Vietnam Air Force pilots handle the situation of flying to rescue victims

On August 20, the Air Defense - Air Force Service held the opening ceremony of the 2024 Air Search and Rescue Sports Festival.

On the morning of August 20, the Sports Festival took place at Air Force Regiment 916 (Air Force Division 371) to test the qualifications and capabilities of pilots and air search and rescue forces... This is also an opportunity to evaluate the strength, equipment, means, and organization of the implementation of air search and rescue missions of units in the Service when there is a situation, while at the same time propagating and educating soldiers to raise awareness of combat readiness and search and rescue missions. Immediately after the opening ceremony, the sports festival entered the practical competition with situations of flying to rescue victims. Each group and team performed the 300kg and 150kg lifting events on the Mi-171 SAR aircraft. Five teams competed in the sports festival, including: Air Force Divisions 370, 371, 372; Air Force Officer School and National Center for Air Search and Rescue Training. The organizers' scenario was that during a training and combat flight, the plane suddenly encountered an accident, and the pilot was forced to parachute to ensure safety. The search and rescue aircraft quickly took off, located the pilot in distress, and used equipment to retrieve the victim. With a single crane, the pilot will fly in a hovering position, and the search and rescue team will use a 150kg crane to lower an officer or soldier into the water to rescue the victim. The pilot in distress will then be hoisted onto the plane. A 300kg crane, an officer and soldier were winched down to the water surface and then hoisted the pilot in distress onto the plane. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Hoang, Deputy Political Commissar of Air Force Regiment 916, said that rescue flights are very difficult to perform because they require pilots and flight crews to have training, accumulate experience, and understand the terrain and weather. Especially important is the coordination of pilots, flight crews and rescue forces. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu Phong, Air Force Regiment 916, said that depending on the requirements of the mission and the weather conditions, the airborne engineer must always ensure that the time to reach the victim is as short as possible to bring the victim to a safe location.

Major General Bui Thien Thau - Deputy Commander of Air Defense - Air Force.

In his opening speech, Major General Bui Thien Thau - Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force said that due to the impact of climate change, the weather situation is complicated, irregular, the phenomenon of rain, floods, storms, landslides ... tends to increase. "To successfully complete the search and rescue mission, in recent years, the Party Committee and the Head of the Air Force Command have regularly led and directed agencies and units in the entire Air Force to maintain forces and means on duty for search and rescue according to regulations, ready to mobilize to perform tasks when ordered. There are many policies and practical measures for search and rescue work, minimizing damage to life and property for the State and people. Regularly consolidate and improve the organization, staffing, and equipment of the search and rescue force, thereby improving the efficiency and quality of search and rescue work at all levels", said Major General Bui Thien Thau. Previously, on August 19, the teams participating in the sports festival took the theoretical part of the exam. It is expected that on August 21, the organizing committee will complete the marking and announce the results.

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