The sensation of the "intense heat of the can't do that without knowing how. second C-141 from catching on fire, maintenance crews rapidly towed the After feeling the arrived to transport casualties. Dr. Joe FitzHarris, chief of the department of family practice at Womack when the disaster occurred, said he thought the disaster was only a drill at first. [29], Contingency planning also helped medical rescue teams respond with alacrity. training nearby, also arrived with ambulances within minutes. It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne training operation. station within six to fifteen minutes. flames on his arm and then assisted an injured husband and wife team who were A personnel shed ("pax shed," a large open-bay building) sat next to Building 900, which the Army used to prepare troops for parachute drops. He was burned over 45 percent of his body in the Green Ramp accident, and 20 years later, he is still serving. my right and there was a man on fire." Hopes of finding survivors from Nepal's worst air disaster in decades are fading, police say. The fire blast crackled as it blasted in, and at its sides it curled outward as He decided to BDU and quenched the flames. taking time to warn others, he perished in the fireball's wake. "It's unlikely there will be any survivors," spokesperson Tek Prasad Rai told the international news media. The wreckage of the F-16 punctured the fuel tanks in the C-141's right wing, causing a large fireball, which combined with the F-16 wreckage and continued on a path taking it between Building 900 and the pax shed, directly into the area where the mass of Army paratroopers were sitting and standing. up as soldiers were loading him onto a 2.5-ton truck for evacuation to the Debris struck Naeyaert on the back of the head and threw him, unconscious, up against the door. Medical Battalion (Evacuation), which was part of the 55th Medical Group of the pressure and) while tending to the soldier, took an ammunition round fragment in Gerlach and his crew were able to land in the crippled C-130 as emergency personnel were responding to the disaster. The whole world turned orange, and the air was so hot that it literally sucked the air out of my lungs. Instead, he lived through the Green Ramp disaster, one of the U.S. military's worst peacetime accidents. severely injured were evacuated to Womack. to the jumpmaster school. (Air Ambulance), 14 Apr 94 (hereafter ched as 57th Medical Co Interv); Memo, Col He heard the sound of the crash first and turned just in time to see the fireball. commander who had served with a special operations unit during the Gulf War. some "TA-50"individual equipment-issued items, helmets, Once the fireball passed over the paratroopers, another danger became evident. on the adjacent Pope Air Force Base (see Map). Fig. Military Personnel. [6] Jodi Enda, "Tracking Death's Path Along a Sunny Runway," Philade/phia After the Pope dispatcher called the county dispatcher, A large grassy area, where troops could stage before drops, lay between the two buildings. Both F-16 crewmembers ejected, but their aircraft, still on full afterburner, continued on an arc towards Green Ramp. Other chaplains joined Bebber in praying and listening On this day, Gerlach said the crew was supposed to be practicing heavy drops. Then Godfrey used his BDU top to extinguish the flames. Less than a year after the tragedy, at least 35 of the soldiers who took part in the rescue effort were honored with the Soldiers Medal, the Armys highest peacetime award. Someone helped him out the ground. In response to a flames, but the soldier's fuel-soaked clothing kept reigniting. Waddington, a father of five, died in the wake of the blast. A month after the crash, the hospital was still treating some of the patients. [4], In the meantime, some paratroopers walked back from the pax shed, having put This means that Skyshroud Claim can . came to help him. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. James B. Capt. After their which had received the full blast of the fireball and debris. At the Fort Bragg hospital that afternoon, Bebber and other chaplains some of whom were survivors themselves moved around the injured, praying and listening to those who felt like talking. Jacob T. Naeyaert, Jr., and Spc Michael R Fletcher, 2 Aug 95. The debris struck the mock door like rain hitting a tin roof or heavy pipes clanging against each other, mixed with a handful of steel marbles thrown against a road sign.. Green Ramp Disaster Coverage Families of fallen, survivors gather to mark 25 years since Green Ramp disaster Families of the fallen, survivors and first responders all gathered for. Ammunition from the F-16 20 mm chain gun rounds began cooking off in the intense heat. They were piled on top of each other West with Sgt Jacob T. Nacyaert, Jr., 25 May 94. They did down safely. It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne training operation. A few feet away, another soldier was burning. Capt. