Staff Sgt. Nicholas Metheny, Loadmaster for the Medical Evacuation Crew from G Company 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, oversees Fort Chaffee from the air in a routine orientation flight. Metheny and his crew support Arkansas National Guard units participating in annual training by checking units' locations, training areas, firing ranges, and for potentially hazardous areas; the information gathered is then cross-referenced with their area maps. By conducting these daily flights, the crew can stay prepared to aid during natural disasters or instances where individuals are injured i

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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Metheny, Loadmaster for the Medical Evacuation Crew from G Company 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, oversees Fort Chaffee from the air in a routine orientation flight. Metheny and his crew support Arkansas National Guard units participating in annual training by checking units' locations, training areas, firing ranges, and for potentially hazardous areas; the information gathered is then cross-referenced with their area maps. By conducting these daily flights, the crew can stay prepared to aid during natural disasters or instances where individuals are injured in rural, hard-to-reach areas.

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