West Monroe, -- Sgt. Nick Hamilton, crew chief for Company F, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, 'Jigsaw Dustoff', uses a Halligan Bar to gain access to the engine compartment while conducting familiarization training with the the West Monroe Fire Department on Nov. 15. The National Guardsmen also demonstrated air evacuation techniques by securing a person to a SKED for medical air lifts. Formerly known as the 249th Air Ambulance Company, the 169th is an air ambulance company which flies UH-60 helicopters configured to carry wounded soldiers from the battlefield to a
West Monroe, -- Sgt. Nick Hamilton, crew chief for Company F, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, 'Jigsaw Dustoff', uses a Halligan Bar to gain access to the engine compartment while conducting familiarization training with the the West Monroe Fire Department on Nov. 15. The National Guardsmen also demonstrated air evacuation techniques by securing a person to a SKED for medical air lifts. Formerly known as the 249th Air Ambulance Company, the 169th is an air ambulance company which flies UH-60 helicopters configured to carry wounded soldiers from the battlefield to a Combat Surgical Hospital or other treatment facility. This is known as a "dustoff" in military slang. Photo courtesy of West Monroe Fire Department.
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