Other ASTOR Problems
Other problems have been widely reported, chiefly concerning the suitable stowage/tie-down of the Army officer's Deployment Operational Gear (DOG). Anyone who has ever worked with the Army will know that its officers never go anywhere without their DOG; generally speaking, the higher the rank, the bigger the DOG. The DESASTOR IPT is worried that senior Army officers might bring along a DOG so big that it necessitates leaving something else, possibly more important, behind.
Part of this equipment, a new hand-held radio known as Secure HF, 1st Tranche (SH1T), is particularly prone to becoming loose during flight, resulting in the possibility of DOG SH1T all over the aircraft. The IPT is working hard to overcome this issue.