Title: The 505th Search and Rescue Group
Description: so "That Others May Live", PAF Angels
Description: so "That Others May Live", PAF Angels
Dreamrider - December 2, 2004 09:34 AM (GMT)
At lowest point for AFP, ‘angels’ save the day
RECTO MERCENETODAY Reporter
Without fanfare or publicity stunts, a branch of the Armed Forces (AFP) has been silently going about its tasks with sterling performance, thus saving what little is left of the discipline and other values left in shambles by its wayward members.
The 505th Search and Rescue Group and the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing of the Air Force (PAF) have been responding to disasters and saving lives for years—and in the current disasters caused by a string of three typhoons, they remain a beacon of hope in an otherwise battered institution that is the military.
While the AFP has to cope with charges of corruption and other acts of misdemeanor by its members, the 505th SARG remains above the fray and continues doing life-saving gestures in line with the SARG international motto: “That others may live.”
Forget for the moment the headlines that blare the celebrated plunder cases against Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia; against the former chief of staff Gen. Lisandro Abadia; the shoplifting charges against 2nd Lt. Rolly Angeles Joaquin and the salacious homosexual acts attributed to Maj. Ferdinand Ramos.
Think of the the 505th group, headed by Col. Ricardo Banayat and the 205th headed by Brig. Gen. Horatio Tolentino who remained untouched by all these venal acts.
Recognizing the invaluable contributions of the choppers, Air Force Chief, Lt. Gen. Jose Reyes has seen to it that 35 helicopters of various types remain in operation. Since assuming office in July, he has refurbished 10 mothballed choppers and purchased 10 more from Singapore.
Twenty more operable choppers in the flightline remain grounded for lack of funds, he said.
“The PAF had yet to tally the number of survivors or victims of disasters airlifted this year but the number would be in the hundreds, including the tons of foodstuff, medicine and clothing that were airlifted not only by the helicopters but also the bigger C-130 ‘Hercules’,” Gen. Reyes said.
During this whole year and the past years that the country has been visited by natural and made-made disasters, it is the PAF, with its arsenal of helicopters and paramedics, that has been the first to be alerted by local government units (LGU) or affected citizens.
To maintain closeness to future disaster sites, the 505th SAR Group distributed its units not only in Manila but also in the alternate International Airports in Mactan, Davao, Laoag and in Puerto Princesa Airport in Palawan.
The LGUs and citizens who have known of the agencies’ capabilities always call on the PAF or the 505th itself whenever they are in need of somebody to save.
When a house was being eaten up by flames in Paranaque, it was the 505th that the owner had to call so that its chopper, equipped with a water bucket, could douse the fire that is out of reach of ground firemen because of the labyrinth of squatters surrounding the resident.
When brushfire spread out over a wide area of Quezon Province at the height of the summer season, the same men and women of the 505th and the 205th put their lives on the line to prevent the fire from eating huge chunks of tropical forest.
The water bucket-equipped chopper rushed to the scene and continued to douse the fire from the air, but while doing its job, the tricky mountain downdraft forced the chopper down and damaged it.
The pilot and his crew survived, but the expensive helicopter was wrecked almost beyond repair.
In the celebrated case of the sinking of the “Star Ferry” off Corrigidor about two years ago, or the sinking of another interisland ship that collided with an oil tanker between Marinduque and Mindoro, again it was the PAF choppers that scoured the seas, picking up survivors clinging to dear life from lifesavers and other flotsam and bringing them to dry land.
Following the train disaster in Bicol, PAF choppers based in Camp Nakar, Lucena City, were among the first to arrive on the scene to airlift more than 50 victims and survivors, and sophisticated equipment of the 505th lifted the fallen coaches to extract those pinned to the ground.
“It appears that the good deeds [of] the PAF helicopters have far outweighed the contributions of the jetfighters and warplanes to the citizens of this country,” according to Gen. Melchor Rosales, former undersecretary of the National Disaster Coordinating Center (NDCC) and now undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government.
In remote mountain areas harassed by bandits and insurgents with their unjust taxation and mulcting, the helicopters are called occasionally to drive them away and thus bring peace of mind to beleaguered communities, Reyes volunteered.
It goes without saying that amid the average 30 typhoons that visit the country every year, one may expect the PAF whirlybirds to be on the scene, efficiently airlifting the injured, the sick, the poor, the faceless and neglected.
Among other government agencies in uniform, it is the sight of the orange uniform of the 505th Rescue Squadron that elicits positive reactions from the people. Wherever they alight, especially in those remote areas that not even SUVs could reach, the people flock to them with glee, knowing that they bring good cheer and deliverance from safety.
It is not surprising, therefore, if some of those who have been saved by the PAF would refer to the members of this institution as “Angels of Mercy.” The connotation has stuck so that the 505th officers from the top and down the ranks would be dubbed “Angel 1,” “Angel 2” and so on, according to PAF spokesman, Col. Resty Padilla.
This week the “angels” have been kept busy by a succession of typhoons. Elements of the Army’s 202nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division stationed at Barangay Kapatala, Siniloan, Laguna, provided assistance to typhoon victims in the province of Quezon.
