{"id":85654,"date":"2024-01-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=85654"},"modified":"2024-01-12T17:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:17:43","slug":"washington-guard-soldiers-thai-airmen-share-air-search-and-rescue-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=85654","title":{"rendered":"Washington Guard Soldiers, Thai airmen share air search and rescue tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chris Cuddington and Sgt. Richard Diaz, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, Washington National Guard, talk with Royal Thai Army Aviation members about aircraft hydraulics during a subject matter expert exchange in December 2023 in Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand. The Washington National Guard and Thailand are partners in the State Partnership Program.
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CAMP MURRAY, Wash. \u2014 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation and a Tactical Air Control Party Airman from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron shared knowledge with the Royal Thai Air Force during two aviation subject matter expert exchanges.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne point that I think is interesting about this is that we sent an Army Aviation team supported with an Air JTAC to engage with the Royal Thai Air Force on search and rescue and then they pivoted to an aviation engagement with the Royal Thai Army,\u201d said Lt. Col. Keith Kosik, director of the Washington National Guard\u2019s State Partnership Program. \u201cThis reflects the future of our program. Increasingly joint in the teams we send, which brings a myriad of capabilities and perspectives, and able to engage across services with our partners. Not just Army to Army or Air to Air, but a blend of people and capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Washington National Guard and Thailand have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 2002.<\/p>\n

From Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand, the Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airman shared best practices for search and rescue operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWashington Army National Guard aviation personnel exchanged information and practices with the Royal Thai Air Force by providing aviation medical evacuation, crash site and personnel recovery and distributed adaptive real-time teams for cross-level training,\u201d said Capt. Taylor Payne, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, and officer in charge of the exchanges.<\/p>\n

In the past few years, the 1-168th GSAB has supported search and rescue efforts for missing or injured climbers and hikers in the state. Discussing these experiences was helpful during the exchanges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were overtly happy with our integration of knowledge and tactics, techniques and procedures for search and rescue and humanitarian assistance,\u201d said Payne. \u201cThe exchange helped build a foundation for future engagements and points of interest for defense support to civil authorities\u2019 operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the week-long exchange, the team focused on search and rescue procedures with an emphasis on personnel recovery. The training also integrated Thai combat controllers for on-site airspace deconfliction. A U.S. team provided a search and rescue scenario and evaluation for both teams to work through during the final staff exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exchange was successful in that we shared general knowledge on search and rescue with humanitarian assistance for civilian response and worked through constraints,\u201d said Payne.<\/p>\n

The following week, the Soldiers from the 1-168th GSAB traveled to the Royal Thai Army\u2019s Aviation Headquarters in Lopburi to take part in an aviation subject matter expert exchange with air crews from the Royal Thai Army\u2019s 9th Aviation Battalion. The exchange continues a long-term relationship between the two nations’ rotary wing communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team identified aviation operations, training, maintenance, supply, and standards needs,\u201d said Payne. \u201cWe also identified challenges and opportunities in order to build a foundation for future engagements.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was important to share these stories with them,\u201d Payne said. \u201cIt shows that the safety training we do can save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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