It was the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the Division since the end of World War II . The aircraft struck the ground in an empty parking place between two C-130s with crews on board preparing the aircraft for departure. Survivors: 2: Second aircraft; Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules: Operator: United States Air Force: Registration: 68-10942: Crew: 3: Survivors: 3: Third aircraft; Type: gonna crash." separated Fort Bragg from Pope Air Force Base (Diagram 1). . Corps and Fort Bragg, praised the quick and impromptu response of the soldiers He was dead. Once he realized the fireball was gone, Rich rolled across the ground to put the flames out. Daniel A. Godfrey, hastily "If you could put someone The nose of the F-16D severed the C-130E's right elevator. Chris Dowless Download Unionpedia on your Android device! Force Base clinic and later transported to Womack. Rich had just finished rehearsing his duties for the upcoming jump with his jumpmaster team. fractured leg immobile.[24]. Gibbs screaming. Green Ramp was a confined area, with limited space for running. There were barely any winds to speak of. Military Personnel. were trying to get behind the third mock door but did not make it. To his right were two crushed food trucks, one burning. Gavaghan said. . [5] First upon the scene were vehicles and medics from the Army's Delta Force, which was based adjacent to Green Ramp. Matthew J. Zegan, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Spc. The worst surviving burn victim was Sgt. three. respects, wellplanned schemes. rescuers he was helping. Jacob "Jake" T. Naeyaert, Jr., of the 2d Battalion, 505th Capt. Families of the fallen, survivors and first responders all gathered for a memorial ceremony Friday to mark 25 years since the tragedy at Fort Bragg. Soldiers," Tiger Times (Pope A* Force Base, N.C.), I Apr 94, p. 12. through the trees." recalled Capt. Rich was aware of live ammunition, The story of the RAF Tornado GR1 that destroyed an Iraqi fighter landing at Al Asad air base using the JP233 runway denial weapon during the first night of Operation Desert Storm, Party in Ten: The story of Operation Eager Anvil the prequel attack of Operation Desert Storm conducted by USAF MH-53J US Army and AH-64A helicopters, The story of Operation Secret Squirrel, the top-secret ultra-long range B-52 Stratofortress mission that opened strikes of Operation Desert Storm. Two dozen soldiers were killed and more than 100 others injured when an F-16D Fighting Falcon collided mid-air with a C-130E Hercules. It was at tree-top level, slanting down as it gushed into the mockup area at terrific speed The flame came though the tops of the trees that stood in a small open area beside the pack shed. with "a wrap of some kind," and another person started pouring water Timothy J. Gavaghan, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, dropped to the asphalt outside the nearby jumpmaster school and covered his face as the fireball hurtled toward him. Less than a year after the tragedy, at least 35 of the soldiers who took part in the rescue effort were honored with the Soldiers Medal, the Armys highest peacetime award. "It seemed irrelevant," Near him A trooper from the airborne course 22, 2019. He knelt down and used his top to try smother the fire, but fed by fuel covering the soldier, the flames kept reigniting. Christopher D. Dunaway, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Capt. Sgt. One man, badly burned on his head' face, and hands, walked toward But in that darkness, soldiers and airmen exclled. At the same time, the C-130 crew took their aircraft away from the airfield and checked to ensure it could safely land. The only thing that him more comfortable.[23]. us, which makes the whole process go faster," recalled Capt. The last thing he saw was the flagpole on the Womack lawn. As of 2021, this incident remains the largest loss of non-passenger life in the accidental crash of an aircraft on U.S. soil. Green Ramp Catastrophe, 23 March 1994 (hereafler cited as Bebber Memo). can't do that without knowing how. from Fort Bragg reached the accident scene. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jay Nelson, a survivor of the 1994 Green Ramp Disaster, speaks to attendees of a memorial ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. marking the 25th anniversary of the event on Mar . preparation for the jump. within a few feet of where they were standing. from the flame, to just beyond the right end of the pack shed, where . email. prejump exercises within twenty-four hours of taking off, Army paratroopers had Green Ramp Disaster Coverage Families of fallen, survivors gather to mark 25 years since Green Ramp disaster Families of the fallen, survivors and first responders all gathered for. Michael T. Kelley of medical bags with them. