SPANGDAHLEMABI21-108 governs the response and recovery of crash damaged or disabled aircraft during emergencies at Spangdahlem Air Base.
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It covers CDDAR program responsibilities, emergency response categories, recovery team roles, hazard controls, coordination, and operational risk management. The publication requires training, exercises, coordinated recovery actions, and preservation of evidence for investigations.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all base agencies assigned disaster preparedness duties under 52 FW Installation Emergency Management Plan 10-2 (52 FW IEMP 10-2) and T.O. 00-105E-9.
The program must be designed to provide a response and/or recovery capability of assigned host, tenant, and consider transient aircraft (1) Urgency to open the runway for operational use; (2) prevention of secondary damage to the aircraft; and (3) preservation of evidence for mishap or accident investigations IAW DAFI 91-202 and DAFI 91-204. (paragraph 1)
All aircraft recovery actions are coordinated through the Incident Commander (IC) then communicated directly to the EOC. (paragraph 2)
Supervisors at all levels must recognize the sources of hazards and apply appropriate safety practices to minimize their effect. (paragraph 2)
Hung ordnance and gun malfunctions do not require crash recovery to respond unless specifically requested by IC. (paragraph 3)
480 FGS/MXAGI Crash Recovery Section is responsible for the training and equipment required to maintain the crash recovery program. (paragraph 4)