TZ Mountain Division Glacier Slide

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It is a whole other world at the top, so TZ members stay ready for anything, including non-traditional rapid maneuver techniques

Balance and timing is key if you want to move in safety... and when there is no time left to lose, practice is the only thing that can make a difference. Join Teame Zazzu on our next exciting Mountain exercise activity!

“ Slide on down ”

Live-fire exercises are a key ingredient to any TZ mountain excursion. Do not miss out on all the fun. Go Teame!

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DEPARTMENTS

TZ Mountain Division specializes in conductiong operation in the most extreme and isolated environments, from Alpine Downhill to rappelling and desert climbing. TZMD is ready to deploy for search and rescue operation and other critical incidents

Features

BLANK CHASE: Mountain Division members and their K9 companions conducted a rapid training exercise on snowshoes and spikes in winter conditions.
Keywords: - Readiness - - - - K-9 - - Snow -
Mountain Division teams practice tracking wildlife and human footprints in snow and ice, safe ascent and descent on ice and snow, winter responder safety training, winter K9 handling scenarios and gear.

OPERATION FLANK STAKES: This live-fire exercise will simulate a rapidly deployed search and recovery mission in hostile territory by a squad-sized TZMD force utilizing areal and ground KAZI and ROV drone assets in a screen recon and force protection role.
Keywords: - Readiness - - Exercises - - Drones - - Rovers -
Operation Flank Stakes aims to safely train and reinforce learned tactics, test equipment and procedures, gain teamwork experience, and produce public outreach materials while conducting a simulated search and recovery mission to return a missing flight recorder from the encampment where it is held, while practicing leave-no-trace land management techniques. A patrol critique and after-action review will be presented to capture learning gained during the operation.

OPERATION FALCON BERM: TZMD completed the live-fire exercises using close combat small unit tactics low vertically separated man-portable UAS surveillance equipment.
Keywords: - Readiness - - Drones - - Exercises -
The operation focused on airspace control and air-ground integration planning and strategies for distributed asymmetrical deployment, recovery and appointment of UAS systems.

TIMP TOP: Mountain Division hikers conduct a bi-annual climb to to the 11752-foot summit of Mt Timpanogas
Keywords: - Nature - - - - Climbing -
A shack in the center of the summit ridge marks the objective, and features a view of of the entire valley below. Mountain Division members descend back along the rugged peak trail, or slide 1300 feet down the glacier to Emerald lake.

OVERLOOK SPARK: TZ conducts ongoing utility studies of UAV engagements.
Keywords: - Readiness - - Drones - - Exercises -
Operating as a detached maneuvering element, TZ Mountain Division conducted live fire exercises in conjunction with overhead UAV support.