6 Ill-Equipped US Soldiers Were Injured After Avalanche Warning Signs Were Ignored The Army Mountain Warfare School knew that conditions meant a slide was likely but pushed ahead with training exercises anyway, according to an Army accident report on a Vermont avalanche that sent five soldiers to the hospital in March. VTDigger obtained a heavily redacted version of the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. The analysis of what caused the accident, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
The Six Soldiers Injured in a Vermont Avalanche were Conducting a Safety Appraisal on the Slope The six US soldiers that were injured in an avalanche during a training exercise in Vermont were part of an advanced group conducting a safety appraisal of the slope and setting up a ropes course, Vermont National Guard officials said Friday. Two soldiers remained hospitalized Friday in good and fair conditions while they recover from injuries suffered in the Wednesday […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
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