A "Cool" Military Effort

Posted By Blackfive

Recovery team to tackle China’s austere slopes
By Capt. Geoffrey Kent and Sgt. Erika Gladhill

HICKAM AFB, Hawaii (Army News Service, Aug. 11, 2004) – After three weeks of mountain training in Alaska and triathlon training in Hawaii, U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team members said they were “ready to execute” their mission in the Himalayas.

The JPAC recovery team departs Aug. 12 to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, to recover the remains of three Americans lost in a C-46 crash in the Himalayan Mountains during World War II.

The site is located at an altitude of more than 14,000 feet and is only miles from the border of India. It can only be reached after trekking for four days from the nearest village.

The JPAC team trained for this mission with the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Greeley, Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley, Alaska, for three weeks.

This 13-member specialized team includes Army mountaineers, an Air Force pararescueman, a Marine Chinese linguist, an orthopedic surgeon, an explosive ordnance disposal expert, a special forces medic and several mortuary affairs specialists...

Read the rest of it here.

---

Mission: To protect and promote the reputation and dignity of America's Warriors.
Join us!

Comments

A "Cool" Military Effort

Recovery team to tackle China’s austere slopes
By Capt. Geoffrey Kent and Sgt. Erika Gladhill

HICKAM AFB, Hawaii (Army News Service, Aug. 11, 2004) – After three weeks of mountain training in Alaska and triathlon training in Hawaii, U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team members said they were “ready to execute” their mission in the Himalayas.

The JPAC recovery team departs Aug. 12 to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, to recover the remains of three Americans lost in a C-46 crash in the Himalayan Mountains during World War II.

The site is located at an altitude of more than 14,000 feet and is only miles from the border of India. It can only be reached after trekking for four days from the nearest village.

The JPAC team trained for this mission with the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Greeley, Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley, Alaska, for three weeks.

This 13-member specialized team includes Army mountaineers, an Air Force pararescueman, a Marine Chinese linguist, an orthopedic surgeon, an explosive ordnance disposal expert, a special forces medic and several mortuary affairs specialists...

Read the rest of it here.

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341bfadb53ef00d83457302469e2

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference A "Cool" Military Effort:

» You Are Not Forgotten from Far From Perfect
Even 60+ years later. It may take them a while, but the military is certainly serious when it comes to the motto "No One Left Behind." A large team of military personnel is headed into the Himalayas to recover the crew of a plane that crashed... [Read More]