Inside the Army center reconstructing catastrophes to save lives

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Inside the Army center reconstructing catastrophes to save lives
By Davis Winkie
Jun 21, 10:56 AM
Soldiers attending the Army Mishap Investigation Course at Fort Rucker, Ala. inspect the rotor of an aircraft at the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center's Crash Dynamic Laboratory. The lab features distinct recreations of various mishap scenes involving Army rotary-wing aircraft, military vehicles, unmanned aircraft systems and private motor vehicles. (Combat Readiness Center/Army)

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Leung knows he has his work cut out for him every time he hits the road.

Leung is one of the Army’s top accident investigators, assigned to the service’s Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker. He’s been there for around four years and investigated at least a dozen accidents, by his count.

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