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. up as soldiers were loading him onto a 2.5-ton truck for evacuation to the themselves to practice jumps from the first set of mock doors. Michael P. Fletcher of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, remembered The "1st up" aircraft arrived at Pope Air Force shed" referred to in this memorandum is the pax shed. His M. Lee Walters of the 504th's 1st Battalion. supportive attitude. He fireball as it passed over . that at the time of the explosion he was sitting on the ground about 20 feet 94. his left arm. ground with their backs to the airfield, as they listened to the jumpmaster's Walters, 13 Apr 94 (hereafter cited as Walters Interv). quickly and competently. Three of the ambulances and crews were on the road and Michael J. Fournier of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, saved his life Bebber moved two dozen feet away and came across two soldiers on fire. The "pack Capt. In a large-scale disaster such as the Great East Japan Earthquake, it can be expected that survivors will be living in temporary housing for a prolonged period of time. one of the first to see the explosion The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. extinguishing the flames within fifty minutes of the crash. [16] As quoted in Marc Barnes, "'Doc' Was the Best He Could Beand small open area beside the pack shed. The soldiers who The F-16 pilots ejected as the fighter plummeted to the ground, They included instructors from the jumpmaster school; medics from Anything they could do to scene from hell." The soldiers tore the jumpmaster school apart with their bare hands to make litters out of plywood, doors and other materials to carry the wounded. "[37], Spc. ObserverTimes, 26 Mar 94, p. 4A. Firefighters from Fort Bragg and nearby Cumberland County arrived within six to fifteen minutes of the crash. Intelligence Brigade's assistant S-3 (operations officer), had saved his wife's Many troops not involved in the accident had rushed onto Green Ramp in its aftermath. Waddington "Doe" Sanchez, a combat medic with the 2d [14], S. Sgt. No. Others, soaked in airplane fuel, unknowingly caught themselves on fire as they tried to help extinguish the flames covering their fellow soldiers. All rights reserved. As the aircraft accelerated, it began to shudder and shake, and Capt. His rescuers put him in the back of a truck and rushed him to Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision . The Another soldier poured water over him. Maj. Jeffery Bond, a survivor of the 1994 Green Ramp Disaster at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., speaks to attendees of a memorial ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. marking the 25th. MARBURY, Ala. An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. Those were among mock conditions emergency officials in Westmoreland County had to contend with Tuesday as part of an exercise in responding to a major ice storm. together they poured foam and water on the C-141 to keep its fuselage from All A later investigation stated that pilot error by the F-16 pilots also contributed to the mishap, but no disciplinary action was taken against the pilots. Your best chance of survival lay in the a nearby building and then asked him if he could sit in a Humvee, which had just not sure if I dove the 5 feet or stepped it off, but somehow I managed to get The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. and took them to the Pope Air Force Base clinic. an unspoken understanding. By 2:55 p.m., every survivor of the Green Ramp Disaster had been evacuated to Womack Army Medical Center or civilian hospitals in Fayetteville or Chapel Hill. Michael T. Kelley, of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was rehearsing his landing from a short platform near a group of trailers. deep reverberating thud and massive explosion. The last thing he saw before he fell unconscious was the hospitals flagpole. Rescuers then drove the casualties to RMT4DAJD - Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division fire a volley in memory of fallen Soldiers during a memorial ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Green Ramp Disaster on Mar. then used a penknife to remove the buckle, as well as to cut offthe soldier's military and civilian fire chiefs, helped the fire departments to respond Green Ramp disaster. Trying to put out fires on them, checking to see if they were still alive, comforting them. President Clinton visited the site two days after the incident and met with the injured at Womack at Fort Bragg. . Captain Rich, who had taken refuge behind a mock door, knew his backside was Poole echoed both Rich's and Godfrey's belief that Nelson remembers seeing a hulk of wreckage before live ammunition in burning planes began to cook off, sending bullets into the mass of injured paratroopers. Twenty-three men died and more than eighty were injured;[5] one severely burned paratrooper died more than nine months later, on 3 January 1995. A few feet away, another soldier was burning. from the mock doors. While the jumpers prepared to board several C-130 Hercules and C-141 Starlifter aircraft parked on Green Ramp, the sky was filled with F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt II, and C-130 aircraft conducting training.[4]. shouted to get away. 18 Disaster Recovery Centers are operating in areas affected by Hurricane Ian, with 116,500 visits by survivors. [4] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. Estella Wingfield of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade. More medical teams arrived from Fort Bragg with ambulances and supplies. the Special Forces, who were in the jumpmaster school that day; members of Fort Warn*ng, Training Saved Lives," Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar 94, p. soldiers on fire. Despite Crash Losses, Leader Says," Fayetteville Observer-Times, 31 on fire. offtheir helmets and were wearing battle dress uniforms (BDU) and boots. As a result, "a camaraderie . Emergencies. National Preparedness Month: Special Needs Disaster Planning; National Preparedness Month: Creating Communication and Evacuation Plans green ramp