MIL TWR CTLR DENIED CLRNC FOR EMER CIVILIAN ACFT ON EMER MISSION.

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ON MAY 2001; AT XC00 HRS EST; WHILE ENRTE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT; I CONTACTED ZZZ MILFAC TWR TO REQUEST A CLRNC THROUGH THEIR CLASS D AIRSPACE. EVEN THOUGH I IDENTIFIED MYSELF AS A 'LIFEGUARD HELICOPTER CREW X;' AND WAS SQUAWKING THE APPROPRIATE CODE; I WAS DECLINED PERMISSION TO ENTER. THE CTLR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY HANDLING TWO F16'S; A C141; AND A PA-28. SINCE OUR MVA WAS INSIDE THEIR CLASS D AIRSPACE I AGAIN CONTACTED THE TWR TO REQUEST A CLRNC TO ENTER; AGAIN I WAS DECLINED. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT I WAS TOLD I COULD CROSS OVER THE RWYS IF I CLBED TO 3400 FT MSL. THIS I ACCEPTED AND CLBED IMMEDIATELY. WHILE XING; TWO F16'S DEPARTED THE SOUTHWEST RWYS. BOTH ACFT WERE ADVISED THERE WAS A 2800-FOOT CEILING. F-16 #1 PASSED WITHIN 2000 FT OF US IN A VERTICAL CLB. F16 #2 APPEARED TO ROLL NEARLY INVERTED TO AVOID US. AT NO TIME PRIOR TO THIS DID I HEAR THE CTLR ADVISE THE F16'S OR THE C141 THAT THERE WAS A LIFEGUARD HELICOPTER ABOVE THE RWY. THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST PART OF OUR EXCITING FLT. AFTER GETTING THE FLT NURSE'S ATTENTION WITH THE JETS SO CLOSE; I ASK THEM TO CONTACT ZZZ BASE AND HAVE THEM CALL TO INFORM THEM OF OUR INTENT. ONLY AFTER THIS CALL DID A TWR SUPERVISOR TAKE OVER COMS WITH ME AND INFORM THE OTHER ACFT OF OUR POS. THE LNDG; FOR THE MOST PART; WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EVER PRESENT F16'S COMING FROM OUR 4 O'CLOCK POS. THE DEPARTURE WAS EQUALLY UNEVENTFUL. HOWEVER WHILE CROSSING OVER THE RWY; AGAIN I HAD TO ROLL SHARPLY TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE DEPARTING C141. THIS ACFT WAS GIVEN THE 'OPTION' ON ARR AND WE HAD NO IDEA OF THEIR INTENTIONS. ON THE SAME NOTE CREW Y HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH BEING DENIED A CLRNC INTO ZZZ CLASS D AIRSPACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO TO THE SAME SCENE. ONE FURTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS DID THE TWR CTLR CLR MY CLB INTO XXX CLASS C AIRSPACE? IN CLOSING I REALIZE THAT MOST CTLRS COOPERATE WITH US AND ACCOMMODATE MOST EVERY REQUEST WE HAVE MADE AND THIS WAS; I'M SURE; THE EXCEPTION. BUT DENYING A CLRNC TO TWO LIFEGUARD HELICOPTERS ON A MISSION SIMPLY TO ACCOMMODATE TOUCH AND GO AIRPLANES IN VFR CONDITIONS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FURTHER THE SPLIT RADIO FREQS; VHF FOR US AND UHF FOR THEM ONLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONFUSION; CONGESTION; AND DIFFICULTY OF THE MISSION.