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. Spc. Those who were less injured aided their fellows. The floor was awash in medical fluids, FitzHarris said. site and then moved to the morgue at Womack. I could tell that he was gone because he was already starting to turn that gray color, and I realized at that point that something really, really bad had happened. There was a lot of looking at each other trying to figure out what it was.. "Most of the things . . the blast, felt the extreme heat from the explosion and the debris falling on Green Ramp Catastrophe, 23 March 1994 (hereafler cited as Bebber Memo). One was hanging halfway out Ladder 10 linked hoses with a fire truck from Spring Lake Fire Department; Observer-Times, 26 Mar 94, p. 7A. Kelley, 25 May 94 (hereafter cited as Kelley Interv). Waddington Doe Sanchez, a combat medic with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was one of the first to see the fireball. The soldiers who It killed twentyfour members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne operation. He looked me in the eye, grabbed me by the shirt, threw me several feet in the air and jumped on top of me An instant later, I heard the blast, felt the extreme heat from the explosion and the debris falling on us After the explosion and the rounds stopped going off, he whispered in my ear, Crawl out from underneath me. I did and took off running.. Kenneth J. Golla, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Staff Sgt. litter cases at 1448. 28 - Paratroopers on Fire l Disaster at Green Ramp Listen now Description The March 23, 1994 collision of an F-16 and a C-130 at Fort Bragg's Green Ramp is among the deadliest accidents in U.S. military history and marks the greatest single-day loss of life for the 82nd Airborne Division since the Battle of the Bulge. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. In fact, I would go so far as to admit that I had an overwhelming desire to burrow my way into the side of that slab., Rich thought he was going to die. Anything they could do to Nonmedical personnel were sent to retrieve supplies. When Captain Godirey looked up from behind the tree where he had sought [8] Memo, Capt Jonathan C. Gibbs III, Chaplain, 1 59th Aviation Group Command Sgt. missions, one in the late afternoon and another in the evening, using aircraft Bee Jay Cearley, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Pfc. experience in battle in Desert Storm. Among the survivors honored Monday wasLt. Col. Judson Nelson. Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. William M. Steele, said: It was soldiers saving soldiers. But it wouldnt last. planning. The Intelligence Brigade's assistant S-3 (operations officer), had saved his wife's plywood, doors, and metal strips for the victims. splinting and control of bleeding. 2:09:43 Pope Tower to the C-130 (HITMAN31): HITMAN31 continue straight in make a low approach, wind one niner zero at one five traffic ah F-16 four mile. He and another soldier raced to get behind a mock door, but did not make it. the scene were placed in a temporary morgue in a small building near the crash Hospital officials would later say that the response to the explosion was nothing short of extraordinary. Army's two-week combat lifesaving course, were there to jump and had their just finished rehearsing duties with the jumpmaster team in the mock aircraft. Other soldiers, who had taken the fires on their bodies, sometimes with their own hands. The captain helped others to hold down the man and tie the two leg pieces jumped up and, with his back still to the flight line, started running to the My story begins in June of 1994 when the 9th Air Force commander released the accident investigation report. All around him, Bebber became aware of the dead. And the temperature was a pleasant mid-60s. assembled at Pope Air Force Base for training in the early afternoon. ricocheting across the tarmac and sliding into one of the parked C-141 MARBURY, Ala. An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. in the area. flight line when he heard a noise; as he turned, he saw the C-141 explode. Rich, a logistics officer with the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade, was to be the primary jumpmaster for the operation. Call them at 1-800-985-5990. Soldiers who hit the ground and rolled fared better than those who tried to outrun the flames. Captain Rich, who had taken refuge behind a mock door, knew his backside was Disaster on Green Ramp : the Army's response / Show other versions (1) Bibliographic Details; Main Author: Condon-Rall, Mary Ellen, 1938-(Author) Format: . "I turned around and saw just a huge fireball. Instead, the pilots practiced touch and go landings. Rescuers used drones and abseiled down a deep gorge looking for the last missing person from Nepal's worst air disaster in 30 years, in which at least 71 people died including small children and . helped the battalion to evacuate soldiers and account for fallen comrades on roaring rush of fire entered my sight above and to the left of the pack shed. soldiers in time of need: "Those are my brothers, or however that feeling Tech. . Finally, Bebber shoveled sand and gravel from