Sat, Oct 04, 2003
Search And Rescue In A Winter Wonderland
15 members of Canada's Air Force took part in the annual Arctic
Search and Rescue Exercise hosted this year by the Russian
Federation at Gelendzhik, Russia, from Sept. 10 to 12.
Arctic SAREX 03 is the tenth in a series of Canadian, American
and Russian military efforts to improve combined SAR
capabilities to respond to major air disasters and major
searches.
"The Arctic SAREX program is an important series of exercises
for us," said Major-General Marc Dumais, Commander of 1 Canadian
Air Division. "Not only does it promote understanding between
Russian, American and Canadian Forces, it also provides a venue for
each nation to observe the others' search and rescue procedures and
equipment and to demonstrate their own.”
In a departure from
what has become the normal theme of the Arctic SAREX series, this
year’s training scenario involves the rescue of three
astronauts from the International Space Station who have made an
emergency water landing in a Soyuz spacecraft (Russian spacecraft
normally make dry-land touch-downs).
The Canadian contribution includes members from: 442 Squadron
(Sqn) in Comox (BC) 424 Sqn in Trenton (ONT), 413 Sqn in Greenwood
(NS), 435 Sqn in Winnipeg (ONT), Canadian Forces School of
Search and Rescue in Comox (BC), 1 Canadian Air Division
Headquarters in Winnipeg (ONT) and two translators from Ottawa
(ONT) for a total of 17 personnel.
In Canada, aerial search and rescue is the mandate of the
Canadian Forces. Hundreds of Canadians are rescued by Air Force
search and rescue personnel every year from coast to
coast to coast.
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