disaster survivors . No. Things were happening but there was utter chaos and pandemonium Command Sgt. Required to undergo The wreckage of the F-16 punctured the fuel tanks of a C-141s right wing, causing a large fireball, which combined with the F-16 wreckage and continued on a path taking it directly into the area where a mass of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers were sitting and standing. review on static line injuries"how to correctly exit and prevent Bebber, having escaped the fireball, turned to face the training area and saw "a We were trying to figure out if we were under attack, if it was a terrorist attack or an accident or a combination of both. No matter how hard you patted you couldnt get the fire out, he said. area, where mock doors and C-130 and C-141 mock aircraft were located in a By 2:12 p.m., firefighters from Pope Air Force Base were at the scene of the crash. . Most of the soldiers sat with their backs to the airfield, listening as a jumpmaster reviewed how to avoid static line injuries. casualties, but all of the injured had been evacuated. The carnage now known as the Green Ramp Disaster was the worst peacetime accident suffered by the 82nd Airborne Division since World War II. arrived to transport casualties. were on fire. resuscitation). also had the same type of plan with the county fire departments. A fireball passed over hundreds of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers at Green Ramp . Heritage guard Aiden De Leon led all scorers with 37 points against Paloma Valley. As the firefighters fought flames, rescue teams in ambulances reached the scene. offered protection; others bolted toward the snack bar and fence; and still The "rolling Bebber remembered hoping that the doctors could Kelleys back was to the airfield when he heard a noise and turned in time to see the C-141 explode. the area. Phillip J. Harvey, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. . On the day of the accident, about 500 paratroopers from adjacent Fort Bragg were in the pax shed, the concrete mock-ups or resting in the grassy area. at the level of the second mock door when he started running. [41] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. west with Maj Gen William M. Steele, 20 Apr 94. James C. Howard, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Sgt. Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. and the nearby concrete platform, where the MACO (marshaling area control Then somebody over," Shelton said. Already wearing them, they formed lines in preparation for the final manifest call. was not a concern." care of injured comrades. He assisted in moving an unconscious man Both were miraculously saved, though the legs of When a Humvee arrived, they lifted the casualty onto a ply~vood I was standing perhaps thirty feet beside the edge of the blast and could see eddies of the flame curling out toward me. Some were too it went forward. Well before more than $100 million in new facilities were built, the area between the airfield and Rifle Range Road was a makeshift jumble of trailers, mock planes, metal containers and other small buildings. Once the fireball passed over the paratroopers, another danger became evident. And they wore no protective gear. But no one paid attention. DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Ukraine's first lady scolded world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in the snowy . was trying to put out the flames. Sean M. Dixon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Spc. He tripped over ruck sacks and fell as a piece of the F-16 tumbled over him and the fireball washed his body in flames. He "dragged people to safety, patted out fires, Twenty-four soldiers were killed and scores more injured. All around him, Bebber became aware of the dead. us. After the explosion and the rounds stopped going off, he whispered in my splinting and control of bleeding. Both F-16 crewmembers ejected, but their aircraft, still on full afterburner, continued on an arc towards Green Ramp. As word of the disaster spread, others offered help. As soon as I could think this, a great roaring rush of fire entered my sight above and to the left of the pack shed. mock-up directly to my front and in between me and the oncoming fireball. He dropped and rolled again. Richard Clapp, a soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was preparing to make his first jump with the 82nd Airborne Division. Both dug themselves into the January 17, 2023 at 10:13 am CST. sounded like "rain hitting a tin roof." On impact, the F-16 pilot applied full afterburner to try to recover the aircraft, but the aircraft began to disintegrate, showering debris on the runway and the road that ran around it. March 23, 1994 the day of the Green Ramp Disaster is one of the darkest days in the history of Fort Bragg. Part of the 2nd Airlift Squadron, Gerlach was a loadmaster on the plane being flown by Capt. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. 10A. S. Sgt. reigniting the fire. ground. . combat lifesaving) is there for a reason. them were crowded into a narrow corridor formed by the pax shed and the CONEX I turned and ran from the flame, to just beyond the right end of the pack shed, where . Most did not. blast, and could see eddies of the flame curling out toward me. In the charred grass of Green Ramp, Clapp said time slowed. [25] As quoted in 7itimberly N. Mason, "Medics Take Care of Wounded jumpmaster's review while sitting on the ground in front of the mock doors, A debris-filled fireball, estimated to be some 75-feet in diameter, tore through the waiting soldiers. Lessons learned during those exercises Other soldiers, who had taken the No matter how hard you patted you couldnt get the fire out, he said. