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Posted by: grossr, April 26th, 2006, 17:58:01

March 28, 2006.
A second helicopter, a 1972 OH-58A+, tail number N917SJ, was placed into service with SJCSO. N917SJ was formerly registered as N1057Z with Albuquerque PD, where it served for several years. N917SJ will receive an avionics upgrade and a new paint job to match the new SJCSO patrol cars.
April 5, 2006.
A 100% federally funded FLIR 8500 stabilized thermal imager and low-light camera was installed on N917SJ. This gives us the ability to lock onto and track the thermal signature of buildings, people, and vehicles, whether moving or stationary. The thermal imager works during day and night and can detect the body heat of people through dense foliage, allowing us to quickly locate lost people, or fugitives. To see a video go to http://www.alea1.org/public/vids/files/tdps-rockwall.wmv (4.8MB).

Posted by: grossr, May 3rd, 2006, 18:13:26; Reply: 1

April 25, 2006.
SWAT teams from the San Juan County Sheriff's Office, Farmington Police Department, Durango Police Department, and La Plata County Sheriff's Office attended classroom and flight training in airborne use-of-force. During the training SWAT officers are taught to shoot at targets using an AR-15 rifle from the back seat of the aircraft while in forward flight, and while at a hover. In addition, we ferried SWAT snipers to the top of a 900 foot cliff where they were able to conduct high angle shooting training. All training was conducted in remote areas.

This was the first time that we had flown two aircraft simultaneously, and the first time our unit had flown in formation.

Posted by: grossr, May 3rd, 2006, 18:14:30; Reply: 2

May 1 & 2, 2006.
Several officers from the San Juan County Sheriff's Office and Farmington Police Department attended classroom and flight training in FLIR operation, conducted by FLIR Systems, Inc. FLIR operators will be on standby twenty four hours per day for callout, and will be required to maintain monthly proficiency in FLIR operation to remain on the active callout list.

Posted by: grossr, September 22nd, 2006, 16:46:06; Reply: 3

September 20, 2006
N917SJ returned from Kingman, AZ after having been repainted. We put our markings on her and placed her back in service.

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