IziMeteorologists Eziqeqeshwe Ngezikhali Emkhakheni
yi-Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery
I-HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - Yashaya emahlathini aseBurma namaKh. Gen. Orde Wingate's Chindits; ukuzingela phansi ngaphezu kwe-DMZ eNyakatho Vietnam; ukungena eNyakatho ye-Iraq ukuqinisekisa ukuphumelela kwempuphu ehamba ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane-hhayi usuku olujwayelekile ehhovisi kwabaningi ababikezela sezulu.
Kodwa lezo zithunywa kanye nezinye eziningi ziye zaba ibhizinisi njengenjwayelo kusukela ngo-1942 ngenxa yeqembu lezempi elikhethekile lokusebenza kwezulu le-Air Force elinikezwe i-10th Combat Weather Squadron lapha.
I-meteorologist eqeqeshiwe empini yemisebenzi ekhethekile yokushisa isimo sezulu iye yaba yisiphakamiso somkhonto iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60. Baye bahambisa namanye ama-operators akhethekile kuwo wonke amagatsha amabutho ahlomile. Bahlinzeka ngamakhompi okulwa ngedatha yesimo sezulu kanye nokuhlaziywa okudingayo ukuhlela nokwenza ukuhambela emazingeni okulwa, okusebenzayo kanye namasu okulwa.
Amalungu e-Elite e-Air Force Battlefield Airman, abahlinzeki bezemidlalo ezikhethekile abathola ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile ngaphandle kwezinye izimo zezulu, kusho umqondisi wezemidlalo uMashi. Don Shannon.
"Abafana bethu baqale ukuqeqesha isimo sezulu esijwayelekile futhi bakhonza esigabeni sesimo sezulu ngaphambi kokukwazi ukuzinikela ku-SOWT," esho.
UMnuz Shannon uthe, "Ngokujwayelekile sisebenzisana nemisebenzi ekhethekile evela e-US Army Special Operations Command, kodwa ngenxa yekhono eliyingqayizivele esilinikezayo, sisebenze namaqembu asebenzayo akhethekile kwezinye izinsiza.
Ngenxa yezinhlobo zabantu esibambisana nabo, sithola ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile okwenzayo ukuze sikwazi ukuhambisana nabo ensimini. "
Amalungu eqembu lesimo sezulu agijima-afanele futhi angabamba ukulinganisa njengabadlali be-parachutists abangenabutho bezempi, abachwepheshe bezokuhlaselwa emoyeni, amaRangers, iziqu ze-combat diver and more, kusho okhulumela amaphoyisa.
Amanye amalungu eqembu athole ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile emaphandleni aseqhwa lokuqhwaqhwa kweqhwa, ukukhwabanisa nokuhlaselwa kwe-avalanche okubikezela ukuthi kuhambelane kangcono nomsebenzi wabo we-SOF, kusho yena.
"Siyazi ukuthi uma sikhipha isibikezelo, omunye uzoyisebenzisa," kusho uCapt Don Donrett, umqondisi womsizi wophiko lomsebenzi. "Sinikeza iqiniso langempela-isikhathi, amehlo, amaqiniso mayelana nemibandela engathinta ngokujulile umgomo.
"Yingakho lokhu kuyisibopho sokuvolontiya," esho. "Sonke sizimisele ukuwunika amaphesenti angu-100 nsuku zonke."
UMnuz Shannon uvuma abantu ukuthi yini eyenza amaqembu ezulu ayingqayizivele.
"Laba bantu banesimo sengqondo esihle. Bangabantu abanobucayi abakwenzayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kutholakala kanjani ulaka, "esho. "Asikho okuningi kithi, ngakho sonke siyamazana futhi sisebenza kanjani njengeqembu."
Eqinisweni, kunabasebenzi abambalwa kakhulu be-SOWT eMnyangweni Wezokuvikela. Njengamanje kubalwe ohlwini lwe-Global Military Force Policy, uhlu oluphezulu lokubiza impahla.
Kukhona cishe opharetha abangu-100 eSOWT e-Air Force, kuhlanganise namaphoyisa angu-20 kuya kwangu-25, kusho uMajor Shannon. Abaningi banesigungu se-Hurlburt. Kodwa abanye bakhonza nge-AFSOC amayunithi akhethekile e-United States nakwamanye amazwe, uthe.
Izinombolo ezimbalwa zamabhantshi azikwenzi nje kuphela uma kunzima ukungena ensimini ye-SOWT, izindinganiso zempilo kanye nenqubo yokukhethwa kuyinkinga efanayo. Eqinisweni, ukhetho lwe-SOWT kufanele lufinyelele i-PAST leyo imicimbi efanayo ne-Air Force PJ ne-CCT: 2 x 25m ngaphansi kwamanzi agijimayo, i-500m yokubhukuda, i-pushups, i-situps, i-pullups, ne-1.5 mile ukugijima kwesikhathi. Zizophinde zidingeke ukuba zihlome (zithwale izikhwama ezingu-50 zama-backpacks) zezenzakalo eziphelelwe yisikhathi kanye.
Umsebenzi othi "ojwayelekile" we-SOWT wawunjalo owenziwa yi-Staff Sgt. Dave Mack. Wangena e-Iraq ngeqembu elithile le-Army elisebenzayo elisebenza ngamasosha ngesikhathi sokuqala kwe-Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ebhekene nokuqoqa idatha yesimo sezulu, leli qembu lalikhuthazelela izivunguvungu zesihlabathi ezazingcwaba ezikhwameni zabo zokulala.
Basinda ekuhlaselweni kwe-missile engu-12, enye eyabhubhisa ama-humvee, futhi ikhuthazelela ukuhlasela okuncane okuqhubekayo.
Ngesinye isikhathi, uSergeant Mack wanikeza amahora angama-36 aqhubekayo okubheka isimo sezulu ukuze izindiza zikwazi ukukhipha amasosha ahlomile aseBaghdad. Wenza imininingwane yokuphepha kanye nezikhali namanye amalungu eqembu.
"Uthola ukwaneliseka okukhulu kulo msebenzi," kusho uMnuz Shannon. "Wonke umuntu usebenza ndawonye futhi uphazamisa umkhankaso kuzo zonke izigaba, kusukela ekuhleleni ukuya ekubulaweni."
Abasebenzi be-Sgt. UJody Ball, oneminyaka engama-4 ubudala wezemisebenzi ekhethekile yezulu, uyavuma.
"Inhlanganisela yabantu kanye nomsebenzi yilokho okwenza lo msebenzi ube mkhulu," esho. "Ngisebenza neRangers, (Army) amabutho akhethekile, (pararescue jumpers), abalawuli bezilwane - liyiqembu elithakazelisayo.
"Kuningi okungaphezu kokuthi usebenze esiteshini sezulu esivamile," esho. "Akuyona usuku lwakho lomsebenzi olujwayelekile."
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