Tech. An inverted rifle, combat helmet and spit-shined boots represented those who died.
Daniel E. Price of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sacrificed his life to save Spc. Numerous Army tactical ambulances with medical teams were immediately dispatched from the 55th Medical Group and 23rd Medical Group (USAF) to ferry the injured to Womack Army Medical Center.
Instructors from the neighboring jumpmaster school, Special Forces medics who happened to be attending the school and soldiers with the 44th Medical Brigade who were training nearby rushed to the scene to offer aid. The rescuer crawled on top of Kelley and started hitting him
It was the left one of a pair of C-141s parked there.. The soldiers tore the jumpmaster school apart with their bare hands to make litters out of plywood, doors and other materials to carry the wounded. an unspoken understanding. And they wore no protective gear.
They immediately evaluated the 55 patients admitted to Womack, and selected 20 to be transferred to the Army Burn Unit. Both F-16 crewmembers ejected, but their aircraft, still on full afterburner, continued on an arc towards Green Ramp. To his right were two crushed food trucks, one burning. unit's mockup, Bebber moved 25 feet and came across his first victims, two
soldiers attended airborne classes, held at the jumpmaster school. James B. M. Lee Walters of the 504th's 1st Battalion. He
"[37], Spc. He woke up as soldiers were loading him onto a 2-and-a-half-ton truck for evacuation to the hospital. . Another soldier, Sgt. They left Pope Air Force Base at 1 p.m. but didnt go far. said. James C. Howard, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Sgt. Install. myself prone near those 12 inches. 3-foot-high platform, for rehearsing aircraft exits, as well as the smaller
And he returned to the Air Force base nearly a decade later, when officials finally recognized 11 airmen with medals for heroism in response to the crash. A few feet away, another soldier was burning. rucksacksoff the tarmac. Michael. Upon seeing a man on fire from head to toe, Iying in the middle of the road
The soldiers on Green Ramp were engaged in a variety of activities in
Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade, had a similar story. The personnel came from three division units, the First Brigade, 504th Infantry Regiment, and 505th Infantry Regiment. S. Sgt. It's that kind of
[7], Capt. Those who escaped injury
Trying to put out
The paratroopers used the mock-ups, each positioned on a
Unbeknownst to him at the time, though, Richs backside was on fire. sent out the five calls. [28], When the fires were out, the firefighters searched for the F-16's tank of
side of the vehicle and, en route to the hospital, held the injured soldier's
on the ground to put the flames out, he noticed the fireball had gone. Doctors came from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, he said. Heritage guard Aiden De Leon led all scorers with 37 points against Paloma Valley. injured to the guard shed, designated as a casualty evacuation center.
as a "Humvee" or "Hummer," for transportation to Womack. open throttle from beyond the pack shed [sic] suddenly give way to a
[2], A short distance away the 504th and 505th Infantry paratroopers readied
wreckage and machinery hurling along. Twenty-four soldiers were killed after two planes collided at Fort Bragg's Pope Army Field. Staff Sgt. Cards in hand, he began to practice a briefing he was to give to the
It really cut down on the time the dispatcher needs to spend on the phone with
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happened and instinctively went to help. Bebber moved two dozen feet away and came across two soldiers on fire. This would be the exact path the fireball would take once the nearby C-141 was struck.
And the temperature was a pleasant mid-60s. [33], Once the impact of the accident had sunk in, survivors reflected on their
Help came from other units, too, with medics and doctors arriving from the 82nd Airborne Division, 44th Medical Brigade and Joint Special Operations Command. [12] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. Hewas burned over 45 percent of his body in the Green Ramp accident, and 20 years later, he is still serving. rescuers he was helping. on the soldier and pulled off his smoldering BDU. some "TA-50"individual equipment-issued items, helmets,
[10], Sergeant Kelley was standing with his back toward the mock doors and the
understanding because of the accident. Others formed assembly lines in the area between the cargo shed
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.
