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The McGuire Rig was fashioned from a 2-inch (51 mm) wide, 15-foot (4.6 m) long A7A nylon cargo tie-down strap with a quick-fit buckle on one end. This was typically cut down to an 8-foot (2.4 m) length and a 18-inch (460 mm) web loop (wrist strap) attached near the top end.
The STABO rig was far more secure, safe and comfortable than the McGuire rig, and perhaps most importantly, it allowed the unrestricted use of the operator's hands, to operate any weapons during the frequently 'hot' extractions from a combat landing or pickup zone. Further, the rig was equally effective if an operator was wounded or unconscious.
The STABO rig, later developed by SOG, was also incorporated. [ 6 ] Project DELTA ceased operations on 30 June 1970, [ 7 ] prior to the establishment of "Operation Blue Light ", a unit within 5th SFG (Mott Lake Fort Bragg NC), which was the precursor to the modern Delta Force .
SPIE has application for rough terrain as well as water inserts/extracts. It is an adaptation of the STABO rig. [1] Generally, the SPIE rope is lowered into the pickup area from a hovering helicopter. Patrol personnel, each wearing a harness with an attached carabiner, hook up to a D-ring inserted in the SPIE rope. A second safety line is ...
McGuire rig; Medium Atomic Demolition Munition; Metel Anti-Ship Complex; MGM-29 Sergeant; MGM-31 Pershing; MGM-51 Shillelagh; MIM-23 Hawk; Missile Defense Alarm System; Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher; Mk 19 grenade launcher; Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher; Modernized load-carrying equipment; MON-50; MON-100; Mortier 120 mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 ...
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The mission of the 305th Operations Group is to deploy worldwide from Air Mobility Command's Eastern Gateway, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), to perform aerial-refueling and airlift missions, in support of tactical, strategic, reconnaissance, transport, and bombardment forces in high-threat and chemical-warfare environments.
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