Army Sgt. Kyle Francione, B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, peers from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, as it flies to pickup soldiers attending the Mobile Pathfinder Course, May 23, 2013. More than 40 soldiers put their skills to the test as they conducted parachute drops onto Malamute Drop Zone. The three-week course, conducted by cadre from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (U.S. Army Pathfinder School), Fort Benning, Ga., instructs students in air traffic control, medical evacuation operations, sling load operations, helicopter landing zones, air assault planning, pathfinder employment, and drop zone operations. Those soldiers who complete the course will earn the coveted Pathfinder Badge.
Date Taken: | 05.23.2013 |
Date Posted: | 05.28.2013 17:00 |
Photo ID: | 941575 |
VIRIN: | 130523-F-QT695-017 |
Resolution: | 3888x2592 |
Size: | 6.18 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
Web Views: | 162 |
Downloads: | 13 |
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