The SAR Take

I am extremely excited to release this episode. I got the chance to sit with CWO Darryl Cattell and chat about a variety of things. One big thing we discuss is the new Fix Wing Platform "King Fisher".

NOTE: we use "OTU" acronym a few times: Operational Training Unit. Basically, a school for teaching aircrew in a training environment rather than training in an operational environment.

Thank you everyone for sharing, enjoy!

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Dan Bodden is a SAR Tech from course 40 and is doing a bike ride to raise money for Wounded Warriors.

BBR22: 100 Days to Victory

The Canadian Corps would play a decisive role on the road to victory during the last 100 days of WW1. The Corps progressed from victory to victory as they advanced from Amiens in the pursuit to Mons from August 8th – November 11th, 1918. During the last 100 days, 30 Canadians and Newfoundlanders were awarded the Victoria Cross.

The triumphs came at a high price. Canadians and Newfoundlanders suffered 45,835 casualties including more than 6,800 killed. Included in that number was Canadian, Private George Lawrence Price, who was struck in the chest by a sniper’s bullet as he emerged from the doorway of a house in a small Belgian village. He died at 10:58 a.m. on November 11th, 1918, a mere two minutes before hostilities ceased.

BBR22 “One Hundred Days to Victory” will honour their service and sacrifice.

https://rfmendurance.ca/our-team

https://woundedwarriorscanada.akaraisin.com/ui/bbr22

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The following is a 1st hand account from the Pilot of the boldest and most massive air disaster rescue mission ever undertaken by the Canadian military in the High Arctic. Edge of your seat story, and incredibly emotional.

Every year, in the cold and darkness of late October, personnel at Canadian Forces Station Alert on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, gather at a cairn near the runway to remember the crew and passengers of Hercules 130322 who lost their lives during a resupply mission to the station. On October 30, 1991, at approximately 4:40 p.m., flight 22 of Operation Boxtop – as the biannual resupply mission is called – was on its final approach to the station from Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. As the CC-130 Hercules from 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, loaded with 3,400 litres of diesel fuel, began its descent, the pilot flying lost sight of the runway. Moments later, radar contact and communication were lost as the aircraft crashed approximately 16 km south of the station. The crew of another CC-130 Hercules, also bound for Alert, saw the fires of the crash and identified the location of Boxtop 22. The crash took the lives of five Canadian Armed Forces members – four died in the crash and one perished before help arrived.

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The current SAR course is just over halfway through its training before heading to the units. I had the opportunity to sit with a few of the guys on the course and talk about their experiences. I'm so grateful I am able to share this with you all. I hope you enjoy the conversation with course 54. RESCUE!

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Stony Smith is a friend of mine who goes way back. He is a really unique individual with whatever gene it is that makes us do crazy things. In this episode, we have quite a conversation about what is involved in taking on the World's Toughest Endurance Race. Stony attempted this 3 times and was ultimately successful. 

This relates to SAR as anyone who can figure out how to finish a race like this understands precisely what it takes in terms of training, mindset, lifestyle, everything. 

Enjoy

RESCUE!!!!!

Links:

https://www.goruckevents.com/selection

https://thesartake.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/goruck-selection-aar-by-stony-smith/


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This is a clip we caught while interviewing a SAR Tech a while back. It is a great story of managing multiple casualties as well as agencies and rescuers. Enjoy; Upcoming is a very unique episode with someone who completed the Worlds Toughest Endurance race.

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SSO Sar is the Senior Staff Officer and is the link between the non-commissioned ranks of SAR and the generals who sign all the paperwork. A very interesting person to talk to as he has a deep history in the SAR community. Enjoy. 

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5 years ago, on the date of publishing, Al Barr died in a parachuting incident. Such a unique, gifted, and dedicated SAR Tech who was taken well before everyone got to meet him. It's important we remember the fallen and today Dylan talks with ALs younger sister, Tanya. The episode today gives an interesting perspective on AL as a brother and what it was like growing up with him. 

Please remember AL, RESCUE brother.

Here is a video in remembrance of AL
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3txfF8i1gi0&t=27s

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Sgt. Mark Salesse, 44, who was based at CFB Winnipeg, was swept off the Polar Circus ice-climbing route in Banff National Park on Feb 5 2015 in an avalanche.

Here is a conversation with Kaulin Dameron, a coursemate of Mark. We have a brief discussion about Kaulin then we talk about Mark. It's important we preserve the memory of our fallen. Mark was dedicated to SAR and deserves remembrance. R.I.P Brother.  

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This is an incredibly powerful story with a lot to learn from. Today I sit down with a plane crash survivor to hear his take on the mission and learn from his experience. There is a lot to learn here, enjoy.

Matt made a video account of the incident here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSiTpHNq-IA&t=1s

RESCUE!!!!!

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RESCUE!!!!!

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