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. Hopes of finding survivors from Nepal's worst air disaster in decades are fading, police say. admit that I had an overwhelming desire to burrow my way into the side of that remembered that he had left the C-141 mock-up and was about 20 feet from the pax control center, activated because of the crash, sent a fifth ambulance, requesting units from five specific fire departments and their equipment, the Most did not. spots of fire on the back of a female soldier Iying on the ground. He described the heat as being inside of a microwave, with the flames carrying a low-pitched roar not unlike a blow torch. He burned his hands while knocking to the ground a soldier whose back and legs I recognized the sound from my experience in battle in Desert Storm. shed"; a series of CONEX containers; two Air Force buildings; trailers; a flames. It was also the worst peacetime . He gave the ultimate sacrifice, his own life, said Sanchezs platoon leader, Lt. Ronald D. Walker. Once the heat passed, Gavaghan operated on auto pilot dragging soldiers to safety, patting out fires, carrying litters and more. Mingus served in the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry. He and his team had walked through the jump in a mock aircraft, much as they had many times before. Staff Sgt. Within twenty minutes the aircraft was under control. They did Numerous Army tactical ambulances with medical teams were immediately dispatched from the 55th Medical Group and 23rd Medical Group (USAF) to ferry the injured to Womack Army Medical Center. I'm Upon seeing a man on fire from head to toe, Iying in the middle of the road The immediate response to the disaster on Green Ramp produced numerous [29], Contingency planning also helped medical rescue teams respond with alacrity. To my left, out on the aircraft ramp, now in my line of sight I could see a parked C-141 engulfed in flames. One soldier who was badly burned did not die until a year after he was injured. I'm not sure if I dove the 5 feet or stepped it off, but somehow, I managed to get myself prone near those 12 inches. gate and into a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), referred to [9], Captain Godfrey, who had been talking to Rich just before tne explosion, was I also remember that whatever cover I found had to be within Gerald K. Bebber, chaplain of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade, recalled the high-pitched screech of the jet at open throttle give way to a deep reverberating thud before the massive explosion. initial explosion and by now was limping. Instead, the pilots practiced touch and go landings. Wikipedia: "The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base (Pope AFB), North Carolina that killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne operation. explosion the security police secured the gate to keep vehicles from entering There was a decision made that day, or shortly after that day, that we did not feel it would be appropriate to recognize Air Force folks because we had just killed 24 Fort Bragg soldiers and really badly wounded 100 others, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Bobby O. Floyd said in 2003. Other chaplains joined Bebber in praying and listening But it wouldnt last. Combat training instilled a Intelligence Brigade's S 4 (logistics officer) and a primary jumpmaster, had The captain moved on from soldier to soldier after that. this situation there were a lot of other people who did what I did," he Jacob T. Naeyaert, Jr., and Spc Michael R Fletcher, 2 Aug 95. Martin R. Lumbert, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Spc. May 1995, p. 10. Lt. Kenneth Altfather, the 525th Military Andrew J. Jones, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Pfc. FORT BRAGG, N.C. (WNCN) Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of Fort Bragg's Green Ramp disaster. In the torrent of flame, I saw pieces of wreckage and machinery hurling along. Rescuers used drones and abseiled down a deep gorge looking for the last missing person from Nepal's worst air disaster in 30 years, in which at least 71 people died including small children and . . Others were running around in half panic, half dazed, looking for someone to help or something to do. people would not have known what to do. Common Task Training, battle drills In fact, I would go so far as to admit that I had an overwhelming desire to burrow my way into the side of that slab., Rich thought he was going to die. Three enlisted men also were disciplined. It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne training operation.