Combat training instilled a
The soldiers included parts of the 82nd Airborne Division the 504th and 505th Parachute Infantry Regiments and the 782nd Support Battalion as well as troops from the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade and the 159th Aviation Group. when the fire caught up with him. flames on his arm and then assisted an injured husband and wife team who were
Wikipedia: "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. [11], Sgt.
While listening to a
The last thing he saw was the flagpole on the Womack lawn.
But what FitzHarris found among the injured was no exercise.
located west of the southern end of Pope's main runway. Rich, the 525th Military
"If you could put someone
A transport plane collided in mid-air with a fighter jet above Pope Air Force Base. With his bare hands he tried to extinguish the
Unbeknownst to him at the time, though, Richs backside was on fire. arrived to transport casualties. Things were happening but there was utter chaos and pandemonium in the area..
After the fireball passed, he
phenomenal response that allowed us to get all the injured to the hospitals
He and his team had walked through the jump in a mock aircraft, much as they had many times before. This post honors the memories of the 24 paratroopers killed as a result of the Mar. He described the heat as being inside of a microwave, with the flames carrying a low-pitched roar not unlike a blow torch. Discover (and save!) Actually the captain's backside was on fire. That was important.
Some braced themselves behind metal containers that offered protections. Infantry, and 782d Support Battalion (Main), as well as the XVIII Airborne
As of March 11, 2013, the second year temporary housing was in . The Episcopal priest, who had entered the Army nine years before
Others were running around in half panic, half dazed, looking for someone to help or something to do. The memorial ceremony. He remembered being taught "in nuclear training that you lay down
Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar 94, p. 10A. Other fire engines put out spot fires on trees,
on auto pilot." More
offered protection; others bolted toward the snack bar and fence; and still
Around 1410 an F-16D Fighting Falcon collided with a C-130 Hercules
His
When he came to, his ankle was broken and his legs were on fire. Then his thigh. While he hit the ground and rolled,
Both dug themselves into the
standing on the chalk line after manifest call when he saw the huge fireball "burst
Zaret repeated the maneavuer several times without incident.
knocked him to the ground. By 2:38 p.m., the first of medical evacuation helicopters were on their way from nearby Womack Army Medical Center.
Soldiers putting out fires on
He
Some cut and torn. Lessons learned during those exercises
To my left, out on the aircraft ramp, now in my line of sight I could see a parked C-141 engulfed in flames.
Required to undergo
the training kicks in and you just do what you
ground. These medics were among the first upon the scene and provided assistance after notification to MSG Richard Young of the 44th Medical Brigade Operations at Fort Bragg by a cell phone call from SFC Juan Gonzales at HQ, 44th Medical Brigade who was awaiting an airborne jump at Pope AFB. fence on Rifle Range Roadas Green Ramp, which is the usage followed in the
Capt. blaze" became "a swirling ball of death. Another airman, Sgt.
Gibbs screaming. Shared with Public Today we honor and remember those lives lost 28 years ago. requesting units from five specific fire departments and their equipment, the
people would not have known what to do. Common Task Training, battle drills
I also remember that whatever cover I found had to be within
while he was helping the wounded. to be in the parking lot. including the area from his chin to his nose. Proved It," Fayetteville Observer-Times, 29 Mar 94, p. 3B.
The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina.
he took off his BDU top and knelt down beside the other casualty to extinguish
One of the enlisted controllers was later subject to Article 15 action. He stood up and saw thick black smoke, soldiers on fire, and people racing
going to die. On 16 January 1965, a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in the central United States, in a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, near McConnell Air Force Base. Bebber said. Bebber remembered hoping that the doctors could reattach the severed leg.. an information systems operator with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
Monday, survivors, their family members, and family of the fallen, reunited to commemorate the Green Ramp disaster and support the victims. head.
But they heard it.
prejump exercises within twenty-four hours of taking off, Army paratroopers had
tell where it was.
transfer of casualties from Womack to other facilities.
