A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter delivers soldiers onto Malamute Drop Zone, May 23, 2013. Over 40 soldiers put their skills to the test as they conduct parachute drops with aviation support from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, during Mobile Pathfinder Course instruction. The three-week course, conducted by cadre from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment ( Army Pathfinder School), Fort Benning, Ga., instructs students in Air Traffic Control, Medical Evacuation Operations, Sling Load Operations, Helicop


A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter delivers soldiers onto Malamute Drop Zone, May 23, 2013. Over 40 soldiers put their skills to the test as they conduct parachute drops with aviation support from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, during Mobile Pathfinder Course instruction. The three-week course, conducted by cadre from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment ( Army Pathfinder School), Fort Benning, Ga., instructs students in Air Traffic Control, Medical Evacuation Operations, Sling Load Operations, Helicopter Landing Zones, Air Assault Planning, Pathfinder Employment, and Drop Zone Operations. Those soldiers who complete the course will earn the coveted Pathfinder Badge.


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