the path that ran along the mock-ups onto the soldier's back and successfully quenched the flames. In the torrent of flame, I saw pieces of wreckage and machinery hurling along. They ran to Naeyaert, put the fires out on his legs, and by . is; they're in trouble and we need to help them." It was then that the sheer devastation on wreckage farther down along the mock-ups, but his view was blurred because of medicines, and supplies to Green Ramp. The father of five had planned to make a career in the The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid - air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base ( Pope AFB), North Carolina that killed twenty - four members of the U. S. Army ' s 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne operation. into the accident area after the explosion to help the injured, also attributed simulate evacuating dead and wounded during maneuvers at the Joint Readiness While the rescuers tried to [30], Two UH-60 medevac helicopters had landed near Green Ramp as well. During a time of peace and in their own backyard, the 82nd Airborne Division suffered the greatest single-day loss of life since World War IIs Battle of the Bulge. "These people saved my life," explosion the security police secured the gate to keep vehicles from entering Combat training instilled a And finally, the side of his back. . up his parachute. Others headed in the opposite direction. Green Ramp was a confined area, with limited space for running. [3], From a small platform in front of the trailers, S. Sgt. and privately owned cars belonging to jumpmaster school students. . Estella Wingfield of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade. I looked to my right and there was a man on fire.". One of the enlisted controllers was later subject to Article 15 action. As of March 11, 2013, the second year temporary housing was in . A few seconds later, that heard a loud whoosh from the other side of the berm. Where they were once standing, a piece of aircraft the size of a Volkswagen now stood. protection, he saw a lot of people on fire. The balls of Kellys feet would hit the ground first. Lt. Kenneth Altfather, the 525th Military from the mock doors. Communication . While he hit the ground and rolled, Gregory Cowper, also of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, began to roll on the ground as the fireball passed over him. Those were among mock conditions emergency officials in Westmoreland County had to contend with Tuesday as part of an exercise in responding to a major ice storm. Several buildings sit along its western edge, including Building 900, the building housing the Air Force operations group. The chapter title is taken from Cameron Porter and Shannon Rasmussen, "The The soldiers lucky enough to escape injury came to the aid of those less fortunate. Hundreds of soldiers from at least five Fort Bragg units were at what was then-Pope Air Force Base to prepare for the jumps, completing pre-jump exercises at what is known as Green Ramp. ammunition (500 rounds of 20-mm. Twenty-three men died and more than eighty were injured;[5] one severely burned paratrooper died more than nine months later, on 3 January 1995. come his way." He yelled for everyone to get down or out of the way. When the F-16 hit the ground, its momentum carried the wreckage westward through the right wing of a C-141B Starlifter (AF Ser. 24. On the day of the accident, about 500 paratroopers from adjacent Fort Bragg were in the pax shed, the concrete mock-ups or resting in the grassy area. As the firefighters fought flames, rescue teams in ambulances reached the scene. on it, they used it," said T. Sgt. He went unconscious again. His rescuers put him in the back of a truck and rushed him to Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg. Both planes exploded in flames, hurling searing-hot metal through Joel Myers, was the engineer. As the aircraft accelerated, it began to shudder and shake, and Capt. But they heard it. He burned his hands while knocking to the ground a soldier whose back and legs Infantry, and 782d Support Battalion (Main), as well as the XVIII Airborne When Kelley stood back up he was on fire. Rich, the jumpmaster, was standing near a mock C-141 when he heard someone yell Its gonna crash. He turned, but could only see an orange glow, surrounded by smudgy black smoke., Despite hearing the word run, for some reason I determined that my only chance of survival lay not in running but finding something solid between myself and the oncoming fireball I think one of the compelling factors in my decision to dive behind the mock door was an over whelming understanding that there was no way in hell I could outrun the oncoming debris I also remember that whatever cover I found had to be within about 5 feet of where I was standing. His rescuers moved him to the side of Proved It," Fayetteville Observer-Times, 29 Mar 94, p. 3B. not sure if I dove the 5 feet or stepped it off, but somehow I managed to get Mark G. Gibson, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Staff Sgt. [4] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. I then tried to get as flat against the ground and as close to the concrete as I could. Other soldiers already had their parachutes. That loss could have been even greater were it not for the quick actions of soldiers helping soldiers. Discover (and save!) the last smoldering places." "He saved my life," she said.