The reason for the transfer of underwater training of American "green berets" from the reservoir to the pool in the state of Kentucky

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In the United States, it was necessary to interrupt the military exercises of the special forces. Exercises were conducted at the Fort Campbell training ground in Kentucky. The reason is named.

The suspension of the exercises, as it turns out, is connected with the death of the "green beret" during the training of the operation under water.



The command of the Fort Campbell base reports that we are talking about the 29-year-old Special Forces soldier Paul Lincoln Olmsted, who drowned in the Joe Swing Park Reservoir, partly related to a military training ground.

Olmsted was reportedly sent to Kentucky from Utah as part of the unit. One of the tasks was to demonstrate the capabilities of the American Green Berets on and under water. During the execution of a combat training mission, which provides for holding the breath under water, a tragedy occurred. Olmsted dived and was never seen alive after that.

The body of an American special forces soldier who served in the elite special company "Bravo" of the 1st battalion of the 19th special purpose brigade could only be found the next day.

Spokesman for the 1st US Special Forces Command, Major Dan Lessard:

Training has been suspended. Proceedings were started. Water safety protocols investigated. As a result, the decision was made to scale down the exercise and move the green beret training from open water to a pool with a more controlled environment.

It should be emphasized that there is a special course for the American special forces, part of which is designated MAC. The general name of the course is Combat Diver or CDQC. It involves the training of special operations under water and is one of the most difficult forms of training sessions.

What exactly caused the tragedy at the reservoir has not yet been reported. At the same time, it is noted that this is the second death of an American special forces soldier during MAC training sessions since July this year. In the summer, during such exercises, 31-year-old Sergeant M. Walker was killed.

Combat Diver Foundation head Lino Miani, retired U.S. Special Forces officer:

Exercises and training of special forces on the water is something special. In any case, underwater activities cannot be accurately predicted. Water, the state of the reservoir create additional uncertainties, increasing the level of danger, despite all the strict standards and protocols for preparation.
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    2. -3
      27 September 2021 07: 51
      The body of an American special forces soldier who served in the elite special company "Bravo" of the 1st battalion of the 19th special purpose brigade could only be found the next day.

      We've been looking for something for a long time request
      Are there really such depths? Or is the current strong? request
      1. +2
        27 September 2021 08: 14
        Quote: Seryoga64
        Are there really such depths? Or is the current strong?


        But now everything will be fine in the splash pool Yes

        1. +1
          27 September 2021 08: 55
          And in real life they will carry this pool with them? Question: how to create "conditions as close as possible to combat" in the pool?
          1. -1
            27 September 2021 10: 15
            Quote: aleks neym_2
            How to create "conditions as close as possible to combat" in the pool?

            Elementary. Yes In this case, everything pops up at once. fellow wassat
            1. 0
              27 September 2021 14: 13
              Previously, you had to train in the pool.
              Sooner or later, you will have to work under natural conditions.
    3. -3
      27 September 2021 07: 56
      Stirlitz walked along the corridor. This was reported by Mueller's press service.
    4. +4
      27 September 2021 07: 56
      The organizers of the drills on the hook, for not ensuring safety, or let these green berets train in the bathroom at home.
    5. -2
      27 September 2021 07: 59
      Again the Russians, again Petrov and Bashirov. Let them learn to dive in a children's bath!
    6. +6
      27 September 2021 08: 02
      Most likely, the reason was a typical overestimation of their capabilities ...
      1. -1
        27 September 2021 08: 59
        Quote: Canecat
        Most likely, the reason was a typical overestimation of their capabilities.

        Or maybe lyuboff? did not reciprocate - to the bottom of you!
        1. 0
          27 September 2021 11: 27
          I swam up behind and gently cut the hoses ... yeah)))
        2. -2
          27 September 2021 14: 32
          Quote: Egoza
          Or maybe lyuboff? did not reciprocate - to the bottom of you!

          Mermaids belay belay belay ? Aren't they a myth?
      2. -1
        27 September 2021 23: 42
        The problem is that they consider themselves to be much better at delivering trainings than they really are. Security protocols are very weak and do not protect at all. They do not have adult supervision so that they do not kill themselves, thinking that they are indestructible.
    7. +6
      27 September 2021 08: 12
      This is the PDSS, where the cost of an error is very high. It's a pity for the guys, though they are adversaries.
      1. 0
        27 September 2021 16: 41
        Quote: konstantin68
        This is the PDSS, where the cost of an error is very high. It's a pity for the guys, though they are adversaries.

