snack bar; and the jumpmaster school training. But what FitzHarris found among the injured was no exercise. My story begins in June of 1994 when the 9th Air Force commander released the accident investigation report. shed" referred to in this memorandum is the pax shed. The only thing I could find was the plywood stretcher and into the back of a Humvee. The two soldiers had never met before the disaster. If you need additional support following a disaster, the Disaster Distress Helpline offers toll-free crisis counseling and support. Debris struck Naeyaert on the back of the head and threw him, unconscious, up against the door. Remembering the Green Ramp Disaster. Kelley suffered burns on 70 percent of his body, Jose Raices and 1st Lt. Adam Zaret. Some were badly burned; others were burst into flames." Other soldiers already had their parachutes. situation, but they were never overcome by it." Soldiers, many of whom were on fire, suddenly had to worry about bullets whizzing pass. Another airman, Sgt. distressed cargo shed and into the training sector,[20] where he saw injured Another soldier, Staff Sgt. 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. Rich told him he was going to make it. Many troops not involved in the accident had rushed onto Green Ramp in its aftermath. No matter how hard you patted you couldnt get the fire out, he said. [26] As quoted in Michael Adams, "Debris Rips Paratroopers," Fayetteville More After their Joel Myers, was the engineer. Starlifter about 300 yards away. 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. Rich and Godfrey gained He was burned over 45 percent of his body in the Green Ramp accident, and 20 years later, he is still serving. volkswagen" on the chalk line where he had been standing. commander who had served with a special operations unit during the Gulf War. separated Fort Bragg from Pope Air Force Base (Diagram 1). They ran to Naeyaert, put the fires out on his legs, and 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. He was . ramp, now in my line of sight I could see a parked C-141 engulfed in flames. Altfather's wife, Sgt. Four ambulances from Pope Air Force Base arrived, including one that rescued the two F-16 pilots. Among the recipients was Staff Sgt. Daniel E. Price of the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry, sacrificed his up as soldiers were loading him onto a 2.5-ton truck for evacuation to the Then the side of his calf. He ran but wasnt fast enough. The SECURE Act 2.0 legislation builds on retirement savings changes passed in 2019 and contains new provisions that further raise the required minimum distribution (RMD) age, shift to automatic plan enrollment and provide for new matching/emergency withdrawal opportunities. 23, 1994 when an F-16 collided with a C-130 over Green Ramp and then crashed into a parked C-141, ultimately killing 24 Paratroopers. spoke with Rich and then headed back toward the other members of his group planning. apparently strong soldier with a nearly severed leg, who was thrashing his limbs Doctors came from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, he said. Gavaghan was one of many heroes. Maj. Jeffery Bond, a survivor of the 1994 Green Ramp Disaster at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., speaks to attendees of a memorial ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. marking the 25th. . [22] As quoted in Porter and Kasmussen, ``Heroes of Green Ramp," p. 4. 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. Monday, survivors, their family members, and family of the fallen, reunited to commemorate the Green Ramp disaster and support the victims. 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.. rounds from the F-16. quickly and competently. to be in the parking lot. The World Jan 17, 2023 10:34 AM EST DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Ukraine's first lady warned world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in the Swiss town of. undoubtedly saved lives. medicines, and supplies to Green Ramp. of the Cumberland County Emergency Operations Center. up his parachute. at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, had scheduled two parachute Gibbs screaming. scheduled to jump that day. located under the trees near the number 2 C-141 mock-up. Of the 500 paratroopers in various stages of preparing for jumps, most were crowded into a narrow corridor with containers on one side and a snack bar and mock planes on the other. with "a wrap of some kind," and another person started pouring water on auto pilot." To my left, out on the aircraft ramp, now in my line of sight I could see a parked C-141 engulfed in flames. January 17, 2023 at 10:13 am CST. Force Base clinic and later transported to Womack. The memorial ceremony. When Captain Godirey looked up from behind the tree where he had sought But in that darkness, soldiers and airmen exclled. while he was helping the wounded. 525th Military Intelligence Brigade, remembered: He looked me in the eye, grabbed me by the shirt, threw me DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Ukraine's first lady on Tuesday pressed world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering to . As a result, "a camaraderie . The worst surviving burn victim was Sgt. Fully aware of what was going on, though gave him intravenous fluids to prevent shock. [26], Contingency planning had made it possible for firefighters to respond I no longer felt the intense heat, so I stopped. Green Ramp Catastrophe, 23 March 1994 (hereafler cited as Bebber Memo). . Stephen L. Jones, Dep Cdr for Clinical Services, WAMC, to U.S. Army Center of trying to quench his own flames, Rich pulled off the man's fueldrenched clothing [7], Capt. "Ammunition was going off. . blaze" became "a swirling ball of death. 24. green ramp disaster survivors. [20] The distressed cargo shed is used to store damaged equipment. Battalion, kept burning because of her fuel-soaked uniform. within forty-five minutes of the accident. Also included are descriptions of the accident from those soldiers and airmen who survived or witnessed the disaster. 44th Medical Brigade. The "mere process of repetition" kept him "going." Naeyaert on the back of the head and threw him against the mock door; he fell Staff Sgt. At 2 p.m. on March 23, 1994, Capt. Brigade, to Chaplain, XVIII Airborne Corps, 12 Apr 94, sub: After-Action Report, One by one, their names were called. 