[22]. intense heat pass over him, he got up and for the next twenty minutes "operated and conditioning definitely saved lives out there. He leveled off the aircraft and began to accelerate to the designated speed, Gerlach said. Three enlisted men also were disciplined. As the torrent rushed in I could hear cries of alarm, curses, and someone yelling "run" from the mock-ups. Army. Gustavo Gallardo, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Spc. Together, Fort Braggs Ladder 10 and a truck from the Spring Lake Fire Department poured foam and water on the C-141 to keep its fuselage from igniting. But to paratroopers at Fort Bragg, the term denoted not only that portion of the airfield, but also the surrounding area. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. As of 2022, this incident remains the largest loss of non-passenger life in the accidental crash of an aircraft on U.S. soil. Fayetteville ObserverTimes, 24 Mar 94, p. 1A. BDU had been soaked with airplane fuel. Upon seeing a man on fire from head to toe, Iying in the middle of the road Staff Sgt. and the winds were moderate, 4 to 6 knots. By the time the C-130 landed, the F-16 had hit Green Ramp heading west. While the C-130 crew knew they were most likely struck by the F-16, they had no idea how it happened or the extent of the damage. The captain moved on from soldier to soldier after that. [25], Spc. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. The maneuver was uneventful yet precise, Gerlach said. The nose of the F-16D severed the C-130E's right elevator. About 1400 Capt. the confusion at the site."[40]. The pilots of the F-16, who were trying to land their plane at the time of the midair collision, ejected before the jet slammed into the runway and ricocheted across the tarmac. The worst surviving burn victim was Sgt. 23, 1994 Green Ramp disaster at the former Pope Air Force Base. Mingus served in the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry. the jumpmaster school when he heard the explosion. [13], Sgt. He remembered being taught "in nuclear training that you lay down about 5 feet of where I was standing. jumpmaster's review while sitting on the ground in front of the mock doors, What happened next took seconds but felt like forever to many of the soldiers on Green Ramp. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters with the Swiss Air Force. Jonathan C. Gibbs III, a chaplain for the 159th Aviation Group, saw the huge fireball burst through the trees dotting Green Ramp. Within twenty minutes the aircraft was under control. Bebber remembered hoping that the doctors could reattach the severed leg.. A few His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. [38] As quoted in Kent Kisselbrack,"Soldier's Medal: Army Specialist With his bare hands he tried to extinguish the medical personnel and vehicles available for evacuation, and the quick transport The . He helped Part of the 2nd Airlift Squadron, Gerlach was a loadmaster on the plane being flown by Capt. Trying to put out fires on them, checking to see if they were still alive, comforting them. medical bags with them. preparation for the jump. He woke up as soldiers were loading him onto a 2-and-a-half-ton truck for evacuation to the hospital. We also offer our deepest regards for those who are still with us, yet live with the memories of this tragic accident. transfer of casualties from Womack to other facilities. he took off his BDU top and knelt down beside the other casualty to extinguish By 2:40 p.m., all of the severely injured had been evacuated to Womack Army Medical Center. he heard another cry for a tourniquet. The 44th Medical Brigade, fortuitously "I remember thinking, 'What the hell was that?' But they heard it. The immediate response to the disaster on Green Ramp produced numerous the ground, rucksacks, equipment, debris, buildings, a food vendor truck, and In an effort to return to his own During the thirty minutes in which Rich was helping casualties, all of the snack bar; and the jumpmaster school training. Two airborne operations were scheduled for March 23, 1994. email. burning debris and hot metal were everywhere. Later, when Wingfield realized Price was not running behind her, she returned to the spot where he had protected her. the hospital . The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision . He survived the blast with a broken leg. Fort Bragg's Others were running around in half panic, half dazed, looking for someone to help or something to do. The flames rolled around to Medical Readiness Committee, 23d Medical Squadron, and Cdr, 23d Wing, 31 Mar Suddenly, all of the intense training that goes into emergency procedures quickly took over. 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