        Even it seemed to me that PDSS is anti-sabotage forces and means, and "green berets" are like the other way around, isn't it? laughing
    8. +1
      27 September 2021 08: 14
      Will they also carry out "special operations" in the pool?
      Well, that must juicy make the whole world to dig pools!
      Suddenly war? And the pools are not ready !!! And in the "reservoirs" the water ... is not SUCH !!!
      1. -1
        27 September 2021 08: 57
        Quote: usr01
        And in the "reservoirs" the water ... is not SUCH !!!


        WET lol
      2. +2
        27 September 2021 12: 34
        Pool workouts are common practice. In the Ryazan Airborne Forces School, for example, there is a swimming pool for swimmers. Moreover, not only the Special Forces of the Airborne Forces work there, but also other services.
    9. +2
      27 September 2021 08: 20
      and where are their seals ... are they preparing for the Crimea? ... by the way, they are partisans ... they are being prepared for this
    10. 0
      27 September 2021 08: 35
      I wonder how to work out underwater orienteering in the pool and simulate the influence of currents, tides, low tides, sea waves, practically zero visibility, work at night, at a distance of up to a mile under its own power or up to ten miles with the use of towing vehicles? And what about the search and detection of the enemy, obstacles and war animals?
      1. +1
        27 September 2021 09: 21
        to simulate the influence of currents and tides, as well as the excitement of the sea, you can also in the water park "Zolotaya Bukhta" in Gelendzhik. I will not give photos and links)))
      2. +2
        27 September 2021 12: 34
        I wonder how to work out in the pool

        Ours work out somehow.
    11. +1
      27 September 2021 08: 42
      Some nonsense. Do you admit that doctors will be trained only on mock-ups? I'd rather cut out my own appendicitis than get to such a horseman. Here - the same thing, his life and life in the unit depends on his actions, and for the first time he will see the water that is not transparent, chlorinated from the pool, but muddy with silt at the bottom, only in a fighting way?
      Unfortunately, emergency situations happen in risky areas. And it will happen if the preparation is worsened (facilitated) - only there will be more losses in reality.
      Well, a typical episode is the throwing of combat grenades. Yes, it happens, they die - and all over the world. Replace with tennis balls
    12. +2
      27 September 2021 09: 41
      the key question is the cause of death? and this is not only suffocation. Caisson's disease, for example, or hypothermia. In addition to human error, which valve may be faulty,. But no pool can replace open water
      1. +2
        27 September 2021 12: 12
        The disease is caisson. And it is more relevant for deep diving. And "combat" swimmers, they swim on top, why should they climb deep.
    13. +3
      27 September 2021 09: 50
      I do not think that this kind of teaching has been canceled in principle.
      This is for the current teachings, while the reason is being sorted out. Plus, I think, it’s hard morally to dive there, where just a few days ago a comrade in service drowned.
      1. -2
        27 September 2021 10: 29
        it's hard to dive morally where a comrade in service drowned just a few days ago.
        How, then, are such nezhinki going to fight at all? In war, after all, sometimes they even kill, and oh my God also for real.
      2. +4
        27 September 2021 12: 24
        In 85, the border guards lost a torpedo during exercises. It is, of course, training, but still ammunition. Well, our divers were sent to look for her. And as luck would have it, the depths there were very decent for FZ .. Up to 67 meters. In short, a bell was lowered with two divers, one is working, the second is on hoses. He found the torpedo, and then, his dog knows why, but the torpedo went and slashed the hoses with screws. Okay, I would just cut them off, a diver on an autonomous system could surface, she tore them out with a piece of a suit. The torpedo surfaced, the second fighter in the bell was shocked, and did not get out of it. The guy died, they were looking for a week, the second was booked. And another feature is that the descent turned out to be "deep-water", more than 60 meters, and the guy was not certified on them. The battalion was being fought for a very long time, I just left for demobilization when it all happened.
    14. -2
      27 September 2021 10: 18
      But what about all this vaunted network centrism and information systems of theirs? They could not at least put on a dog collar with a zhps, so that they would not look for him for a whole day later? Looks like my dog ​​is more network centric than the American super special forces. laughing Now it is clear why Americans get into the place of terrorists either at weddings or at kindergartens. They stupidly shoot from the bully somewhere, the main thing is to shout more at this time, how advanced and exceptional they are

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