Report reaching the Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Generoso S. Senga, showed that the troops of Charlie Company, 1st Infantry Battalion, were deployed to the towns of General Nakar, Infanta and Real, all in Quezon province. The troops, in coordination with the Army’s 564th Engineering Construction Battalion, conducted clearing and rescue operations at the Nagcarlan-Real road affected by landslides. They also set up a Public Assistance Center at Barangays Llavac and Maragondon in Real town, the areas severely devastated by the typhoon, to facilitate the conduct of relief operations by other government agencies.
Meanwhile, a team from the 18th Special Forces Company, Special Operations Command (Socom) led by Army Cpl. Benito Fajardo conducted disaster relief among victims of flashfloods in Barangays Tatalon and Roxas in Quezon City and other barangays in Marikina City in the afternoon of November 30.
Subsequently, in Central Luzon, more Army soldiers were deployed in different municipalities of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Aurora provinces in the wake of flashfloods caused by typhoon “Winnie.”
Elements from the Army’s 7th Infantry Division and Socom rescued and evacuated several victims of flashfloods in these towns.
abs-cbnnews.com
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RECTO MERCENETODAY Reporter
Without fanfare or publicity stunts, a branch of the Armed Forces (AFP) has been silently going about its tasks with sterling performance, thus saving what little is left of the discipline and other values left in shambles by its wayward members.
The 505th Search and Rescue Group and the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing of the Air Force (PAF) have been responding to disasters and saving lives for years—and in the current disasters caused by a string of three typhoons, they remain a beacon of hope in an otherwise battered institution that is the military.
While the AFP has to cope with charges of corruption and other acts of misdemeanor by its members, the 505th SARG remains above the fray and continues doing life-saving gestures in line with the SARG international motto: “That others may live.”
Forget for the moment the headlines that blare the celebrated plunder cases against Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia; against the former chief of staff Gen. Lisandro Abadia; the shoplifting charges against 2nd Lt. Rolly Angeles Joaquin and the salacious homosexual acts attributed to Maj. Ferdinand Ramos.
Think of the the 505th group, headed by Col. Ricardo Banayat and the 205th headed by Brig. Gen. Horatio Tolentino who remained untouched by all these venal acts.
Recognizing the invaluable contributions of the choppers, Air Force Chief, Lt. Gen. Jose Reyes has seen to it that 35 helicopters of various types remain in operation. Since assuming office in July, he has refurbished 10 mothballed choppers and purchased 10 more from Singapore.
Twenty more operable choppers in the flightline remain grounded for lack of funds, he said.
“The PAF had yet to tally the number of survivors or victims of disasters airlifted this year but the number would be in the hundreds, including the tons of foodstuff, medicine and clothing that were airlifted not only by the helicopters but also the bigger C-130 ‘Hercules’,” Gen. Reyes said.
During this whole year and the past years that the country has been visited by natural and made-made disasters, it is the PAF, with its arsenal of helicopters and paramedics, that has been the first to be alerted by local government units (LGU) or affected citizens.
To maintain closeness to future disaster sites, the 505th SAR Group distributed its units not only in Manila but also in the alternate International Airports in Mactan, Davao, Laoag and in Puerto Princesa Airport in Palawan.
The LGUs and citizens who have known of the agencies’ capabilities always call on the PAF or the 505th itself whenever they are in need of somebody to save.
When a house was being eaten up by flames in Paranaque, it was the 505th that the owner had to call so that its chopper, equipped with a water bucket, could douse the fire that is out of reach of ground firemen because of the labyrinth of squatters surrounding the resident.
When brushfire spread out over a wide area of Quezon Province at the height of the summer season, the same men and women of the 505th and the 205th put their lives on the line to prevent the fire from eating huge chunks of tropical forest.
The water bucket-equipped chopper rushed to the scene and continued to douse the fire from the air, but while doing its job, the tricky mountain downdraft forced the chopper down and damaged it.
The pilot and his crew survived, but the expensive helicopter was wrecked almost beyond repair.
In the celebrated case of the sinking of the “Star Ferry” off Corrigidor about two years ago, or the sinking of another interisland ship that collided with an oil tanker between Marinduque and Mindoro, again it was the PAF choppers that scoured the seas, picking up survivors clinging to dear life from lifesavers and other flotsam and bringing them to dry land.
Following the train disaster in Bicol, PAF choppers based in Camp Nakar, Lucena City, were among the first to arrive on the scene to airlift more than 50 victims and survivors, and sophisticated equipment of the 505th lifted the fallen coaches to extract those pinned to the ground.
“It appears that the good deeds [of] the PAF helicopters have far outweighed the contributions of the jetfighters and warplanes to the citizens of this country,” according to Gen. Melchor Rosales, former undersecretary of the National Disaster Coordinating Center (NDCC) and now undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government.
In remote mountain areas harassed by bandits and insurgents with their unjust taxation and mulcting, the helicopters are called occasionally to drive them away and thus bring peace of mind to beleaguered communities, Reyes volunteered.
It goes without saying that amid the average 30 typhoons that visit the country every year, one may expect the PAF whirlybirds to be on the scene, efficiently airlifting the injured, the sick, the poor, the faceless and neglected.
