Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer
Sgt. Reid Ronning, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion crew chief, readies his equipment for hoist training during the unit's annual training July 13th. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane Hallsey, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Otremba, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, begin the flight to the landing zone to practice hoist operations. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Staff Sgt. Craig Berre, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion medic, is lower from a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on July 13 during the unit's Camp Ripley training. The crew of the aircraft must log hours performing these and other tasks annually. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Staff Sgt. Craig Berre, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion medic, awaits pickup at a landing zone on Camp Ripley July 13. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Staff Sgt. Craig Berre, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion medic, rushed toward a lowered hoisting cable on July 13, during the unit's annual training at Camp Ripley. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Staff Sgt. Craig Berre, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion medic, is lowered with a hoisting cable on July 13, during the unit's annual training at Camp Ripley. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Crew members for the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion prepare for hoisting operations July 13 at Camp Ripley during the unit's annual training.
Crew members for the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion perform hoisting operations July 13 at Camp Ripley during the unit's annual training.
Staff Sgt. Craig Berre, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion medic, gives the thumbs up signal to be lowered during hoist training July 13 during the unit's annual training at Camp Ripley.
Staff Sgt. Craig Berre, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion medic, locks his harness equipment into the hoist of a UH-60 Blackhawk July 13. The medic is lowered from elevations of 15 meters and 50 meters during the operation.
Company C, 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion conducted UH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC operations during their annual training period at Camp Ripley, Minn. July 19. Soldiers of F Company, 1-189 Aviation Regt., General Support Aviation Battalion guided the aircraft with the latest air traffic control equipment. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
A UH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter of Company C, 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion responded to a casualty report as part of their annual training at Camp Ripley, Minn. July 19. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
