PHOTOS: Fort Carson Black Hawk helicopter mechanics rehearse for battlefield
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Parker SeiboldNovember 25, 2024 | updated 2 years ago
A HH-60 Black Hawk medevac takes off after dropping off medics during a downed aircraft recovering team training at Fort Carson, on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Black Hawk helicopter mechanics faced the stresses of the battlefield recently at Fort Carson — rehearsing how they would repair an aircraft grounded in enemy territory, protect themselves and treat major injuries in the field.
A HH-60 Black Hawk medevac takes off after dropping off medics during a downed aircraft recovering team training at Fort Carson, on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Maintainers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion carry aircraft recovery supplies to a downed Black Hawk during aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Flight medic Sgt. Natalie Williams, right, coaches Spc. Benjamin Forster, left, through a medical check on a casualty during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Maintainers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion attach an aerial recovery kit to a Black Hawk during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Maintainers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion attach an aerial recovery kit to a Black Hawk during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Maintainers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion attach an aerial recovery kit to a Black Hawk during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Maintainers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion attach an aerial recovery kit to a Black Hawk during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Spec. Benjamin Forster responds to Sgt. Levi Welch, who suffered a leg amputation and a chest wound after an “attack” during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)A Black Hawk lands with a crew of maintainers from the 404th Aviation Support Battalion who are participating in downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)A Black Hawk lands with a crew of maintainers from the 404th Aviation Support Battalion who are participating in downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Solders from the 404th Aviation Support Battalion conduct downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Flight medic Sgt. Natalie Williams, right, coaches Spc. Benjamin Forster, left, through a medical check on a casualty during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)A soldier with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion helps keep a secure perimeter during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Soldiers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion participate in downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Soldiers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion participate in downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Soldiers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion participate in downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Soldiers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion participate in downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)A soldier with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion calls for a Medevac for a casualty during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Soldiers from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, conduct downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)A HH-60 Black Hawk Medevac lands as soldiers with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion keep a safe perimeter during downed aircraft recovery team training at Fort Carson, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