Among other government agencies in uniform, it is the sight of the orange uniform of the 505th Rescue Squadron that elicits positive reactions from the people. Wherever they alight, especially in those remote areas that not even SUVs could reach, the people flock to them with glee, knowing that they bring good cheer and deliverance from safety.
It is not surprising, therefore, if some of those who have been saved by the PAF would refer to the members of this institution as “Angels of Mercy.” The connotation has stuck so that the 505th officers from the top and down the ranks would be dubbed “Angel 1,” “Angel 2” and so on, according to PAF spokesman, Col. Resty Padilla.
This week the “angels” have been kept busy by a succession of typhoons. Elements of the Army’s 202nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division stationed at Barangay Kapatala, Siniloan, Laguna, provided assistance to typhoon victims in the province of Quezon.
Report reaching the Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Generoso S. Senga, showed that the troops of Charlie Company, 1st Infantry Battalion, were deployed to the towns of General Nakar, Infanta and Real, all in Quezon province. The troops, in coordination with the Army’s 564th Engineering Construction Battalion, conducted clearing and rescue operations at the Nagcarlan-Real road affected by landslides. They also set up a Public Assistance Center at Barangays Llavac and Maragondon in Real town, the areas severely devastated by the typhoon, to facilitate the conduct of relief operations by other government agencies.
Meanwhile, a team from the 18th Special Forces Company, Special Operations Command (Socom) led by Army Cpl. Benito Fajardo conducted disaster relief among victims of flashfloods in Barangays Tatalon and Roxas in Quezon City and other barangays in Marikina City in the afternoon of November 30.
Subsequently, in Central Luzon, more Army soldiers were deployed in different municipalities of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Aurora provinces in the wake of flashfloods caused by typhoon “Winnie.”
Elements from the Army’s 7th Infantry Division and Socom rescued and evacuated several victims of flashfloods in these towns.
abs-cbnnews.com
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flipzi - December 3, 2004 01:59 AM (GMT)
:thumb: :thumb: for our 505th SAR Group !!!
BTW, i believe it is about time we enhance our disaster preparedness.
Since, we already know that the Bicol region and the Aurora and Quezon provices are the areas where typhoons usually hit, why not put up a SAR base near these areas?
These will improve our response time. :exactly:
We also need to consider fielding more high-performance vehicles for rescue operations. The Humvees has proven its worth in taking roads which are impassable to ordianry types of vehicles. The Humvees will help the AFP a lot in rescuing affected families in remote areas and will greatly improve the delivery of relief goods to these hapless folks.
We also need to consider purchasing naval assets or Coast Guard ships that can cut through rough waters. These ships can help us a lot in saving fishermen who may not be able to have enough time to head back to shore when a typhoon strikes.
Improving the Naval Station in Cagayan or setting up of another base somewhere along the shores of Bicol and Quezon or even Isabela may prove to be worthy.
Since, in times like this, we know now how important the AFP's role is to us, it's about time we enhance its capabilities in handling these disasters so that we can lessen the impact of these to our less fortunate countrymen. :exactly:
BTW, i believe it is about time we enhance our disaster preparedness.
Since, we already know that the Bicol region and the Aurora and Quezon provices are the areas where typhoons usually hit, why not put up a SAR base near these areas?
These will improve our response time. :exactly:
We also need to consider fielding more high-performance vehicles for rescue operations. The Humvees has proven its worth in taking roads which are impassable to ordianry types of vehicles. The Humvees will help the AFP a lot in rescuing affected families in remote areas and will greatly improve the delivery of relief goods to these hapless folks.
We also need to consider purchasing naval assets or Coast Guard ships that can cut through rough waters. These ships can help us a lot in saving fishermen who may not be able to have enough time to head back to shore when a typhoon strikes.
Improving the Naval Station in Cagayan or setting up of another base somewhere along the shores of Bicol and Quezon or even Isabela may prove to be worthy.
Since, in times like this, we know now how important the AFP's role is to us, it's about time we enhance its capabilities in handling these disasters so that we can lessen the impact of these to our less fortunate countrymen. :exactly:
Kampilan - December 5, 2004 03:47 AM (GMT)
Indeed they are: :thumb:
Philippines Air Force helicopters airlift medicine, clothing, and food to thousands of displaced residents in the eastern towns of Real, General Nakar, and Infanta in Aurora province December 3, 2004. Better weather helped rescuers in the Philippines on Saturday after four heavy storms in two weeks, but supplies were short and fears of disease were spreading as the receding floodwater reveals more bodies. Picture taken December 3, 2004. REUTERS/Philippine Air Force
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Philippines Air Force helicopters airlift medicine, clothing, and food to thousands of displaced residents in the eastern towns of Real, General Nakar, and Infanta in Aurora province December 3, 2004. Better weather helped rescuers in the Philippines on Saturday after four heavy storms in two weeks, but supplies were short and fears of disease were spreading as the receding floodwater reveals more bodies. Picture taken December 3, 2004. REUTERS/Philippine Air Force
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Bb. Makati - December 5, 2004 05:53 AM (GMT)
the old hueys save the day
:thumb: good job flyboys
:thumb: good job flyboys
Duminus - December 29, 2004 12:12 PM (GMT)
PAF search-rescue training ends
by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob and SSgt. Abel Idusma
Cagayan de Oro City (29 December) -- There is no greater joy in life than the joy of serving others. There is no even greater satisfaction than that of extending a helping hand to persons in distress and giving a second life to those on the throes of death.