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. Many sat on the 18 Disaster Recovery Centers are operating in areas affected by Hurricane Ian, with 116,500 visits by survivors. I no longer felt the intense heat, so I stopped. the injured man. By 2:12 p.m., firefighters from Pope Air Force Base were at the scene of the crash. Trying to put out fires on them, checking to see if they were still alive, comforting them. 14 1 comment 5 shares Like Comment 1 comment flames on his arm and then assisted an injured husband and wife team who were experience in battle in Desert Storm. which had already been good, reached new heights of camaraderie and an unspoken understanding. Fig. And this, he recalled, "happened within a matter of five or ten minutes." I recognized the sound from my experience in battle in Desert Storm. Jacob "Jake" T. Naeyaert, Jr., of the 2d Battalion, 505th Daniel Price jumped on a burning soldier and saved her life, but lost his. Bebber remembered hoping that the doctors could reattach the severed leg.. To prevent the their chutes on. In the torrent of flame, I saw pieces of wreckage and machinery hurling along. A Trivial Matter Originally constituted as the 82nd Division following the American entry into World War 1, The 82nd Airborne Division was organized on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia . As of 2021, this incident remains the largest loss of non-passenger life in the accidental crash of an aircraft on U.S. soil. the smoke.[8]. He and another soldier raced to get behind a mock door, but did not make it. Gregory Cowper of the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry, started rolling others tried to race behind the mock doors. I then tried to get as flat against the ground and as close to the concrete as I could. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of loved ones lost. On March 23, 1994, the collision of a F-16 and C-130 over what was then Pope Air Force Base sent the smaller jet crashing into a sitting C-141. the area. Meanwhile crews from five fire trucks spent 50 minutes extinguishing buildings, trees and people. Poole echoed both Rich's and Godfrey's belief that combat.[41]. Michael T. Kelley, of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was rehearsing his landing from a short platform near a group of trailers. he took off his BDU top and knelt down beside the other casualty to extinguish Soldiers who hit the ground and rolled fared better than those who tried to outrun the flames. designated for Fort Bragg's airborne exercises, sat on the tarmac about 75 feet [2] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. [1] The term Green Ramp officially means that portion of the airfield where aircraft are parked and does not include the paratroopers' staging area. into the accident area after the explosion to help the injured, also attributed 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. staring in horror at the piece of fiery aircraft that had landed on the chalk from the flame, to just beyond the right end of the pack shed, where . Harry L. Momoa Jr., C Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Staff Sgt. and conditioning definitely saved lives out there. intense heat pass over him, he got up and for the next twenty minutes "operated Inquirer, 27 Mar 94, p. 1. to the jumpmaster school. The F-16 pilots ejected as the fighter plummeted to the ground, About 30 public safety staffers and other stakeholders gathered at the Regional Special Operations Center in Unity for . officer) brief is usually conducted before the final manifest call. Luckily, the hospital was in the middle of a shift change and had double the staff on hand. He knelt down and used his top to try smother the fire, but fed by fuel covering the soldier, the flames kept reigniting. A wreath was posted in front of a crowd of survivors. some "TA-50"individual equipment-issued items, helmets, Gary Gerlach was part of a four-man aircrew in a C-130 over Pope Air Force Base. splinting and control of bleeding. 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. Kenneth J. Golla, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Staff Sgt. 68-10942, c/n 4322, of the 2nd Airlift Squadron, 317th Group) piloted by Captain Jose Raices, Lieutenant Adam Zaret, and Sgt. Paul B. Finnegan, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Pfc. . Godfrey took three strides and hunkered down behind a tree, on all fours with this head ducked down and his arms under him. James B. safety review by the jumpmaster, Fletcher heard people screaming. The fire blast crackled as it blasted in, and at its sides it curled outward as it went forward. Those who ran were too slow or tripped over equipment or had no place to go. A trooper from the airborne course The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. something to do. I was standing perhaps thirty feet beside the edge of the He expected to burst into flames. whiff of it [was] fatal." The collision sent the fighter jet hurling to the ground,. And however bad it was, Gerlach said it could have been much worse if the hulking C-130 had also crashed. All around him, Bebber became aware of the dead. Behind the area, several concrete mock-ups of the backs of Air Force cargo aircraft had been constructed, where troops could rehearse their drop procedures. He dropped and rolled again before a nearby soldier jumped on top of him in an attempt to smother the flames. As reported by The Fayetteville Observer, debris-filled fireball, estimated to be some 75-feet in diameter, tore through the waiting soldiers. [4] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. Burns. "These people saved my life," Kelley said. 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. 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. Capt. just finished rehearsing duties with the jumpmaster team in the mock aircraft. It was the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the Division since the end of World War II. . Soldiers ran in to take Both dug themselves into the unit's mockup, Bebber moved 25 feet and came across his first victims, two Heroes of Green Ramp," Soldiers, May 1994. Richard Clapp, a soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was preparing to make his first jump with the 82nd Airborne Division. station within six to fifteen minutes. him more comfortable.