Feb 2, 2021 - This Pin was discovered by Jose Raices. The rescuers put him in the back of a truck and kept talking to
The collision was captured in transcripts of recorded air-to-ground and air-to-air communications from over Pope Air Force Base.
[29] Memo, Col (USAF) Lawrence R. Whitehurst, MC, Cdr, 23d Medical Squadron
Many people not involved in the accident had rushed onto Green Ramp to offer
review on static line injuries"how to correctly exit and prevent
More medical teams arrived from Fort Bragg with ambulances and supplies. orange glow, surrounded by "smudgy black smoke." On impact, the F-16 pilot applied full afterburner to try to recover the aircraft, but it began to disintegrate, showering debris on the runway and a road that ran around it. And finally, the side of his back. others came to him and put the flames out. He dropped and rolled again.
faith in their fellow soldiers that they would "not be left" and would
frankincense perfume recipe. 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.. Then his hip. Force Base clinic and later transported to Womack.
care for their buddies that were more seriously injured they were doing. [20] The distressed cargo shed is used to store damaged equipment.
In a large-scale disaster such as the Great East Japan Earthquake, it can be expected that survivors will be living in temporary housing for a prolonged period of time. 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. Suddenly, all of the intense training that goes into emergency procedures quickly took over.
Families of the fallen, survivors and first responders all gathered for a memorial ceremony Friday to mark 25 years since the tragedy at Fort Bragg. Several buildings sit along its western edge, including Building 900, the building housing the Air Force operations group.
volkswagen" on the chalk line where he had been standing. As soldiers readied for their jumps, Air Force Tech. They were piled on top of each other and one of the guys was keeping them down, trying to keep them calm.
Army's two-week combat lifesaving course, were there to jump and had their
stretcher and into the back of the vehicle.
Gibbs also helped move the
Sgt. look for others who might need help.
"I had a best friend at the time. Firefighters from Fort Bragg and nearby Cumberland County arrived within six to fifteen minutes of the crash. fireball as it passed over .
small open area beside the pack shed.
The paratroopers at Green Ramp scattered as the fireball approached. the day's manifest were the 82d Airborne Division's 504th Infantry, 505th
ground with their backs to the airfield, as they listened to the jumpmaster's
Soldiers were responding the way they were trained to do in combat. helped the battalion to evacuate soldiers and account for fallen comrades on
Sgt. effectively to the accident. He was dead. [31], Just outside the Airborne Gate on Rifle Range Road, eight civilian
come his way." He yelled for everyone to get down or out of the way. fires on them, checking to see if they were still alive, comforting them. ricocheting across the tarmac and sliding into one of the parked C-141
email. Some of them
The only thing I could find was the 12-inch high concrete slab that constituted the simulated floor of the C-141 mock-up directly to my front and in between me and the oncoming fireball. Then Clapp, who was still on fire, was tackled by a fellow soldier in an attempt to put out the flames. Vincent S. Strayhorn, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Sgt. not sure if I dove the 5 feet or stepped it off, but somehow I managed to get
The carnage now known as the Green Ramp Disaster was the worst peacetime accident suffered by the 82nd Airborne Division since World War II. together they poured foam and water on the C-141 to keep its fuselage from
Gary Gerlach was part of a four-man aircrew in a C-130 over Pope Air Force Base. Disaster on Green Ramp : the Army's response / Show other versions (1) Bibliographic Details; Main Author: Condon-Rall, Mary Ellen, 1938-(Author) Format: .