Such were the inspiring words of Capt. Froilando G. Angat, commander of the 5053rd Search and Rescue Squadron, Philippine Air force when he addressed the 25 graduates of the Search and Rescue Operations Training during the closing program recently at the St. Paul Seminar House, Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City.
The 5053rd SRS has sent in a 7-man team led by PAF Capt. Jonathan B. Gastardo to train select members of Cagayan de Oro’s Carmen Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council, particularly the Carmen Rescue Team (CAREST), of the skills needed to qualify them to become SAR Auxiliaries of PAF from Nov. 22-Dec. 3, 2004 at the St. Paul Seminar House in Bonbon, this city.
Angat said extending the hand “so that others may live” is such a lofty calling for well-trained and highly motivated individuals who can rise to the challenge of helping those in need and be ready to be of service when needed.
“We train to our folds able citizens of the country to be part of a modest organization of multi-faceted fields as the PAF 505 Search and Rescue Group SAR Auxiliaries. We pass on to you the ‘Angel’ spirit of selfless service to save life and aid the injured and the quick and efficient performance of these duties before personal desires and comfort,” he told them.
“SAR Auxiliaries are envisioned to perform pivotal role, as you are the ones who will arrive at the scene ahead of the others, being the nearest within the vicinity. On your shoulders lie the burden of extending immediate help to the victims before normal emergency services of the government will arrive,” Angat again said.
Angat also called on the graduates to internalize the training and knowledge that PAF’s 5053rd SRS has given them. “Do not take them lightly. With the risks involved in carrying out your role as rescuers, any false move might be unforgiving and might spell disaster for you and the life that you will be saving,” he reminded them.
He then urged the graduates to take the words of Reynold Prize, which states: “It is a pleasant thought that when you help a fellow up a steep hill, you get nearer to the top yourself.”
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by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob and SSgt. Abel Idusma
Cagayan de Oro City (29 December) -- There is no greater joy in life than the joy of serving others. There is no even greater satisfaction than that of extending a helping hand to persons in distress and giving a second life to those on the throes of death.
Such were the inspiring words of Capt. Froilando G. Angat, commander of the 5053rd Search and Rescue Squadron, Philippine Air force when he addressed the 25 graduates of the Search and Rescue Operations Training during the closing program recently at the St. Paul Seminar House, Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City.
The 5053rd SRS has sent in a 7-man team led by PAF Capt. Jonathan B. Gastardo to train select members of Cagayan de Oro’s Carmen Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council, particularly the Carmen Rescue Team (CAREST), of the skills needed to qualify them to become SAR Auxiliaries of PAF from Nov. 22-Dec. 3, 2004 at the St. Paul Seminar House in Bonbon, this city.
Angat said extending the hand “so that others may live” is such a lofty calling for well-trained and highly motivated individuals who can rise to the challenge of helping those in need and be ready to be of service when needed.
“We train to our folds able citizens of the country to be part of a modest organization of multi-faceted fields as the PAF 505 Search and Rescue Group SAR Auxiliaries. We pass on to you the ‘Angel’ spirit of selfless service to save life and aid the injured and the quick and efficient performance of these duties before personal desires and comfort,” he told them.
“SAR Auxiliaries are envisioned to perform pivotal role, as you are the ones who will arrive at the scene ahead of the others, being the nearest within the vicinity. On your shoulders lie the burden of extending immediate help to the victims before normal emergency services of the government will arrive,” Angat again said.
Angat also called on the graduates to internalize the training and knowledge that PAF’s 5053rd SRS has given them. “Do not take them lightly. With the risks involved in carrying out your role as rescuers, any false move might be unforgiving and might spell disaster for you and the life that you will be saving,” he reminded them.
He then urged the graduates to take the words of Reynold Prize, which states: “It is a pleasant thought that when you help a fellow up a steep hill, you get nearer to the top yourself.”
http://news.emailpinoy.com/philippine/loca...rt_from=&ucat=&
israeli - December 29, 2004 04:03 PM (GMT)
i salute the 505th SAR Group. :agree:
by the way, since the 505 needs twin-engined helicopters, the PAF could consider the purchase of surplus Bell 212 helicopters of the Israeli Defense Forces to re-equip the Search and Rescue Group. :)
by the way, since the 505 needs twin-engined helicopters, the PAF could consider the purchase of surplus Bell 212 helicopters of the Israeli Defense Forces to re-equip the Search and Rescue Group. :)
adroth - December 29, 2004 05:42 PM (GMT)
To the 505th SAR: :armycheers:
Jim - December 30, 2004 11:54 AM (GMT)
:agree:
We should enhance our disaster preparedness. I would suggest that the NDCC set up a rapid relief team and make relief goods available on stand-by during the typhoon season that could be loaded up into a C-130, Hueys and even an LSV, preferably stationed in Mactan. This way they could be in any part of the country, where the disaster area is, within a day or two.
