AHEC Review 
Spring 2009
(click here to download a pdf of this AHEC Review)
medical air: serving the state since '68
On October 29, 2008, the NC AHEC Program and UNC Medical Air Operations celebrated the 40th anniversary of UNC Medical Air Operations and honored retiring Chief Pilots Alan Fearing and Mike Benson for their combined 70 years of service to Medical Air.
More than 150 guests gathered for a reception at the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Education in Graham Memorial on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Participants included UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine Dean Bill Roper, and UNC President Emeritus Bill Friday.
Medical Air has flown almost 20 million passenger miles delivering clinical and educational services throughout the state with no major incidents or accidents on the ground or in the air. NC AHEC thanks Fearing, Benson, and the entire Medical Air staff for their dedication and commitment to the AHEC mission.
At right, Fearing and Benson display their service awards and a plaque presented to Medical Air by the Raleigh-Durham Air Traffic Controller Tower.