1SG Hansen from F Company 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion instructs the procedures of a Medevac to members of the Army Reserve’s 401st Civil Affairs Battalion, Maynard Volunteer Fire Department, and Stittville Volunteer Fire Department.
F Company 1-169th flew two UH-60 Blackhawks configured for Medevac to Marcy, NY to assist in a joint training exercise between the Army Reserve and local fire departments. Members from the fire departments would later work with soldiers from the 401st CA to call in 9 line Medevac requests to the waiting helicopters.
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Spectrum News -- Tue, 07 May 2024 After more than 100 years, New York Naval Militia still going strong BUFFALO, N.Y. Centuries of time brings with it change. But in New York, theres one group that survived through time that you might not have heard of: the New York Naval Militia. "New... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 06 May 2024 Real-life bugle boy from Company B, Cohoes native and Saipan survivor, dies at 100 Wilfred Spike Mailloux, a decorated U.S. Army veteran from Cohoes who was wounded at the Battle of Saipan a brutal and pivot moment in the Pacific during World War II died Thursday at age... (more)
Rome Sentinel -- Sat, 04 May 2024 Utica-based National Guard unit heading to North Africa for training exercises UTICA Nearly 700 New York Army National Guard soldiers will take part in a multi-national training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May, with the bulk of the soldiers coming from the 2nd... (more)