Military Officer - July 2007 - (Page 23) rapidfire NEWS YOU CAN USE Get Ahead of the Game Students in military families can receive free SAT and ACT test-preparation programs. In association with DoD, eKnowledge LLC announced NFL football players have pledged to donate up to $10 million in SAT/ACT programs through July 1, 2008. In 2006, more than 48,000 free SAT/ACT Treading Water S ince seven Marines perished in a Pacific Ocean helicopter crash in December 1999, the Marine Corps has made water survival and aircraft emergency training mandatory for Marines flying helicopters over water for extended periods of time. The Marine Corps Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer course at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, has trained more than 6,000 Marines and sailors to react to and survive a helicopter crash in open water. Instructors with Survival Systems USA conduct two courses a week at the Camp Hansen “House of Pain” 25-meter pool, teaching servicemembers proper procedures to escape a submerged helicopter. The Marines train with the modular amphibious egress trainer, which can simulate the interior of a CH-46 or CH-53 rotary-wing aircraft. The trainer, known to many Marines as the “helo dunker,” lowers into the pool with Marines inside and rotates upside down. According to Robert Smith, site manager of the Survival Systems USA training unit, helicopters tend to capsize, because they are top-heavy. Once the helicopter is submerged, the Marines must use breathing devices to increase the amount of time they have to get out of the simulator. The devices can supply 30 seconds to two minutes of breathable air depending on the depth of the submerged helicopter. Then the Marines must locate and open the emergency exits before unstrapping their seat belts and escaping the helicopter. multimedia CD and DVD test-preparation programs — worth $199 each — were donated to servicemembers and their families worldwide. Active duty, reserve, or retired servicemembers can order as many programs as they need, paying only the packaging, processing, and shipping costs. For more information, visit www.militaryhome front.dod.mil. Just click on Donation: VSG/NFL Players on the left side of the home page. MILITARY OFFICER PHOTOS: LANCE CPL. RICHARD BLUMENSTEIN, USMC; RIGHT, CORBIS J U LY 2 0 0 7 23 http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil
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