Photo By Sgt. Brian Johnson | The Soldiers of the 1434th Engineer Company practice vehicle rollover training May 14,...... read more read more
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GRAYLING, Mich. - Rollovers. In a car or truck, they have the potential to cause serious injury. In the military, with a heavily armored vehicle, they can be fatal.
When a soldier has 40 pounds of extra gear, ammunition, a weapon and doors that weigh over 100 pounds, it becomes important for a soldier to know what to do in the event that their vehicle should rollover. Soldiers of the Camp Grayling-based 1434th Engineer Company practiced this type of rollover drill on their recent May annual training.
The HEAT or HMMWV Egress Awareness Trainer is a specially equipped Humvee that has the ability to do controlled 360-degree spins. This allows soldiers to feel and experience a Humvee rollover in a controlled manner. As part of the exercise, when the Humvee is upside down, soldiers are required to find a working door and exit through that door. This helps simulate, where after a vehicle has rolled over, if only one door was working and soldiers had to exit through that door.
Staff Sgt. Chris Humphrey, of Travers City, said that this training is extremely important. “Soldiers have lost their lives due to vehicle rollovers. This helps to get more soldiers prepared for the event of a vehicle rollover. They will also know how to react if it does happen. The more soldiers can rehearse something like this, the more their reaction becomes second nature. This will allow soldiers to be less surprised and shocked and will hopefully save many lives.”
Pfc. Rebekah Anger, of Escanaba, felt that this was a good simulation. “I was freaked out at first. This was something that I have never experienced before. This was not easy to do when you are upside down, trying to exit the vehicle, and to be careful and safe all at the same time. I really thought that this was a good, informative simulation. This definitely helps people to prepare for the event of something like this.”
Humphrey said that people were receptive to the training because of the realism. “Anytime that soldiers get to have a hands on training like this, it is better remembered. Soldiers like something like this, because it throws them around a bit and they think this is fun.”
Sgt. Les Meyette, of Fremont, felt that this was very motivating. “The soldiers who experienced this simulator were very motivated. Everyone enjoyed this type or training. You know it is good when soldiers want to go through the simulator multiple times.”
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2015 21:38 |
| Story ID: | 160441 |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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