220317-N-EV253-1143 SAN DIEGO (March 17, 2022) – Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Nathan Reed, left, secures Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Kristopher Sellmeyer, right, both assigned to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM) component of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, into a SKEDCO Rapid Deployment Flotation System, a personnel recovery apparatus designed to provide fast water rescue, during tactic, technique and procedure testing in the crew’s pool aboard Naval Air Station North Island. The purpose of the evolution was to assess th
220317-N-EV253-1143 SAN DIEGO (March 17, 2022) – Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Nathan Reed, left, secures Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Kristopher Sellmeyer, right, both assigned to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM) component of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, into a SKEDCO Rapid Deployment Flotation System, a personnel recovery apparatus designed to provide fast water rescue, during tactic, technique and procedure testing in the crew’s pool aboard Naval Air Station North Island. The purpose of the evolution was to assess the efficacy of using the SKEDCO litter flotation system, used primarily in overland search and rescue (SAR) operations, as opposed to the SAR medical evacuation litter or Stokes, which is the current industry standard. As the designated SARMM, the “Merlins” of HSC-3, responsible to CNO, ensures that SAR units are fully-qualified to perform lifesaving operations with the responsibility for promoting policy and standardization in SAR training, equipment, manuals and procedures for all rescue capable units and associated medical personnel within their area of responsibility.
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