Why we serve: US Army National Guard Spc. Terry MillsU.S. Army National Guard Medevac crew chief sheds retirement for deployment [Image 2 of 12]

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, AFGHANISTAN

07.04.2012

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon 

82nd Combat Aviation Brigade

U.S. Army Spc. Terry Mills, of Brandon, Miss., steadies a hoist cable dangling far below a UH-60 medevac helicopter during hoist training on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, July 4. Later that day, the Valkyrie medevac crew, which supports the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade across Regional Command-East put their training into effect later that day during a combat hoist rescure while under fire. "It was awesome," said Mills. We showed and we proved that we can do what we told the brigade we could do. We had a good team up there, and good backup in the other aircraft."

• Date Taken: 07.04.2012
• Date Posted: 08.18.2012 12:15
• Photo ID: 647564
• VIRIN: 120704-A-4291P-164
• Resolution: 1559x2100
• Size: 714.09 KB
• Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, AF
• Hometown: BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI, US
• Hometown: FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: FORT LIBERTY, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: GARY, INDIANA, US
• Hometown: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, US