Photo By Maj. Koné Faulkner | While participating in vehicle roll-over simulator training at Camp Buerhing, Kuwait,...... read more read more
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By Maj. Konẻ Faulkner
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division - Public Affairs Office
CAMP BUERHING, Kuwait – As elements of the 'Life-Line' Battalion, 299th Brigade Support Battalion, arrived in Kuwait they along with all the units of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division began training in preparation for their mission in Iraq.
One piece of training equipment the unit begun to have their Soldiers execute at Camp Buerhing, Kuwait is called HMWVV Egress Assistance Trainer. The scenario of this training is Soldiers react to a vehicle rollover. The condition involves a five-man crew traveling in a HMMWV vehicle and the simulator provides a glimpse of what the occupants would have to do in the event of a rollover.
The training is in two-parts. The first begins when the vehicle appears to be headed into a rollover and the driver must react to avoid it. The second drill puts the vehicle into a spin one-and-half times (540 degrees) and the occupants must safely make it out with all necessary items to carry-on their mission while verifying the status of their fellow Soldiers. The standard for the training is the crew is trained to minimize injuries to personnel in the event of a rollover and all know how to vacate the vehicle without further injury.
"It sounds easy on paper, but try withstanding the forces of a 3-ton vehicle tumbling to an upside down stop in a flash," said Maj. Bryce Pringle, 299th BSB executive officer, whose home town is Albany, Ga. "This training is used to teach Soldiers how to save lives before the situation presents it self."
The occupants have to disconnect headsets, release their seatbelt, unlock combat door locks, exit the vehicle with their weapons, assist fellow crewmembers to exit, assess injuries, checks for fire, provide security, provide first aid, account for sensitive items, report accident, and then assists in vehicle recovery. And by the way, in the HEAT this is all done by the Soldiers after finding themselves hanging up-side-down when the vehicle rollover has stopped.
"The name of the game is teamwork," Pringle said. "During Operation Iraqi Freedom, 20 out of the 31 Up-Armored HMMWV accidents involved rollovers. And 17 Soldiers have died in M1114 Up-Armored HMMWVs and 16 of the 17 fatalities occurred in a rollover. Most Soldiers wearing seatbelts in an accident received only minor injuries."
"Our guys executed the drill flawlessly and set the example for others to follow," continued Pringle. "The consensus from the Soldiers was that this was very good training and gave them additional situational awareness on what to do if a roll-over occurs. A few Soldiers were gluttony for punishment and went through it twice."
| Date Taken: | 10.17.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 10.17.2008 05:15 |
| Story ID: | 25120 |
| Location: | KW |
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