ONE OF THE W-3WA SOKÓŁ HELICOPTERS WITH SOLDIERS OF THE 25TH AIR CAVALRY BRIGADE
(reinforcements were delivered by
two W-3WA Sokół helicopters), and
a group of JW GROM SOF unit ope-
rators, who were inserted on the be-
ach by a S-70i Black Hawk helicop-
ter. After defeating the terrorists,
a MEDEVAC point was organized,
and the wounded were evacuated
- with the use of the available am-
bulances, Rosomak-WEM APC, and
W-3WARM Anakonda helicopter of
the Polish Navy's Aviation Brigade.
After that episode, ORP Albatros
MCMV entered the arena. Its AUVs
were to check whether the locks
had any mines in them. As the sa-
ilors stated, conducting operations
in areas of such a specific nature
provided them with extra experien-
ce that could become useful in the
future. The practical aspect also
needs to be taken into account
here. So far, the waters of the Vi-
stula Spit have never been checked
by so advanced bottom inspection
systems. Then, the channel was
used to deploy Hibneryt air defen-
se systems, and M-ATV vehicles of
the US Army, transported by a PT-
S-M amphibious platform. As the
Vistula Spit is still an area where
works are underway aimed at de-
epening the water routes, imme-
diately after leaving the locks zone
ORP Albatros and PTS-M turned
around, to go through the lock aga-
in and return to the Baltic Sea.
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