Alaska National Guard aviation support critical to Operation Arctic Care

   [ April 2012 / 5 images ]

Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Jeff Arnold (left) and 2nd Lt. Justin Frush, 965th Dental Company, U.S. Army Reserves, from Texas, load medical supplies onto a truck that will be transported to villages during Operation Arctic Care. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.
Arctic Care participants load dental equipment onto an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Brevig Mission April 16. The equipment was transported to Nome before heading to another village to support medical and humanitarian operations. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.
A pair of Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters taxi after pilots land at the Alaska Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Nome April 17. Alaska National Guard aviation support is critical to moving supplies and personnel between villages during Arctic Care operations. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.
Pilots prepare to land a pair of Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at the Alaska Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Nome April 17 after supporting Arctic Care operations in Brevig Mission. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.
Staff Sgt. Stephen Elliott, crew chief, Alaska Army National Guard ties down the blades of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Nome after completing the final Arctic Care mission of the day April 17. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.