335 Medical Evacuation Regiment (335 MER) is a unique, nationally recruited Army Reserve unit headquartered at Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Strensall, near York. Unlike most reserve units that recruit from a specific local area, 335 MER draws specialist clinicians—including Paramedics, Emergency Nurses, and Doctors—from across the entire United Kingdom to provide a dedicated Medical Evacuation (Medevac) capability. The regiment’s primary mission is to bridge the gap between the front line and surgical field hospitals, specializing in moving high-dependency patients who require continuous critical care while in transit. Its personnel are trained to operate across various platforms, turning the back of an ambulance or helicopter into a mobile intensive care unit to ensure casualties remain stable during extraction.
