EDA'S
HOTBLADE 2018 PORTUGAL
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1 of 2) PHOTOGRAPHIC IMPRESSIONS - PARTS 1
TO 21
SCOMPLETE
! (Part
1 of 2)
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OPENINGS CEREMONY AND SPEECHES |
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Speeches...many
have to say theri words, wishes, expectations and so on... |
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Basecommander
'Jedi' informs... |
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For most people it's quite impressing to participate in such an event as
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PREVIOUS DIFFERENT PROCEDURES / INTERNAL SERVICESI |
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Manufacturing
and issuing ID-tags for every person on the base |
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ARRIVALS OF SOME VIP PARTICIPANTS....1 |
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The
Royal Dutch Airforce (KLu) |
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Some
helicopters arrived by plane as well.... |
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....like
the German NH-90 helicopters |
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MOST HELICOPTERS HOWEVER ARRIVED BY.... THEMSELVES ;-) 1 |
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....The
Hungarians flew themselves.... |
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....as
well as the Dutch did and many others. |
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A VERY SPECIAL TYPE OF PARTICIPANT WAS THE PORTUGESE 'ALOUETTE III' |
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The
old lady still does a wonderful job.... |
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...transporting
load and/or persons... |
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...a
few are still in service... |
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such as here to train soldiers in their first roping actions ... |
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....
.even on quite some altitudes (mountains) it can be a very reliable
transport partner ! |
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IMPORTANT FOR FAST TRANSPORTS WERE THE 'SLING' ACTIONS |
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Particularily
the Germans played a large role in this part |
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PICK-UPS OF LOADS, FLYING IN AND OUT OF RECCE-TEAMS |
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ed A fast realized
'human mark' to show the LZ (Landing Zone) for the approaching helicopter. |
This can be used instead of
smoke-pods which can indicate the enemy where the fast 'hit-and-run' action will take place in
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Slovenia
appreciates every piece of experience they can get, here collecting
special forces in the field |
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Dutch
Chinooks and German NH90 helicopters depart to collect recce-troops
and Special Operations Forces elsewhere in the field.... |
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It
arrives, triggered by a green smoke-pod |
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Guiding
the terrain all the time... |
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The
team arrives and gets on board quickly... |
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....other
teams are elsewhere, also to be collected... |
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......'Gentlemen,
your taxi arrives'..... |
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BRINGING IN AND/OR PICKING UP SPECIAL FORCES (SOF) IN A HIT-AND-RUN
ACTION |
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In
many cases the situation requires that the landing zone is secured seconds
after the helicopter touches the ground |
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Real
'hit-and-run' actions, MAOT teams determine the landing zone (LZ), Special
Operation Forces (SOF) run towards the helicopter and off you go ! Less
than two minutes ? |
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Not
seldom the 'LZ' is surrounded by trees which requires a lot of experience
from the pilots |
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Same
story, other helicopter, other location. Repeating
is the power of getting more and more experience |
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Go
go go go !! |
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Engines
up, rotorblades turn in the right position for take-off and the machine is
airborne |
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JTAC
team (Joint Tactical Air Controller) the guys who call in or control air
support. |
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SPECIAL FORCES TRAIN IN ROPING OUT OF A HELICOPTER |
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PARATROOPERS START THEIR FLIGHT TO BE DROPPED IN 'HOSTAL ENVIRONMENT' |
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Paratroopers
were dropped out of several types of helicopters, above the Merlin from
Portugese Airforce |
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Below
we follow a dropping from out of a Hungarian MI-17 |
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EXERCISING NIGHT-FLIGHTSI |
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A
pilot stated: 'In Portugal the nights are dark,.... and I mean they
can be pitch-dark !! |
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Nightflying
requires preparations in terms of reconaissance of the environment on
obstacles, masts, wires and so on. |
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The
written article can be found on the end of the next page , please do
follow us to even more action ! |
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FOLLOW US TO PART II, SPECIAL EXERCISES & ANTI-TERROR ACTIONS !!
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