1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Ward, left, and Capt. Zachary Miller, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, confer with each other before conducting rescue hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The training included deploying a jungle penetrator device and practicing a simulated casualty evacuation with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Ward, left, and Capt. Zachary Miller, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, confer with each other before conducting rescue hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The training included deploying a jungle penetrator device and practicing a simulated casualty evacuation with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Zachary Miller, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, performs pre-flight procedures before conducting flight operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The flight operations included rescue hoist training and a casualty evacuation exercise with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Zachary Miller, right, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Ward, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conduct flight operations over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The flight operations included rescue hoist training and a casualty evacuation exercise with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Bradley McKenzie, left, and Staff Sgt. Kevan Katkus, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, deploy a jungle penetrator while conducting rescue hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The training included operating a jungle penetrator device and practicing a simulated casualty evacuation with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevan Katkus, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conducts flight operations over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The flight operations included rescue hoist training and a casualty evacuation exercise with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Bradley McKenzie, left, and Staff Sgt. Kevan Katkus, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conduct flight operations over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015. The flight operations included rescue hoist training and a casualty evacuation exercise with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Ward, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conducts flight operations over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 21, 2015. The flight operations included rescue hoist training and a casualty evacuation exercise with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bradley McKenzie, right, and Staff Sgt. Kevan Katkus, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, prepare to hoist up a stretcher while conducting casualty evacuation training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 21, 2015. The training, which also included deploying a jungle penetrator device, was coordinated with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, guide a stretcher as it is hoisted up to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, while conducting casualty evacuation training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 21, 2015. The CASEVAC training prepares units for future emergencies and maintains operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bradley McKenzie, right, and Staff Sgt. Kevan Katkus, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, recover a stretcher while conducting rescue hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 21, 2015. The training, which also included deploying a jungle penetrator device, was coordinated with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevan Katkus, background, and Sgt. Bradley McKenzie, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, recover a simulated casualty while conducting rescue hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 21, 2015. The casualty evacuation exercise was coordinated with Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, to prepare for future emergencies and maintain operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

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1-207th Aviation troops practice casualty evacuation

Published Oct. 27, 2015