According to a Michael Yon, an experienced War Correspondent, Army MEDEVAC helicopters are being required to follow Geneva Convention standards that are totally meaningless in the conflicts we are now engaged in worldwide. The conventions, intended for conventional warfare, requires medical evacuation helicopters to wear red crosses and go unarmed into combat. No insurgent will respect these formalities. Michael Yon's open letter on the subject can be found here:
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/golden-seconds.htm
He can say it much better than I, but this is not a complex idea. It a simply a bureaucratic mistake that will eventually cost American lives. The Obama administration should order this rule to be revised to accommodate the needs of unconventional conflicts. Thank you.