We should learn from our past experiences and the recent tsunami disaster in South Asia, wherein the respective governments weren't responsive enough to provide relief to the disaster victims.
We should enhance our disaster preparedness. I would suggest that the NDCC set up a rapid relief team and make relief goods available on stand-by during the typhoon season that could be loaded up into a C-130, Hueys and even an LSV, preferably stationed in Mactan. This way they could be in any part of the country, where the disaster area is, within a day or two.
We should learn from our past experiences and the recent tsunami disaster in South Asia, wherein the respective governments weren't responsive enough to provide relief to the disaster victims.
Kookie - December 31, 2004 03:07 AM (GMT)
Congratulations to the Angels of PAF. May the Lord's angels fly with you always in all of your rescue missions.
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possible - February 8, 2006 06:10 PM (GMT)
another young airman, another tragic loss
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PAF sgt. falls, dies in fall from chopper
A rescue instructor of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) died in a freak accident when the cord that held him snapped during an exercise last Tuesday afternoon.
Staff Sergeant Joseph Achas, 34, was demonstrating to five other Air Force servicemen how to rappel from a helicopter flying at an altitude of 60 feet at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Achas had been in rescue operations for 13 years, serving the 505th Rescue Squadron.
An investigation is being made on the accident that happened during a proficiency training.
“He was the first one to jump. We saw the cord snap,” said Mactan air base spokesman Lt. Eures Montejo, who was on the ground watching the demonstration together with other PAF personnel.
© Copyright 2002 - 2005 Sun.Star Publishing, Inc.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/...om.chopper.html
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PAF sgt. falls, dies in fall from chopper
A rescue instructor of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) died in a freak accident when the cord that held him snapped during an exercise last Tuesday afternoon.
Staff Sergeant Joseph Achas, 34, was demonstrating to five other Air Force servicemen how to rappel from a helicopter flying at an altitude of 60 feet at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Achas had been in rescue operations for 13 years, serving the 505th Rescue Squadron.
An investigation is being made on the accident that happened during a proficiency training.
“He was the first one to jump. We saw the cord snap,” said Mactan air base spokesman Lt. Eures Montejo, who was on the ground watching the demonstration together with other PAF personnel.
© Copyright 2002 - 2005 Sun.Star Publishing, Inc.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/...om.chopper.html
jammerjamesky - February 8, 2006 11:27 PM (GMT)
:salute: :salute: :salute:
another officer again.
another officer again.
Tora^2 - February 9, 2006 12:37 AM (GMT)
Reminds of that time our unit went on a field trip to Fernando AB where I rapelled 70 feet down a water tower. If they had hueys and pilots there at the time (it was the PMA homecoming that day and almost evry officer especially instructor pilots were off to Baguio) we could have done it from a helo.
seWer Rat - February 9, 2006 12:44 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (jammerjamesky @ Feb 9 2006, 07:27 AM) |
| :salute: :salute: :salute: another officer again. |
much worse, he was a sergeant and its the sergeants who run the military effectively
:salute: R.I.P. sarge
flipzi - February 9, 2006 03:57 AM (GMT)
That's very unfortunate.
We are thinking about buying better gadgets but we have overlooked the maintenance of existing assets.
I suggest the Air Force, Navy and Army should all see to it that all harnesses, suits, safety gadgets, assemblies used in such operations are in good working condition.
Worn out or old harnesses should all be replaced now to prevent the repeat of the tragedy.
Another hero is dead because we arent doing much to prevent these accidents.
R.I.P., Sarge. :salute:
We are thinking about buying better gadgets but we have overlooked the maintenance of existing assets.
I suggest the Air Force, Navy and Army should all see to it that all harnesses, suits, safety gadgets, assemblies used in such operations are in good working condition.
Worn out or old harnesses should all be replaced now to prevent the repeat of the tragedy.
Another hero is dead because we arent doing much to prevent these accidents.
R.I.P., Sarge. :salute:
saver111 - February 9, 2006 04:15 AM (GMT)
Reminds me of a clip about rescue units around the world showing off their gears all in action. From cold weather suits, nvg, harnesses, helmets and how the drills were being done saving one person to another. Suddenly it showed our very own PAF during one of the typhoons. A lone EM in shorts with only a hunting knife in the leg clinging on a monkey ladder rescuing a family of 3 in one grab. And the narrator was really amazed with our PAF's attitude of "doing more with something less". Ah yes, it was an episode of "AMAZING Videos".
Very unfortunate indeed, considering a loss of an instructor. BTW, is it still accepted practice in the AFP about the allowable "casualty rate" during trainings?
Very unfortunate indeed, considering a loss of an instructor. BTW, is it still accepted practice in the AFP about the allowable "casualty rate" during trainings?
saver111 - April 19, 2006 01:12 PM (GMT)
saver111 - March 5, 2007 02:19 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| The ATO, in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of which the Philippines is a member, is conducting an Emergency Air Crash Exercise in line with its Airport Emergency Preparedness at the General Santos Puerto Princesa and Davao Airports. The ATO is undertaking these activities in coordination with the Office of Civil Defense, Department of Health (STOP-D.E.A.T.H.) and the Philippine National Red Cross. |
saver111 - April 7, 2007 04:37 AM (GMT)
Can't see any pics Spidey.
