445 MXG participates in CDDAR exercis

445th Maintenance Group Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) members uncrate a lift bag container in preparation for the CDDAR exercise July 17, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)

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445 MXG participates in CDDAR exercis

Members of the 445th Maintenance Group Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) Team begin construction of cribbing for a simulated wing lift July 17, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)

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445 MXG participates in CDDAR exercise

Published Aug. 7, 2017
445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --

Members of the 445th Maintenance Group Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) Team perform an exercise, simulating an aircraft wing lift at the 445^th Airlift Wing July 17, 2017. The CDDAR exercise is designed to give members of the crash team real world experience by performing an actual aircraft wing lift. During the exercise, members set the air manifold system to control inflation and deflation of CDDAR lift bags and construct cribbing for the simulated wing lift.