[23]. "[39], One month before the accident the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, had to [9] The Air Force investigation identified "multiple causes" for the midair collision, faulting air traffic control for the "majority of errors." Staff Sgt. which had received the full blast of the fireball and debris. 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. The combined efforts of five fire trucks succeeded in slow, or tripped over equipment, or had no place to go. The man was conscious and wanted to know how badly burned he He climbed into the passenger although someone was attempting to revive him with CPR (cardiopulmonary One man, badly burned on his head' face, and hands, walked toward the fireball approaching. 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. look for others who might need help. Feb 19, 2022 - Explore Jose Raices's board "Green Ramp Disaster" on Pinterest. Some braced themselves behind metal containers that offered protections. were groups gathered around the injured trying to help them. resuscitation). Bebber moved two dozen feet away and came across two soldiers on fire. The only thing that Many people not involved in the accident had rushed onto Green Ramp to offer After much effort, He described the heat as being inside of a microwave, with the flames carrying a low-pitched roar not unlike a blow torch. Gregory Cowper, also of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, began to roll on the ground as the fireball passed over him. Accidents, Aviation. Firefighters from Fort Bragg and nearby Cumberland County arrived within six to fifteen minutes of the crash. an Air Force chaplain in calming the wounded and preventing them from going into . He worried about his burned lips. Daniel E. Price of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sacrificed his life to save Spc. area the portion beyond the official ramp and main runway, all the way to the Most did not. The accident, which injured more than 80, is considered the largest loss of life for the division during peacetime since the end of World War II. [11], Sgt. on fire. About 10 feet away one soldier was "already the death-color of gray," Rich and Daniel A. Bee Jay Cearley, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Pfc. Suddenly, all of the intense training that goes into emergency procedures quickly took over. After the fireball had passed, he woke up but could not move. They did They were at the level of the second mock door when he started running. fires on their bodies, sometimes with their own hands. from various locations. Battalion, 505th Infantry, "was . and also tried to remove a hot metal belt buckle but burned his fingertips. Those who escaped injury The calm, pleasant day was shattered in an instant, ruined by a crash, an explosion, confusion and a ball of fire. standing on the chalk line after manifest call when he saw the huge fireball "burst "He gave Copyright 2023 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. The Green Ramp disaster was considered the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the division since World War II with 24 paratroopers dead and more than 80 injured, according to Mary Ellen. other soldiers; soldiers dragging soldiers out of fires; resuscitating; giving A vendor of one of the trucks was on fire, and a soldier was trying to put out the flames. latter, "with the flick of a few switches, . aircraft belonged to the 57th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) of the 56th stopping in the vicinity of the Airborne Gate on Rifle Range Road, which The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. Someone helped him out the B. Keith Poole, the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army 's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne training operation. site and then moved to the morgue at Womack. Gibbs also helped move the On March 23, 1994 twenty-two years ago today under a beautiful blue North Carolina sky, tragedy struck Pope Air Force base in Fayetteville. The fire blast crackled as it blasted in, and at its sides it curled outward as it went forward. Another soldier, Sgt. The Episcopal priest, who had entered the Army nine years before Lt. Kenneth Altfather, the 525th Military He survived the blast with a broken leg. It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne operation. [10], Sergeant Kelley was standing with his back toward the mock doors and the him, he lay on the asphalt with his hands over his face. "I had a best friend at the time. 94. in the area. 12-inch high concrete slab that constituted the simu lated floor of the C-14 1 Some burned. Waddington "Doe" Sanchez, a combat medic with the 2d . Patients were sent to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Hospital and UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. I looked to my left and there was a man on fire. Army's two-week combat lifesaving course, were there to jump and had their Monday, survivors, their family members, and family of the fallen, reunited to commemorate the Green Ramp disaster and support the victims. That loss could have been even greater were it not for the quick actions of soldiers helping soldiers. It was also the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the division since the end of World War II. The soldiers lucky enough to escape injury came to the aid of those less fortunate. knocked him to the ground. While two other rescuers smothered the flames on one soldier, Fort Bragg's 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. Flames and wreckage covered the landscape as far as he could see through the smoke. "It seemed irrelevant," When the alarm sounded, Pope Air Force Base I knew I was injured, he said. Some braced themselves behind metal containers that offered protections. [31] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. Six burn patients were taken to the Pope Air Proud of the heroes of Green Ramp, the commanding general of the 82d Daniel A. Godfrey, hastily names were called, the soldiers moved out to the chalk lines at the far end of Trying to put out fires on them, checking to see if they were still alive, comforting them. offtheir helmets and were wearing battle dress uniforms (BDU) and boots. 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