Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368” [Image 13 of 44]

FORT DRUM AND MIDDLETOWN, SC, UNITED STATES

08.19.2016

Photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine 

South Carolina National Guard

South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) CH-47D Chinook helicopter "368" is delivered to Summit Aviation, Aug. 18, 2016, Middletown, New Castle County, DE. Assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, call-sign “Guard Copter 368” is one of the few CH-47D built as “true D-models,” at the end of the First Gulf War. "368" served with Det. 1 for the last ten years, both in support of state operations and during the unit deployments to Afghanistan, in 2009 and 2013; during its service, “368” earned a reputation for reliability and sturdiness among the unit’s pilots, maintainers and crew-chiefs. Its last mission started on August 16, from SCARNG Army Aviation Support Facility n. 2, Greenville, SC, and included a stop at Fort Drum, NY, where Det.1 received a newer F-model Chinook from Company B, 3-10 GSAB “Colossal,” 10th CAB, 10th Mountain (Infantry Light) Division. 368’s last mission resumed on Friday, Aug. 18, as a two-ship formation with the newly acquired CH-47F "793," and ended at Summit Aviation where 368 will be resold as an airworthy aircraft, through an auction, to either a foreign-military or a private operator. The crews of 368 and 793 included: Maj. Bryan Lake, Chief Warrant Officer Heyward Lindler, Chief Warrant Officer Tommy Perry, Chief Warrant Officer James Pressley, Sgt. 1st Class Greg Castles, Staff Sgt. Richie Jackson, Sgt. Tommy Hunt, and Spec. Rich Tedder. (US Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.19.2016
• Date Posted: 08.25.2016 15:07
• Photo ID: 2816919
• VIRIN: 160819-Z-II459-049
• Resolution: 4010x2256
• Size: 6.34 MB
• Location: FORT DRUM AND MIDDLETOWN, SC, US