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Forgot Password? Photo By Senior Airman Erica Webster | U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Aaron Broge, instructor loadmaster and joint airdrop……read moreread more Photo By Senior Airman Erica Webster | U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Aaron Broge, instructor loadmaster and joint airdrop inspector, and Technical Sgt. Everett Mead, mission loadmaster, both with the 913th Operations Support Squadron, prepare cargo for an airdrop over the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 10, 2024. During the exercise, loadmasters practiced rigging airdrop bundles and adapting tactics for delivering supplies to moving ships, improving flexibility and response times in real-world operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Erica Webster) see less | View Image Page On August 10, 2024, the 913th Operations Support Squadron participated in a joint-force exercise aimed at enhancing the group’s capability to support Navy and Marine Corps operations by validating new systems and streamlining procedures.
“We had three main goals for today,” explained Major Christopher Ansel, mission commander of the 913th OSS. “One was to validate the functionality of the Beyond Line-of-Sight commercial SATCOM hatch, which gives us a data link allowing a secure beyond line of site communications via satellite and chats.”
The ability to communicate securely, especially in remote or high-risk areas, is critical for mission success. The team confirmed that the system could provide reliable communication links, even when traditional radio methods faced issues.
“Without the hatch, I can’t say 100% that we would have been able to accomplish the airdrop today,” he added. “The radios didn’t work at first, and the hatch provided that bridge.”
With communication secured, the next focus of the exercise was on streamlining the airdrop process itself.
“We’re cutting out the middleman by training loadmasters to rig small airdrop bundles themselves,” explained Ansel. “Traditionally, airdrop bundles are prepared by qualified riggers from the Army, Air Force or Marines, but not all units we support have someone qualified to do this.”
The current process includes a movement of the item from a warehouse to a rigging shop to be prepared, then picked up and airdropped to a location out in the Pacific or Atlantic.
“That’s a four day process to complete plus all of the coordination of multiple flights is time consuming,” he said. “Now that our loadmasters can be qualified to rig their own door bundles, we can pick up that item anywhere a C-130 can land, and rig it in the airplane.”
In preparation for the exercise, loadmasters with the 327th Airlift Squadron, went through cargo rigging training, which included going over regulations and learning their responsibilities for the drop.
“There was a certified rigger from the 96th Aerial Port Squadron who helped us rig a few bundles before leaving,” said Master Sgt. Derek Johnson, joint airdrop inspector with the 327th ALS. “When it came time to rig our own bundles, it was easy. After completing the airdrop and coming home, we realized this process can be done by most of our loadmasters.”
Implementing this change not only allows for faster response times, but it allows for aircrews to become develop more flexible airdrop tactics. Specifically, refining their ability to accurately airdrop supplies to moving targets.
“We typically drop on a stationary coordinate but with ships, they’re floating out in the ocean,” said Ansel. “In a contingency or combat environment, they can’t sit in one place waiting for a drop.”
Adapting airdrop tactics for moving ships addresses a critical need in naval logistics, where flexibility and speed are paramount. This required bringing back older visual-based airdrop tactics, common with the previous generation of aircraft that had navigator crew positions.
“When the new C-130J arrived, we lost the navigator crew position,” he said. “Everything relies more on computer-aided solutions and the process became more rigid. It’s more accurate but with a ship, you can’t be rigid and we have to be flexible to account for moving targets. This exercise helped us refine that.”
With each of the three objectives validated, the 913th OSS is one step closer to their ultimate goal of creating a standard operating procedure for supporting a wider range of partners.
“There’s no real set standard for it yet, so today our goal is to set that standard and decide how we want to do things moving forward,” said Ansel. “We’re always looking to advancing the current state of things. The more changes and improvements we make now during peacetime, ensures we’re ready to deliver under combat conditions.”
Through participation in exercises like this, the 913th is able to refine tactics not commonly practiced, ensuring their Navy and Marine Corps counterparts are able to receive the same high-level of airdrop support traditionally offered to the Army. As global military dynamics continue to evolve, this adaptability will be key to maintaining logistical superiority in any operational theater. This work, 913th OSS Advances Joint Communication and Airdrop Logistics Support, by SrA Erica Webster, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. No keywords found.
