File:Recovery exercise, Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, February 2011 (5537291270).jpg
Original file (1,500 × 900 pixels, file size: 693 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary
editDescriptionRecovery exercise, Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, February 2011 (5537291270).jpg |
An HC-130P from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron taxis on a dry lakebed near Djibouti during a simulated rescue exercise Feb. 26, 2011. The exercise scenario consisted of a personnel recovery task Force of pararescuemen and an Army site security team responding to a downed aircrew, extracting two survivors, and returning them to safety. By Staff Sgt. Austin M. May, CJTF-HOA Public Affairs A group of Air Force pararescuemen and an Army Site Security Team (SST) conducted a rescue mission for survivors of an aircraft crash near Djibouti Feb. 26. The disaster was part of an exercise scenario, but the response was anything but simulated. Complete with actors representing local nationals, this exercise afforded the teams a realistic training experience similar to what they could encounter at any time in the African operating area. According to Air Force Capt. Marcus Truman, commander, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, planning and coordination are extremely important to the successful execution of any complex mission. A full mission rehearsal with all the players in a real environment, such as this, is where a team’s tactics, techniques and procedures are validated, he said. “This is where we learn what works and what doesn’t when faced with actual environmental factors – but in simulated conditions we can control,” Truman said, adding that a real-world mission is not the appropriate time to see what works and what doesn’t. The scenario, played out amid the rock-strewn sands of the Grand Bara Desert, began with one of two survivors of an airplane crash calling for assistance from friendly forces in the area. Delirious from heat and looking after his injured partner, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Edmonds guided a Hercules C-130P aircraft from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to his location via radio. When the aircrew had a fix on where Sgt. Edmonds and his teammate had found shelter, they landed the Hercules on a dry lakebed a few miles away and offloaded the personnel recovery task force, which quickly made its way to the survivors on all-terrain vehicles. Once the recovery team contacted the survivors and verified their identities, the pararescuemen, also known as PJs, went to work treating injuries, and the Army security element surrounded the group. While the PJs practiced their lifesaving skills on Sr. Airman Kayla Marcille, who complained of several injuries and memory loss, the security team dealt with the actors playing the roles of unknown civilians. Dressed in a manner consistent with the local population, the role players attempted to move in closer to the survivors; it was the task of the security element to keep them back while the scenario played out. “The use of [role players] allows us to test our security, and more importantly, identify weaknesses in it, so we can improve upon our primary focus within the PRTF which is security,” said Army Lt. Adam Berry, SST commander. Once the victims had been treated and prepared to move, the entire team tore out across the desert to the lakebed where the HC-130 was circling, waiting to land. Once on the ground, the SST once again formed a perimeter around the group while the team loaded onto the idling aircraft. In minutes the HC-130 was airborne again, en route to safety with all friendly forces aboard. Carrying out the scenario to its full completion ensured any aspect of the operation that needed extra attention could be highlighted, providing invaluable insight to the military units involved. “Full mission profile exercises are the best way to evaluate a unit’s ability to execute the mission for which they’ve been tasked,” Truman said. To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica Official Vimeo video channel: www.vimeo.com/usarmyafrica |
Date | |
Source |
Recovery exercise, Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, February 2011
|
Author | US Army Africa from Vicenza, Italy |
Licensing
edit- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 4 November 2012 by the administrator or reviewer File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 15:56, 4 November 2012 | 1,500 × 900 (693 KB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr by User:Elitre |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Image title |
|
---|---|
Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
Camera model | NIKON D3S |
Author | MSgt Dawn Price |
Exposure time | 1/320 sec (0.003125) |
F-number | f/9 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:03, 26 February 2011 |
Lens focal length | 190 mm |
Credit/Provider | CJTF-HOA/PAO |
Source | digital Nikon D3s |
Label | Typical |
Short title |
|
City shown | Djibouti |
Width | 4,256 px |
Height | 2,832 px |
Bits per component |
|
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 150 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 150 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows |
File change date and time | 11:06, 18 March 2011 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:03, 26 February 2011 |
Meaning of each component |
|
Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX shutter speed | 8.321928 |
APEX aperture | 6.33985 |
APEX exposure bias | 1.3333333333333 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Center weighted average |
Light source | Fine weather |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 40 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 40 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 40 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 190 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
Serial number of camera | 2041694 |
Lens used | 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 1,500 px |
Image height | 900 px |
Subject distance | 4,294,967,295 meters |
Writer | MSgt Dawn M. Price |
Special instructions | RELEASED: Leslie Pratt, Lt. Col., USAF; CJTF-HOA PAO Director; EMAIL: leslie.pratt@hoa.usafricom.mil; COMM: +253-389-523; DSN: 311-824-2432 |
Original transmission location code | US Africa Command |
Date metadata was last modified | 12:06, 18 March 2011 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:5485DC30EC2768119CECC569F015B137 |
Copyright status | Copyright status not set |
Supplemental categories |
|
Keywords |
|
Contact information |
|
Country shown | Djibouti |
Code for country shown | DJI |
IIM version | 3 |