IOWA NATIONAL GUARD AIRMEN AND SOLDIERS JOINED FORCES THIS PAST WEEK NEAR HOMER, NEBRASKA TO PRACTICE LAND AND WATER EXTRACTIONS AND RESCUES .
MILITARY PILOTS REGULARLY TRAIN ON SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES, BUT THEY DON’T OFTEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THE INTRICACIES OF BEING HOISTED INTO A HELICOPTER.
MASTER SGT. JEFF CAMPBELL IS A 185TH AIR REFUELING WING SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE AND ESCAPE SPECIALIST:
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IAGUARD1 OC…USED ANYWHERE. :17
CAMPBELL SAYS THE SKILL TRAINING IS VALUABLE IN SCENARIOS WHERE RESCUE IS NEEDED DUE TO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
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IAGUARD2 OC….PICK THEM UP. :12
THE AIRMEN FROM SIOUX CITY’S 185TH AIR REFUELING WING CAUGHT A LIFT FROM THEIR ARMY GUARD COUNTERPARTS USING A UH-60 BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER FROM THE IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD’S GENERAL AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALION BASED IN DAVENPORT.
Photos by SSgt
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