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    Texas Guard aviators train with civilian counterparts-4 [Image 4 of 4]

    Texas Guard aviators train with civilian counterparts-4

    AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES

    02.20.2014

    Photo by Capt. Adam Musil 

    36th Infantry Division (TXARNG)

    Capt. Scott Bartell, Texas Task Force-1, prepares to climb aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk after extracting one of his teammates from a lake during a training event. The task force is an assemblage of firefighters and other first responders that are called together in times of natural disaster. For his day job Bartell works in the Austin Fire Department’s Special Operations Group. TX-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Texas and is sponsored by the state. It consists of a Type I and a Type III Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team as well as a Water Rescue Task Force. The Task Force is capable of responding to state and national disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, widespread tornadoes, floods, and man-made technological and terrorist events. (Texas Army National Guard photos by Cpt. Adam J. Musil).

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.20.2014
    Date Posted: 02.23.2014 10:08
    Photo ID: 1172609
    VIRIN: 140222-A-AB123-004
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 4.91 MB
    Location: AUSTIN, TX, US

    Web Views: 64
    Downloads: 10

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