BTW, air assets of the 505th are as follows:
1 Huey II
2 B 205A-1
5 S-76A
And here are some of their issues and concern:
- Additional aircraft to enhance capabilities
- No Night Flying Capabilities
- Communication Equipments
- Additional Rescue Equipments
- Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE)
- Interoperability training with other AFP Units and Civilian Agencies.
- No capabilities on chemical and biological warfare.
Looking at some of these requirements I believe can be solved thru coordination and donations by concerned groups and individuals just like the recent donations made by the Canadian government which will be shared among other disasters and rescue groups.
http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=4394
BTW, air assets of the 505th are as follows:
1 Huey II
2 B 205A-1
5 S-76A
And here are some of their issues and concern:
- Additional aircraft to enhance capabilities
- No Night Flying Capabilities
- Communication Equipments
- Additional Rescue Equipments
- Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE)
- Interoperability training with other AFP Units and Civilian Agencies.
- No capabilities on chemical and biological warfare.
Looking at some of these requirements I believe can be solved thru coordination and donations by concerned groups and individuals just like the recent donations made by the Canadian government which will be shared among other disasters and rescue groups.
http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=4394
saver111 - May 10, 2007 11:16 AM (GMT)
Old but, the 505th in Action
| QUOTE |
| Philippine Air Force rescuers retrieve victims of a government owned Philippine National Railways train which fell into a ravine after it was derailed November 12, 2004 in Padre Burgos town in Quezon province south of Manila. At least 10 people died and hundreds of passengers were injured in the accident. [Reuters] |
Dancing Fire - January 19, 2008 11:23 AM (GMT)
:thumb:
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seWer Rat - January 19, 2008 12:05 PM (GMT)
beautiful, thank you SARboys :ssalute:
saver111 - June 26, 2008 08:47 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| A member of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) search and rescue carries a survivor in San Fernando town in Romblon province, central Philippines June 23, 2008 after the passenger ferry MV Princess of Stars capsized off the Sibuyan island, central Philippines. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters) |
Frenzy - June 27, 2008 03:12 AM (GMT)
Hmmm...I don't think he is PAF SAR, he's wearing the cap of the USNS Kilauea, a US ammunition ship, he could be a Fil-Am crew from that ship's helicopter.
or maybe its just the cap :ssalute:
or maybe its just the cap :ssalute:
saver111 - June 27, 2008 04:27 AM (GMT)
He's wearing the 505th patch on his arm plus the PAF SAR Huey II at the back. He should have not wore that cap during such operation.
seWer Rat - June 27, 2008 07:28 AM (GMT)
Maybe a friend from the american ship gave him the cap.
Thumbs up to the 505 guys, they're doing their best even with the limited equipment they have.
:thumb:
Thumbs up to the 505 guys, they're doing their best even with the limited equipment they have.
:thumb:
adrian_yamato - June 28, 2008 12:02 AM (GMT)
:salute:
spearhead - June 28, 2008 10:56 PM (GMT)
Didn't we used this PSG S-70A for a rescue mission before? It has been a trend anyway.
Other photo of this S70 blackhawk (background):
http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2...1075iifwnf1.jpg
S-70-5 Black Hawk: Export version for the Philippine Air Force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-70
We had 2 of them, but the other one lost in a crash, atleast that's what i heard. Nice to have them though, and i hope they get more of them next time.
Other photo of this S70 blackhawk (background):
http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2...1075iifwnf1.jpg
S-70-5 Black Hawk: Export version for the Philippine Air Force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-70
We had 2 of them, but the other one lost in a crash, atleast that's what i heard. Nice to have them though, and i hope they get more of them next time.
saver111 - July 2, 2008 04:15 AM (GMT)
Old pics but
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| PAF RESCUES 16 MOUNTAINEERS - 27 January 2008 - An injured mountaineer is carefully helped down the rescue aircraft by 505th Search and Rescue Group personnel. The mountaineer is one of the 16 rescued from Mt Cristobal in Dolores, Quezon during the weekend. (Photo by SSgt Bruna) |
saver111 - April 20, 2009 08:59 AM (GMT)
SAR Huey II 22662
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mazingu - May 24, 2009 06:56 AM (GMT)
Silent heroes in rescue ops
Written by: Dalumpines , Jose G.
Saturday, 23 May 2009
THE SUN had barely peeked out of the horizon last Tuesday when members of the 505th 3rd Search and Rescue Squadron of the Philippine Air Force headed for a rescue mission called in a few hours earlier that a landslide hit Sitio Mangapispis, Brgy Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley.
Colonel Ross Briguez, commanding officer of the Tactical Operations Group of the Philippine Air Force, dispatched the squadron from its airbase at the old Davao International Airport with ringing instructions: save lives through medical evacuation of the affected small-scale miners and bring needed materials for the rescue operation.