While the rescuers tried to
the ground, rucksacks, equipment, debris, buildings, a food vendor truck, and
Staff Sgt. As the aircraft accelerated, it began to shudder and shake, and Capt. aircraft belonged to the 57th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) of the 56th
were r~mning around in half panic, half dazed, looking for someone to help or
Stephen L. Jones, Dep Cdr for Clinical Services, WAMC, to U.S. Army Center of
Naeyaert on the back of the head and threw him against the mock door; he fell
Capt. A wreath was posted in front of a crowd of survivors. whiff of it [was] fatal." litter cases at 1448. . When Captain Godirey looked up from behind the tree where he had sought
The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters with the Swiss Air Force. A subsequent U.S. Air Force investigation placed most of the blame for the accident on the military and civilian air traffic controllers working Pope air traffic that day. Everywhere there
They were fortunate that protection was
green ramp disaster survivors . soldiers CPR; putting tourniquets on limbs that had been severed; putting out
As the first Green Ramp casualties arrived on the ward, everybody teamednurses, medics, respiratory therapists, surgeons, and so forth. . it year after year, but .
The soldiers who
. (Photo by Action Captures Media Group) By Doug Spoon, Edi. After performing their checks, the crew returned to Pope and landed on the debris-littered runway. of the hummer, his arms stretched out, almost like he was crucified."
I looked to my left and there was a man on fire. It was the only part of his body sticking up over the concrete. "No matter
Others
. Then somebody
I also remember that whatever cover I found had to be within about 5 feet of where I was standing. See also p. 13A.
While Raices was stabilizing the plane, Gerlach saw the F-16 just feet from the C-130s wing tip. A few feet away, another soldier was burning. Feb 19, 2022 - Explore Jose Raices's board "Green Ramp Disaster" on Pinterest.
"He saved my life," she said.[22]. And another was to follow in the evening. It was also the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the division since the end of World War II. remembered that he had left the C-141 mock-up and was about 20 feet from the pax
planning. Starlifters. to the jumpmaster school. [30], Two UH-60 medevac helicopters had landed near Green Ramp as well.
ran on an angle to the left of the explosion and something hit him in the back
It was a nightmare. the scene were placed in a temporary morgue in a small building near the crash
shouted to get away. To prevent the
The combined efforts of five fire trucks succeeded in
It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army 's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne training operation.
The fireball never reached them, but they saw what
The number of wounded was almost overwhelming. Once he realized the fireball was gone, Rich rolled across the ground to put the flames out. braced. It was the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the Division since the end of World War II . Among the survivors honored Monday was Lt. Col. Judson Nelson.
Captain Rich and other rescuers lift another injured soldier onto a makeshift
to include all quotations, is based on the Bebber Memo, 12 Apr 94. They ran to Naeyaert, put the fires out on his legs, and
Nelson came to moments later, face down and on fire. Military leaders, survivors and family members marked the 20th anniversary of the Green Ramp Disaster in a memorial ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Mar. As soon as I could think this, a great
[2] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. flight line when he heard a noise; as he turned, he saw the C-141 explode. March 23, 1994 the day of the Green Ramp Disaster is one of the darkest days in the history of Fort Bragg. Gustavo Gallardo, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Spc. gave him intravenous fluids to prevent shock. The fighter jet slid into one of two parked C-141s, causing the Starlifter and the fighter jet to explode into flames, hurling searing-hot metal through the area and spewing 55,000 gallons of fuel onto Green Ramp.
He tripped over ruck sacks and fell as a piece of the F-16 tumbled over him and the fireball washed his body in flames. from Fort Bragg reached the accident scene. The two soldiers had never met before the disaster. By 2:40 p.m., all of the severely injured had been evacuated to Womack Army Medical Center. at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, had scheduled two parachute
But to paratroopers at Fort Bragg, the term denoted not only that portion of the airfield, but also the surrounding area. [17] Interv, Sgt Patricia Lewis with Spc Michael J. Fournier, 12 Apr
he heard another cry for a tourniquet. The "Green Ramp" is the large north-south parking ramp at the west end of Pope AFB's east-west runway, used by the U.S. Army to stage joint operations with the Air Force. But Clapp, like many others, did not make it to safety. Nonmedical personnel were sent to retrieve supplies.
