CN22 is a humanitarian help and catastrophe aid (HA/DR) train that features Australian, Japanese and U.S. forces and takes place in plenty of places. Coaching occasions happen in Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia – and aboard Dahl.
Whereas Cope North enhances the mixed interoperability of the three nations so they’re prepared to reply collectively to a pure catastrophe within the Indo-Pacific Area, the train additionally will increase the joint capabilities of Dahl and the U.S. Air Pressure.
“Dahl’s flight deck supplied a platform of alternative for Air Pressure pilots to achieve their deck touchdown {qualifications},” mentioned Capt. Michael S. Lee, grasp of the ship.
“This essential coaching could have a direct influence on our joint response in help of the area.”
The grasp says that along with really executing the DLQs, the planning previous to the shipboard occasions, coupled with exchanges of data, sharing techniques, strategies and procedures and coordinating communications proved equally essential.
As a part of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3, Dahl strategically locations containerized and palletized cargo all through the area for all U.S. Armed Companies, together with the Air Pressure. This functionality ensures essential provides are delivered the place and when wanted and allows U.S. forces to quickly reply to HA/DR efforts.
“Prepositioning facilitates restoration from the devastating results of pure disasters. MSC and our civil service and contract mariners are totally certified and able to help any mission that should get performed,” Lee mentioned.
“With out U.S. mariners, the logistics circulate would cease, and the provision chain would break.”
Though the Air Pressure crews benefitted from Dahl’s participation, Lee defined that civil service mariners did as nicely. The Fortuna, California, native mentioned Cope North refined MSC crew members’ readiness as they practiced expertise they discovered in requisite coaching earlier than serving on the ship.
He added that Cope North additionally offered alternatives to extend the attention of Navy Sealift Command between different companies and amongst different nations.
“It is a nice alternative for our crew to work together with the [Air Force] and inform lively responsibility individuals in different [Department of Defense] communities who U.S. Service provider Marines, together with civil service and contract mariners, are and what we do.
“United States service provider mariners have a longstanding historical past of working with and supporting our active-duty army members,” Lee mentioned.
“This interplay solidifies that we’re ‘a part of the crew.’”