After an initial briefing with Governor Arthur Uy of Compostela Valley and Mayor Toks Sarenas of Pantukan, the rescue chopper piloted by Captain Dennis Rommel Hindang and 2nd Lt. Paul Ryan Yu flew to the site bringing along a medical team, rescue workers namely Ssgt. Alvin Bacaltos and Sgt. Guiller Ramos, two others and a guide.
It took 45 minutes for the chopper to reach Boringot Proper, as the guide lost sight of the landing site because of dark clouds that covered the ground from the air.
Members of the medical team who used to respond to other disaster areas of the province in the past noticed that the chopper was already hovering near Masara in Maco town.
With a very uncooperative weather the chopper landed at a basketball court at Boringot proper, where the survivors initially sought refuge.
Several evacuation flights followed bringing a total of 26 injured victims to the hospitals in Pantukan and Tagum City.
Before noon Tuesday more lives were saved.
In the afternoon and the next day thereafter, more flights were made to transport the 24 people who perished. The rescuers showed grit and determination, sometimes even putting their own lives in jeopardy to save other people.
The 505th 3rd Search and Rescue Squadron of the Philippine Air Force made us proud.
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Written by: Dalumpines , Jose G.
Saturday, 23 May 2009
THE SUN had barely peeked out of the horizon last Tuesday when members of the 505th 3rd Search and Rescue Squadron of the Philippine Air Force headed for a rescue mission called in a few hours earlier that a landslide hit Sitio Mangapispis, Brgy Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley.
Colonel Ross Briguez, commanding officer of the Tactical Operations Group of the Philippine Air Force, dispatched the squadron from its airbase at the old Davao International Airport with ringing instructions: save lives through medical evacuation of the affected small-scale miners and bring needed materials for the rescue operation.
After an initial briefing with Governor Arthur Uy of Compostela Valley and Mayor Toks Sarenas of Pantukan, the rescue chopper piloted by Captain Dennis Rommel Hindang and 2nd Lt. Paul Ryan Yu flew to the site bringing along a medical team, rescue workers namely Ssgt. Alvin Bacaltos and Sgt. Guiller Ramos, two others and a guide.
It took 45 minutes for the chopper to reach Boringot Proper, as the guide lost sight of the landing site because of dark clouds that covered the ground from the air.
Members of the medical team who used to respond to other disaster areas of the province in the past noticed that the chopper was already hovering near Masara in Maco town.
With a very uncooperative weather the chopper landed at a basketball court at Boringot proper, where the survivors initially sought refuge.
Several evacuation flights followed bringing a total of 26 injured victims to the hospitals in Pantukan and Tagum City.
Before noon Tuesday more lives were saved.
In the afternoon and the next day thereafter, more flights were made to transport the 24 people who perished. The rescuers showed grit and determination, sometimes even putting their own lives in jeopardy to save other people.
The 505th 3rd Search and Rescue Squadron of the Philippine Air Force made us proud.
source
saver111 - June 8, 2009 04:25 AM (GMT)
Personnel of the 5053rd Search and Rescue Squadron of the 505th Search and Rescue Group, the “Angels of the Southern Skies” (photos left to right, clockwise) airlifted a total of twenty-one (21) injured survivors, nineteen (19) cadavers, forty-four (44) paramedics and media personnel and sixteen (16) military security during the rescue and retrieval operations in Compostela Valley last May 19. Left lower photo shows the extent of the landslide taken aboard a search and rescue helicopter.
http://www.paf.mil.ph/HQ/PIO/pio_index.html
fatbat_mca - August 8, 2009 04:56 AM (GMT)
SAR dudes rescue Typhoon Kiko victims :thumb:
MSantor - August 10, 2009 12:32 AM (GMT)
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| Air Force Pilots show heroism August 8, 2009, 9:11pm http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/215010/air-f...ts-show-heroism Daring Philippine Air Force (PAF) helicopter pilots once again revisited their heroic acts performed right after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo last Friday with search and rescue missions in Botolan, Zambales and in the mountains around the crater lake of Central Luzon’s most destructive volcano. PAF spokesman Lt. Colonel Gerardo M. Zamudio Jr. said that less than an hour upon receipt of information from Capas, Tarlac Mayor Rey Catacutan that mountaineers were trapped in the slopes of Mt. Pinatubo, PAF’s 1st Air Division commander Major General Horacio Lapinid ordered the deployment of Huey helicopters from the headquarters of the AFP Northern Luzon Command in Tarlac, Tarlac. Capas is the gateway of adventurous tourists to the crater of Mt. Pinatubo, a popular tourist destination in the region. As of lunchtime Friday, Zamudio said, the PAF has accounted for the 12 tourists and their Filipino guides. The remains of a Filipino guide and a Canadian national were recovered, including the injured Korean and Canadian mountaineers who were sent to Central Luzon Hospital Capas in Capas, Tarlac. In another development, Zamudio revealed that as early as 4 a.m. Friday, the PAF search and rescue teams at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City were already being briefed for deployment to the flooded Zambales town of Botolan. Two Huey II helicopters of the 505th Search and Rescue Group headed by its Group Commander, Col. Andre Tanyag with pararescuers on-board, lifted off for Zambales via Clark Air Base. By Friday noon, the PAF has rescued 123 children and two adults who were plucked by PAF helicopters from their rooftops as Botolan suffered its biggest flooding since the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. It was learned that typhoon Kiko’s heavy rains triggered a lahar flow that breached a barrier dike, destroying the Bucao Bridge and flooding all the barangays of Botolan. Zamudio added that the PAF will continue with its operation in Botolan until typhoon “Kiko” and the emerging weather disturbance has subsided or until the safety of the residents has been ensured by the responding government agencies. |