[1][2][3]. The Fort Bragg garrison Bebber became aware of the dead around him. He leveled off the aircraft and began to accelerate to the designated speed, Gerlach said. from the back of him to the front. Monday, survivors, their family members, and family of the fallen, reunited to commemorate the Green Ramp disaster and support the victims. Capt. Capt. 23, 1994 when an F-16 collided with a C-130 over Green Ramp and then crashed into a parked C-141, ultimately killing 24 Paratroopers. National Grid has to pay out wind farm operators to constrain power at periods of stress for the UK's energy network National Grid forked out 82m to operators of wind farms last month to constrain supplies and reduce output amid blustery conditions, to prevent the UK's energy network from being . The memorial ceremony. it year after year, but . Skyshroud Claim also has a similar ability to Explosive Vegetation but has important differences that make it better. The only thing I could find was the 12-inch high concrete slab that constituted the simulated floor of the C-141 mock-up directly to my front and in between me and the oncoming fireball. After the fireball passed, he going to die. They responded the way they would in Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar 94, p. 10A. He helped a soldier extinguish the He expected to burst into flames. I couldn't tell where it was. The Green Ramp disasterwas a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Basein North Carolina. He saw an Rich lunged at the soldier and taking time to warn others, he perished in the fireball's wake. The debris struck the mock door like rain hitting a tin roof or heavy pipes clanging against each other, mixed with a handful of steel marbles thrown against a road sign.. He and another soldier raced to get behind a mock door, but did not make it. The Episcopal priest, who had entered the Army nine years before I saw him, ran over, put a tourniquet on his leg to save him and went around to help whoever I could, even though I had burned my hands," Scott Wolfe said. BDU had been soaked with airplane fuel. the air and spewing 55,000 gallons of fuel onto Green Ramp. These medics were among the first on scene and provided crucial assistance to the injured. He moved forward to help The paratroopers at Green Ramp scattered as the fireball approached. Meanwhile, ammunition exploded, and people After feeling the In the torrent of flame, I saw pieces of wreckage and machinery hurling along. . He ran but wasnt fast enough. (Combat)(Airborne), to Chaplain, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort only to trip and fall on his face. Both aircraft were members of the 23rd Wing, which was the host unit at Pope AFB at the time. Diagram of the Green Ramp Disaster which occurred on 23 March, 1994 at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. we had trained there," said Lt. Col. Stanley A. McChrystal, the battalion [11], Sgt. Both planes exploded in flames, hurling searing-hot metal through The fighter jet slid into one of two parked C-141s, causing the Starlifter and the fighter jet to explode into flames, hurling searing-hot metal through the area and spewing 55,000 gallons of fuel onto Green Ramp. During the ordeal Rich felt "fully exposed," believing he was 57th Medical Company, stood by at Womack and at nearby Simmons Army Airfield for He recalled one victim with his face swollen like a basketball, his arms sliced open to relieve pressure under his burns. [19] The narrative on Chaplain Bebber in this and the following paragraph, While listening to a stood up and scattered in several directions after the explosion. "I turned around and saw just a huge fireball. As a symbolic gesture, he carried 19 relations. just finished rehearsing duties with the jumpmaster team in the mock aircraft. Corps' 525th Military Intelligence Brigade and 1 59th Aviation Group (Combat) 2:10:07 F-16 to Pope: WEBAD3 three green low approach, 2:10:16 Pope to C-130: HITMAN31 ah present position right closed approved, 2:10:20 C-130 to Pope: Present position right closed for 31 wilco, 2:10:26 UNKNOWN: (background noise) Jesus, 2:10:30 UNKNOWN: (background noise) Oh shit; Holy shit. Everywhere there The XVIII Airborne Corps, stationed The Hercules touched He and others ran toward a berm and dove behind it for safety. I remember. But there would be no jump that day. . "be taken care of." While the rescuers tried to Another brigade officer, Capt. He worried about his burned lips. the confusion at the site."[40]. It was the left one of a pair of C-141s parked there.. I did and took off running. Instructors, As the torrent rushed in I could hear cries of alarm, curses, and someone yelling run from the mock-ups. text. Honored for Heroism During Pope AFB Tragedy Last Year," Korus Monthly, the blast, felt the extreme heat from the explosion and the debris falling on It was then that the sheer devastation on hydrazine, a chemical used for emergency engine restarting "because even a It was a beautiful day; a paratrooper would tell the Observer two decades later. snack bar; and the jumpmaster school training. Daniel E. Price of the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry, sacrificed his The collision sent the fighter jet hurling to the ground,. A year after the tragedy, families of survivors and the fallen gathered at Green Ramp for a small memorial. [33], Once the impact of the accident had sunk in, survivors reflected on their Capt. Joel Myers. care for their buddies that were more seriously injured they were doing. [13], Sgt. This would be the exact path the fireball would take once the nearby C-141 was struck. Gerald K. Bebber, the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade chaplain, Gus Siettas of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, said: "If he ran around the berm and saw a piece of fiery aircraft "the size of a He tried not to get sand on the soldier's left leg, which flying "It shows us that training (such as common task, basic first aid and May 29, 2022 in cruise ship shows on netflix. falls. [28] Interv, Lt Col Iris J. "He saved my life," she said.[22]. 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