Army personnel, were medically evacuated out-of-country to PACOM hospitals. These figures were the highest in the brigade's history. Hospitalization Statistics for 1968 IRHA=Injured as a Result of Hostile Action DNBI=Disease and Non-Battle Injury Patients admitted in one month may be discharged, evacuated, or die in a subsequent month Hospitalization Statistics—Tet Offensive 0001 Hours, 29 January 1968 — 2400 Hours, 3 February 1968 Total Direct Admissions = 3261 Total Injured as a Result of Hostile Action (IRHA) = 2171 U.S. Army IRHA = 1213 Civilian War Casualty Program (CWCP) Admissions = 477 Other IRHA = 481 Total Dispositions = 2342 Dispositions to Duty and Discharge = 1255 Evacuation Out of Country = 1005 Died in Hospital = 82 31 Jan 1968- Hospitals experienced heaviest admission workload as outlined below: Total Direct Admissions = 707 Total IRHA = 541 U.S. Army IRHA = 385 CWCP Admissions = 49 Other IRHA = 107 Prisoner of War Patients as of 2400 hours, 28 January 1968 = 258 Prisoner of War Patients as of 2400 hours, 3 February 1968 = 386 Increase = 128 Civilian War Casualty Program Patients as of 2400 hours, 28 January 1968 = 129 Civilian War Casualty Program Patients as of 2400 hours, 3 February 1968 = 505 Increase = 376 44th Medical Brigade Daily Medical Statistics—Tet Offensive 0001 Hours, 29 January 1968 — 2400 Hours, 3 February 1968 (Note 1) Only Qui Nhon Airfield was open on 31 January 1968 (Note 2) As of 2400 hours daily Abbreviations: IRHA=Injured as a Result off Hostile Action; CWCP=Civilian War Casualty Program The brigade staff found it interesting to note the difference in the Tet and the May Offensives. During Tet, the enemy penetrated many cities and towns throughout South Vietnam. This action resulted in heavy civilian war casualties in addition to