saver111 - August 11, 2009 08:49 AM (GMT)
TOG 6, ILO - ILO - Cebu-based 5052nd Search and Rescue Squadron were immediately dispatched to a remote barangay in Iloilo following reports of devastating mud flow last August 9, 2009. Photo shows rescue team members carry an old woman from the chopper as they land in an evacuation site in Tubungan, Iloilo. The old woman was one of 104 residents rescued after mud flow caused by torrential rains brought by Typhoon Kiko threatened to bury their barangay (Inset photo). (TOG 6 photos)
saver111 - September 8, 2009 02:34 PM (GMT)
In this Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, photo released by the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Squadron based at the 3rd Air Division in Zamboanga city, Lita Casumlum, a ferry survivor, prepares to be hoisted by an air force rescuer after she was spotted in shark-infested waters off Zamboanga peninsula in southern Philippines after bobbing with a life-jacket for more than 30 hours. Casumlum, 39, drifted into the sea after the passenger ferry, Superferry 9, with 968 passengers and crew onboard, listed and sank off Zamboanga peninsula. Nine passengers perished. (AP Photo/Philippine Air Force)
In this Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, photo released by the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Squadron based at the 3rd Air Division in Zamboanga city, Lita Casumlum, a ferry survivor, is carried to a waiting helicopter at Sirawai following her rescue from shark-infested waters off Zamboanga peninsula in southern Philippines after bobbing with a life-jacket for more than 30 hours. Casumlum, 39, drifted into the sea after the passenger ferry, Superferry 9, with 968 passengers and crew onboard, listed and sank off Zamboanga peninsula. Nine passengers perished. (AP Photo/Philippine Air Force)
Lita Casumlum, a ferry survivor, recuperates in a military hospital in Zamboanga city in southern Philippines Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009. Casumlum was rescued from shark-infested waters off Zamboanga peninsula in southern Philippines after bobbing with life-jacket for more than 30 hours Monday Sept.7, 2009 when the passenger ferry, Superferry 9, with 968 passengers and crew onboard, listed and sank off Zamboanga peninsula. Nine passengers perished. Beside her is her husband Pepito, also a ferry survivor. (AP Photo/Al Jacinto)
:ssalute:
saver111 - October 13, 2009 01:09 PM (GMT)
AIR EVACUATION. Two Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Group pararescuers, in bright orange shirts, are shown evacuating rescued flood victims towards using a rescue helicopter. This scene was taken last Saturday on the second day of the troops’ search and rescue operation. The Philippine Air Force once again provided its search and rescue capability to support national and local residents respond to the flooding in Pangasinan following the reentry of Typhoon Pepeng in the country. (PAF, PIO Photo)
AIRBORNE RESCUE. No matter how heavy the load is, a Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Group pararescuer, in bright orange shirt, was photographed winching as he loads a rescued flood victim towards an airborne rescue helicopter. This scene was taken last Saturday on the second day of the troops’ search and rescue operation. The Philippine Air Force once again provided its search and rescue capability to support national and local residents respond to the flooding in Pangasinan following the reentry of Typhoon Pepeng in the country. (PAF, PIO Photo)
ROOFTOP RESCUE. A Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Group pararescuer, in bright orange shirt, was photographed herding a trapped Pangasinan family in a rusty roof before initiating an air evacuation procedure towards a rescue helicopter. This scene was taken last Friday at the height of Typhoon Pepeng. The Philippine Air Force once again provided its search and rescue capability to support national and local residents respond to the flooding in Pangasinan following the reentry of Typhoon Pepeng in the country. (PAF, PIO Photo)
Valdore - November 21, 2009 05:27 AM (GMT)
The Men of the 505th Rescue Wing should be given highest award befitting such a Deed!.. And should deserve to the best equipments they need.. :ssalute:
Coldfire1 - November 23, 2009 04:47 AM (GMT)
hmmm those guys in orange of the 505th. they're very nice and friendly. and i must say na bagay talaga sila sa trabaho nila. especially after ondoy's wrath, i've seen some 505th guys who were evidently exhausted (i heard one guy na sinabi nya na 3 araw na syang walang tulog) and yet, he and his buddies still got some smiles on their faces and are more than willing and happy to serve our disaster stricken nation.
the feeling was just overwhelming. ganon pala ang pakiramdam pag may mga bayani kang kasama. for the men and women of 505th SRG, saludo ako sa inyo! :salute:
btw, masarap tumambay dun sa angel's box sa harap ng building nila sa cjvab. :armycool:
the feeling was just overwhelming. ganon pala ang pakiramdam pag may mga bayani kang kasama. for the men and women of 505th SRG, saludo ako sa inyo! :salute:
btw, masarap tumambay dun sa angel's box sa harap ng building nila sa cjvab. :armycool: