010508-F-7685H-019. [Complete] Scene Caption: Guiding the UH-1N Iroquois via the pilot, scanner First Lieutenant Matt Cotreras, USAF, 37th Helicopter Flight, 90th Space Wing, Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, calls the movements to guide a bucket of water dangling from the helicopter through one of the obstacles on the course. The Helicopter Hover Competition course is flown with a crew of three, pilot and copilot with a flight engineer, or additional pilot as a scanner. Both pilot and copilot fly the entire course and the scores awarded are averaged to determine the team score. GUARDIAN CH
010508-F-7685H-019. [Complete] Scene Caption: Guiding the UH-1N Iroquois via the pilot, scanner First Lieutenant Matt Cotreras, USAF, 37th Helicopter Flight, 90th Space Wing, Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, calls the movements to guide a bucket of water dangling from the helicopter through one of the obstacles on the course. The Helicopter Hover Competition course is flown with a crew of three, pilot and copilot with a flight engineer, or additional pilot as a scanner. Both pilot and copilot fly the entire course and the scores awarded are averaged to determine the team score. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC
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