unit-16-Combat-Search-and-Rescue.doc

Campaign English for the Military: Listen and Speak Teacher’s BookUnit 16 Combat Search and RescueTeaching procedures, answer keys and scriptsAlpha 101st helicopter detachmentTask 1 Ask students to label the picture with the words and phrases. Check that the meaning is clear to the class.You may like to practise the pronunciation of the new vocabulary with the class.Answers1 rotor blade2 tail rotor3 tail boom4 landing gear5 main rotor6 cabin 7 cockpit8 cabin door9 slingTask 2 Ask students to find a word or phrase that matches the definitions. Answers1 sling2 paramedic training3 CASEVAC (Casualty Evacuation)4 MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation)5 ATO (Air Tasking Order)Task 3Play track 16-1. Ask students to listen and answer the questions. Play the track twice or more times if necessary.Answers1 five2 Combat Search and Rescue, aerial patrols and reconnaissance missions3 45 minutes4 Because of the mine threat.Task 4Play track 16-1 again. Ask students to listen and complete the description. Answers1 armed transport2 4,500 kg3 204 325 km/h5 outboard6 rockets7 winchmanTasks 3&4 [16-1] The 101st helicopter detachment provides air assets for Sector Southwest and is made up of eight AS 532 Cougar helicopters, five of which are always available. The Cougar’s main role is armed transport helicopter. It can transport cargo and light vehicles weighing up to 4,500 kg on its sling, and can carry up to 20 combat troops with their equipment. With a maximum speed of 325 km /h, a range of 769 km, and sophisticated radar and forward looking infra-red sensors, the Cougar is ideally suited to the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) role, as well as aerial patrols and reconnaissance missions. Although not an attack helicopter, the aircraft is equipped with two machine guns, outboard 20 mm cannon and rockets.For CSAR missions, 101st Squadron flies operationally with a crew of 4. There are 2 pilots, a radar operator/winch operator, and a winchman with paramedic training. “The crew follow a 24-hour shift pattern,” explains pilot Lieutenant Koren. “We have a readiness state of 15 minutes between the hours of 0800 and 2200.” Outside of these hours the crews are on a 45-minute standby.“We fly an average of 60 hours per month,” pointed out Lieutenant Koren. Most of the missions consist of transportation, including Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) from the point of injury and Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC). The helicopters are tasked daily according to the Air Tasking Order (ATO). “The ATO is the key document for running air ops in the theatre of operations,” adds Lt Koren.The flight crews are backed up by the Squadron’s ground crew who work 12-hour shifts to ensure maximum aircraft availability. Technicians look after the maintenance and spare parts, and the Air Operations Centre (AOC) provides air traffic control and looks after flight plans and meteorology. “We have registered landing zones all over the sector,” adds Lieutenant Gostic. “But it’s impossible to land everywhere because of the mine threat. We will usually land on an asphalt road or on a recently harvested field.”Task 5Put students in pairs. Ask Student A to turn to Page 248 and describe the aircraft from the specifications. Student B should say what aircraft Student A describes.AnswerC130Task 6Put students in pairs or groups. Ask them to have discussions and describe the pictures.You may like to invites some students to describe the pictures in class.Suggested AnswersPicture 1: This is a combat rescue mission – CASEVAC. UN troops are extracting a wounded soldier from a hostile landing zone and are in all round defence.Picture 2: A second helicopter has arrived to extract the UN troops.Picture 3: When both helicopters are airborne they come under attack from a surface-to-air missile.Task 7Go over the words and phrases with the class. Ask them to complete the sentences with the words and phrases. Answers1 hot 2 Ops Room3 LZ4 activation5 perimeter defence6 spiralled7 by the bookTask 8Tell students they’re going to hear a conversation about a combat search and rescue mission. Give students some time to study the statements. Then play track 16-2. Ask them to decide whether they are true or false. Play the track twice or more times if necessary.Answers1 False (It’s her first SAR mission in which she was shot at.)2 True3 False (They were shot at after leaving the LZ.)4 False (A helicopter was shot down in the same area last year.)5 False (The soldier’s going to survive.)Task 9Play track 16-2 again. Ask students to listen and complete the text. Play the track twice if necessary.Answers1 setting up2 go in3 set down4 picked up5 got out6 heading back7 laid down8 took out9 put downTasks 8&9 [16-2] A: Good morning Lt Koren, everythi。