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Thursday, March 1, 2001 HE FRONTLINE 11lA
Recent NTC tent death
prompts sat
Army leaders recently issued
safety alert following the death
Army Forces Command soldiers
asphyxiation while sleeping in a
tent.a force-wide
of two U.S.
who died of
soldier crewThe tent windows and flaps were closed
while the tent was being warmed with an
unvented propane heater. Within a short peri-
od of time, the flame from the propane heater
consumed the oxygen and emitted dangerous
levels of carbon monoxide into the tent, creat-
ing the deadly atmosphere which killed them.
With the flaps closed, there was not enough
ventilation to air out the deadly gas or provide
the oxygen necessary to keep the soldiers alive.
Technical Manual 10-8340-227-13&P, Feb.
28 1994, Operator's, Unit, and Direct Support
Maintenance Manual Including Repair Parts
Guard soldier injuredety warning
and Special Tool Lists for Soldier Crew Tent,
TYPE I, NSN: 8340-01-359-0084 and Type II,
NSN: 8340-01-359-1481 lists multiple warn-
ings that state: "Soldier Crew Tent fabric does
not "breath". Open windows and flaps as nec-
essary to ensure adequate ventilation. If all
openings are closed, it is possible to use up all
of the oxygen contained the tent, especially
during sleep hours, RESULTING IN DEATH."
Leaders are urged to become familiar with
the hazards associated with the equipment they
use during field operations and train their sol-
diers in the proper use of equipment.
"Leaders and soldiers alike must enforce
standards throughout the force," states the
message. "Providing our soldiers a safe envi-
ronment to train is a top priority."
I in mortar incidentA mortar-firing accident at Fort Stewart Feb. Collins was evacuated to Winn Army
10 left a Georgia National Guard NCO with Community Hospital.
severe hand injuries and missing fingers. After examination, Collins was transferred to
Staff Sgt. Michael Collins, of the 48th Mer H of
Mechanized Brigade, was firing a mortar round Memorial Hospital in Savannah for further eval-
on MP-4 Range during a live fire exercise. His uation.
right hand didn't clear the mortar tube before Collins lost the index and middle fingers of
the 81mm round fired. his right hand as a result of the accident.
Training grenade prompts EOD callBy Sgt. Eric Reinhardt
Editor
Members of Fort Stewart's 38th Explosive
Ordnance Company traveled to Statesboro,
Ga. Feb. 14 to respond to a report of a grenade
found in a storage shed.
The family of a recently deceased
Statesboro man was clearing out his belong-
ings from a rental storage unit when they came
across what appeared to be a grenade.
The family called the Bulloch County
Sherrif's Department, who in turn contacted
Fort Stewart's EOD team.
Staff Sgt. Brant Shyrigh and Sgt. Robert
Pancake were called in to investigate.
What they found on their arrival turned out
to be a training aid: an MKII practice hand
grenade.
"We took our X-ray just in case we could-n't identify [the piece of ordnance]," said
Pancake. "But on arrival we could tell it was a
training grenade. There was a hole on the bot-
tom and we could identify it right away."
Though the grenade proved to be harmless,
Pancake said the family did the right thing by
reporting the find, rather than trying to deal
with a piece of military hardware they knew
little about.
"They were relieved to find out it was just a
training grenade," Pancake said.
The commander of 38th EOD Co. said the
incident is a good reminder to soldiers to leave
such items where they belong.
"It's important that soldiers realize that
ammunition - whether it's training ammo or
live ammo - is dangerous," Capt. Chris Bowen
said. "I urge that they use it in a way that it's
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