Alaska Army Guard Aviation unit supports UAA ROTC field training exercise

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical insertion at the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical insertion at the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets unload from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment Dec. 2, at the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Seawolf Detachment conducted air assault operations as part of its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets unload from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment Dec. 2, at the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Seawolf Detachment conducted air assault operations as part of its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Danny Canlas, University of Alaska- Anchorage assistant professor of Military Science, observes the cadets from the Seawolf ROTC Detachment as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment departs the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The Seawolf Detachment conducted air assault operations as part of its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Danny Canlas, University of Alaska- Anchorage assistant professor of Military Science, observes the cadets from the Seawolf ROTC Detachment as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment departs the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The Seawolf Detachment conducted air assault operations as part of its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment delivers a squad of University of Alaska Army ROTC Cadets to their designated landing zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment continued maneuvering across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment delivers a squad of University of Alaska Army ROTC Cadets to their designated landing zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment continued maneuvering across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical insertion at Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical insertion at Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

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University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets move across the Malemute drop zone after unloading from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment, during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment continued maneuvering across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets move across the Malemute drop zone after unloading from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment continued maneuvering across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

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A University of Alaska Army ROTC cadet takes up a defensive position after unloading from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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A University of Alaska Army ROTC cadet takes up a defensive position after unloading from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets bound towards their objective after unloading from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets bound towards their objective after unloading from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

University of Alaska Army ROTC Cadet Ralph Sumagang gives movement commands to his squad members during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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University of Alaska Army ROTC Cadet Ralph Sumagang gives movement commands to his squad members during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical approach into Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical approach into Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets move to the designated landing zone on the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska, Dec. 2, as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment approaches to conduct an extraction. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets move to the designated landing zone on the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska, Dec. 2, as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment approaches to conduct an extraction. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical approach into the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment makes a tactical approach into the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2. The air crew conducted air assault training with the University of Alaska ROTC detachment during its end-of-semester training exercise. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets’ stage at the designated landing zone on the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska, Dec. 2, as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment approaches to conduct an extraction. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets’ stage at the designated landing zone on the Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska, Dec. 2, as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment approaches to conduct an extraction. The Seawolf ROTC Detachment maneuvered across more than one mile of frozen terrain to assault opposition forces and secure its objective. The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson – The University of Alaska Army ROTC, Seawolf Detachment conducted an aerial insertion and field training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Dec. 2. The training validated critical training objectives, tested cadet tenacity and forged team unity.

The University of Alaska Anchorage Army ROTC program is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Army, the Alaska Army National Guard and the University of Alaska Anchorage to educate, train and prepare students to serve as officers in the Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard.

The Alaska Army National Guard’s General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions.

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