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    Idaho Army National Guard conducts aviation support in Guatemala [Image 2 of 14]

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    Idaho Army National Guard conducts aviation support in Guatemala

    BOISE, IDAHO, UNITED STATES

    04.24.2019

    Photo by Thomas Alvarez 

    Idaho Army National Guard

    Spc. Treavor Tucker from the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion assists in removing the rear stabilizer from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter to prepare the unit's aircraft for military airlift.

    The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1-183rd AHB deployed to Guatemala in support of Beyond the Horizon 2019 on April 28. Aviators and crews from the 183rd AHB will fly support missions from Huehuetenanago in western Guatemala until July 27. The battalion will provide casualty evacuation support and equipment transportation for National Guard engineers and medics as they build schools and set up medical clinics in Guatemala.

    Maintenance personnel from the battalion began preparing their aircraft for airlift in the days before uploading began. The Black Hawks required folding the main rotor blades, the tail rotors and removing the rear stabilizer in addition to a variety of others details in order to comply with airlift requirements.

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    Date Taken: 04.24.2019
    Date Posted: 04.29.2019 14:31
    Photo ID: 5306814
    VIRIN: 190429-Z-XK920-3538
    Resolution: 2700x1800
    Size: 2.44 MB
    Location: BOISE, IDAHO, US

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