Alaska Army National Guard Conducts Fire Training

   [ June 2012 / 5 images ]

Staff Sergeant Steven Elliott, a crew chief from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, participates in fire training this past weekend at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Arctic Valley in Anchorage. Elliott would swing the water bucket and release water onto target areas, which included tree lines and unused dirt roads. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Darrin Swain, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard
Sgt. Kevin J. Katkus, a crew chief from Bravo Company 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, participates in fire training this past weekend at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Arctic Valley in Anchorage. The training mission qualified new pilots and crew members, while re-certifying existing pilots and crew for emergency wildfire missions. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Darrin Swain, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard conducts fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and in Anchorage this past weekend. The training mission qualified new pilots and crew members, while re-certifying existing pilots and crew for emergency wildfire missions. The unit conducts this training annually to prepare to respond to wildfires as a State emergency mission. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Darrin Swain, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard lands in Arctic Valley during fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and in Anchorage June 10. The training mission qualified new pilots and crew members, while re-certifying existing pilots and crew for emergency wildfire missions. The unit conducts this training annually to prepare to respond to wildfires as a state emergency mission. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Darin Swain, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard
As a UH-60 Black Hawk hovers over a lake, Sgt. Kevin J. Katkus, a crew chief from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, monitors the water bucket to ensure it is lifted completely out of the water before the helicopter moves forward. The unit conducted fire training this past weekend to qualify new pilots and crew members, while re-certifying existing pilots and crew for emergency wildfire missions. The training was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Arctic Valley in Anchorage. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Darrin Swain, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard