We all woke up to the sound of Reveille being played over the speakers at the Blue Thunder site. We ate our MRE's under a large awning with this as our view. Beautiful!
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| Beautiful morning view of ropes course |
After breakfast, our squadron was assigned to the litter carry exercise first. We learned the different ways of carrying a wounded person on a stretcher, and then were put through the paces on an obstacle course. Our instructors simulated gun fire and mortar shell attacks. It was challenging, and those assigned to carry got pretty dirty!
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| Briefing on litter carry exercise |
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| Capt Key, prepared to be carried! |
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| Capt Benfield, Capt Galle, Capt Hartley and Capt Turner carrying Lt Dueitt |
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| Capt Bourne, Capt Benfield, Capt Dinan, and Lt Pezel carrying Capt Key (with a Lt Paciello photobomb) |
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| Lt Salmon, Lt Paciello, Lt Bach, and Capt Dunkle carrying Capt Brockman over a wall |
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| Low crawl carry of Capt Brockman |
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| Low crawl carry of Capt Key |
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| The carrying crew, dirty from the low crawl exercise |
After the litter carry exercise, we worked with the other flights in our squadron to erect an Alaskan shelter. This is the type of tent that we slept in overnight.
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| Floor of tent |
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| Beginning of frame for walls |
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| Finished! |
Oh my goodness! Being carried through obstacles on a stretcher while people simulate crossfire must be so surreal...sounds like it's not for the faint of heart!
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