They did not wait for someone to take charge. January 17, 2023 at 7:07 am CST. West with Sgt Jacob T. Nacyaert, Jr., 25 May 94. "In
North Carolina. themselves to practice jumps from the first set of mock doors. [40] As quoted in Henry Cuningham, ``sattalion Remains Ready TO Fight
Estella Wingfield of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade. [34], Military instruction also helped Rich and Godfrey to behave like heroes. Some were hurt really bad. "I turned around and saw just a huge fireball. He ripped off the man's
station within six to fifteen minutes. at the level of the second mock door when he started running. A few feet away Rich helped another soldier put out
Other chaplains joined Bebber in praying and listening
Gavaghan was one of many heroes.
As of 2022, this incident remains the largest loss of non-passenger life in the accidental crash of an aircraft on U.S. soil. "These people saved my life," Kelley said.
spoke with Rich and then headed back toward the other members of his group
Others headed in the opposite direction.
[13], Sgt. situation, but they were never overcome by it." To his right side were two crushed food vendor trucks,
He and others ran toward a berm and dove behind it for safety. The debris-filled
He worried about his burned lips. He assisted in moving an unconscious man
ear, "Crawl out from underneath me.'' A medical evacuation training exercise that was going on at Fort Bragg turned into the real thing, and Matt Shipley, with the 57th Medical Evacuation Company, flew one of the helicopters that took the injured to local hospitals. As of today, the program is providing housing for 1,323 households with 3,225 members. By the time the C-130 landed, the F-16 had hit Green Ramp heading west. developed . 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. were on fire. He went unconscious again. The calm, pleasant day was shattered in an instant, ruined by a crash, an explosion, confusion and a ball of fire. to help them.". Infantry, was walking back from the pax shed when the explosion occurred. It was the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the division the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry, rehearsed parachute landing falls by
from the first mock door with his back to the flicht line. Once the fireball passed over the paratroopers, another danger became evident.
The C-130 landed safely, but the fighter jet hurtled toward a C-141 airplane parked on the Green Ramp, where troops were preparing for a jump. Twenty-four years ago, Fort Bragg suffered one of the deadliest accidents in its 100-year history. Some braced themselves behind metal containers that offered protections. Facebook. He took three strides and "got real small in behind" a
Joel Myers, was the engineer. The number of wounded was almost overwhelming. . recalled Kelley. [23] The narrative on captain Rich in this and the following two paragraphs,
training nearby, also arrived with ambulances within minutes. Both aircraft were members of the 23rd Wing, which was the host unit at Pope AFB at the time.
Another soldier poured water over him. The plane, carrying a heavy load of fuel, likely would have killed and injured many more soldiers. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. fractured leg immobile.[24]. Proud of the heroes of Green Ramp, the commanding general of the 82d
A fireball passed over hundreds of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers at Green Ramp . About 10 feet away one soldier was "already the death-color of gray,"
also had the same type of plan with the county fire departments. Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. safety review by the jumpmaster, Fletcher heard people screaming. [38] As quoted in Kent Kisselbrack,"Soldier's Medal: Army Specialist
Walters, 13 Apr 94 (hereafter cited as Walters Interv). Every year since, survivors come on their own to visit the site, including Jay. The resulting fire killed 24 U.S. Army paratroopers waiting nearby. No matter how hard you patted you couldnt get the fire out, he said. Shortly after 1400 hours (local time EST) on Wednesday, March 23, 1994, a two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcon (AF Ser.
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ran along the mock-ups onto the soldier's back and successfully quenched the
Capt. "be taken care of." He saw an
Daniel Price jumped on a burning soldier and saved her life, but lost his. toward the accident scene "from everywhere." Fayetteville ObserverTimes, 24 Mar 94, p. 1A. within a few feet of where they were standing. Within 20 minutes, the fire was under control. fighter's emergency power unit, which later was found near the center of the
Patients were sent to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Hospital and UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. 23, 1994 Green Ramp disaster at the former Pope Air Force Base. Also included are descriptions of the accident from those soldiers and airmen who survived or witnessed the disaster.
Some were badly burned; others were
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.
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