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Forty years ago Wednesday, New Yorkers became the first car occupants in the U.S. to face penalties for not buckling up, so large numbers started fastening their seat belts. Through some starts and stops along the way, the rest of the nation followed suit. Seat belt use in New York state rose from 16% to 57% in the first four months the law was enforced after it was implemented Dec. 1, 1984, with a one-month grace period that postponed fines of up to $50 until the new year. By the end of 1985, as the federal government provided funding incentives, nearly all state legislatures had introduced a mandatory seat belt law for adults, and 14 of them had passed bills, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Today, compliance with seat belt requirements has climbed to nearly 92% nationwide, and New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t mandate their use at least for the driver and front-seat passengers, the subjects of the initial laws. In addition, 29 states and Washington, D.C., also demand rear-seat passengers “click it or ticket.’’ A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed that from 1968 through 2019 the agency’s safety standards prevented more than 860,000 deaths on the road, in addition to 49 million nonfatal injuries. Nearly half of the saved lives were attributed to seat belts. “The research shows that technologies such as seat belts, air bags, electronic stability control, improved brakes and many other safety features are saving lives as intended,” NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman said in statement. Ten years after New York Gov. Mario Cuomo – a strong advocate for seat belts – signed his state’s landmark legislation, observational surveys showed 58% of Americans in passenger vehicles buckled up, and the figure has mostly risen steadily since then. That may obscure the initial rejection of the safety restraints. A Washington Post story in July 1984 noted a new poll revealed 65% of respondents opposed laws such as the one New York approved. Joseph Schofer, a professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University who specializes in transportation issues, told USA TODAY the increased compliance is much more the result of educational campaigns than strict enforcement, which has dwindled over the years. Schofer credits teachers, pediatricians and media messaging with underscoring the importance of car restraints for children and adults. “It has become part of the culture, and I think you can attribute it to doctors and schools and all kinds of messaging that get into people’s heads, and they grow up and remember that,’’ said Schofer, who has served on national and Chicago-area transportation committees. “The kids in some family situations will be the ones who say, ‘I have to wear my seat belt,’ or, ‘You have to wear your seat belt.’’’ Despite the progress, adherence to seat belt mandates in the U.S. lags behind what’s common in European countries, especially the likes of Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, where enforcement is stricter and compliance rates are in the 95-98% range, Schofer said. Regulations for seat belt use in the U.S. fall under the jurisdiction of states, and 35 of them have what are known as primary laws, which allow law enforcement officers to issue a citation to an unbuckled driver or passenger without another offense being involved. In the 14 states with secondary laws, unrestrained occupants can only be ticketed if another traffic infraction has been committed. That partially limits enforcement in a country with a strong ethos of personal freedom. Schofer said he recently worked on a study that indicated much of the resistance to traffic laws stems from such a culture. “The opposition I hear is, ‘I don’t want the government telling me what to do,’’’ he said. “The subtext of that is, ‘I’d rather kill myself than listen to good advice.’’’ The consequences can indeed be fatal. The NHTSA said about half of the 25,000-plus people killed in passenger vehicles in 2022 were not wearing a seat belt, a remarkable figure considering the low percentage of unbuckled drivers and passengers. The number of Americans killed in all vehicles yearly typically hovers around 40,000. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, drivers and passengers on the front seat who use their shoulder and lap belts reduce their chances of dying in a car crash by 45%, and by 60% if riding in an SUV, van or pickup. Air bags are a supplement, not a substitute, for seat belts, says the NHTSA, pointing out unrestrained occupants can end up getting ejected, which the agency called “almost always deadly.’’ Dr. Gerald O’Neill, medical director at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center trauma center in Philadelphia, said in his 15-year tenure he has noticed a slight uptick in seat belt use among car crash victims, who sometimes arrive at the facility after being thrown from a vehicle, smashed against the windshield or flung around the inside. “A lot of those things are directly related to whether they were wearing a seat belt or not, and they put them in a totally different risk category,’’ he said. “You definitely see greater severity of injury and a higher risk of death, and also more frequent injury from the no-seat belt group.’’ Because of the legal changes New York state kicked off 40 years ago, there are now fewer members of that group.
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