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DART Synchronizes Teammates

Aug-24-2006 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

Written by Spc. L.C. Campbell, 138th MPAD

MOSUL, Iraq (August 18, 2006) – The Downed Aircraft Recovery Team rehearsed and synchronized procedures to recover critically damaged aircrafts at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Mosul, Iraq.

The DART consists of the Company B, 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 1-10th Aviation, 352nd Corps Support Battalion, 706th Explosive Ordinance Disposal, and security elements from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

“Brigade will get a call from 1-10th Aviation saying they have a downed aircraft,” said Capt. Timothy Emig, maintenance officer, 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3-2 SBCT. “Brigade then notifies the battalions, and I will call to the shop office and activate the DART team.”

“The goal is to synchronize every body’s efforts,” said Emig. “There are a lot of moving pieces, and we’re aiming for the best training value.”

In the event that an aircraft really does go down, the team needs to get to the crash site as soon as possible due to the value of the crew and the aircraft.

“Once the team hits the site of the downed aircraft, they will begin passenger extraction training and some basic helicopter safety training,” said Emig. “There are a lot of aircraft flying overhead providing security for the troops on the ground that it is imperative to have a response team if something were to happen, and our job is to recover the aircraft as expedient as possible.”


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