Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

Special Tactics Airmen assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, conduct an aerial insertion and field training exercise at Camp Mad Bull training site on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The 24 SOW Det 1 Special Tactics Airmen are capable of assessing and opening anything from a major international airport to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access for follow-on forces during global contingencies, and joint readiness exercises. Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion flew UH-60L and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in order to support the aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training of the Special Tactics teams. The Alaska Army National Guard’s GSAB 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 Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, unload from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment, Jan. 10, 2023, at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The aircrew conducted aerial insertion training while the Special Tactics teams conducted arctic operations at JBER. 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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Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

An Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, makes a tactical approach into Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The aircrew conducted medevac and hoist training with the 24th Special Operations Wing during its arctic operations 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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Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment, delivers a Special Tactics Airmen squad assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, to their designated landing zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The aircrew conducted aerial insertion training with the Special Tactics teams. 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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Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing transmit a 9-line medevac request to a HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flying in the vicinity of Camp Mad Bull training area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The aircrew conducted medevac training with the 24th Special Operations Wing during its arctic operations 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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Special Tactics Airmen assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, prepare to transfer a notional casualty to an Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The aircrew conducted air assault, medical evacuation and hoist training with the Special Tactics teams. 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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Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, prepare to transfer a notional casualty to an Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, at Camp Madbull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Army Guard air crews conducted aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist operations with the Special Tactics teams. 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 Balinda O’Neal)

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Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

Alaska Army Guard Spc. Matthew Tucker, left, a flight medic, and Staff Sgt. Brad McKenzie, a crew chief and hoist operator, both assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, assist Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, with medical evacuation training, at Camp Madbull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Army Guard air crews also conducted aerial insertion and hoist operations with the Special Tactics teams. 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 Balinda O’Neal)

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Alaska Army Guard Staff Sgt. Brad McKenzie, left, a crew chief and hoist operator, assists Spc. Matthew Tucker, a flight medic, both assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, as he prepares to be lowered from an Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Army Guard air crews conducted aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training with Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1. 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 Balinda O’Neal)

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An Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts medevac hoist operations at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The aircrew conducted medevac and hoist training with the 24th Special Operations Wing during its arctic operations 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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Alaska Army Guard Staff Sgt. Brad McKenzie, left, a crew chief and hoist operator, assists Spc. Matthew Tucker, right, a flight medic, both assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, as he is hoisted into an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with a notional casualty on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Army Guard air crews conducted aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training with Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1. 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 Balinda O’Neal)

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Alaska Army Guard Staff Sgt. Brad McKenzie, left, a crew chief and hoist operator, assists Spc. Matthew Tucker, right, a flight medic, both assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, as he is hoisted into an Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with a notional casualty on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Army Guard air crews conducted aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training with Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1. 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 Balinda O’Neal)

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Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, prepare to be loaded onto an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 1-207th Aviation Regiment, Jan. 10, 2023, at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The aircrew conducted aerial insertion training while the Special Tactics teams conducted arctic operations at JBER. 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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Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson – Special Tactics Airmen assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, conduct an aerial insertion and field training exercise at Camp Mad Bull training site on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The 24 SOW Det 1 Special Tactics Airmen are capable of assessing and opening anything from a major international airport to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access for follow-on forces during global contingencies, and joint readiness exercises. Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion flew UH-60L and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in order to support the aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training of the Special Tactics teams. The Alaska Army National Guard’s GSAB 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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