Spc. Curtis Rucker, from Mantua, N.J, a door gunner assigned to Company A Vultures, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls fire guard as his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to take off for a mission May 2. Rucker initially joined the Army as an infantryman, but was offered the opportunity to serve as a door gunner/ crew chief for the 1st ACB. He has flown almost 600 hours this deployment, more than any other enlisted soldier in his company.
| Date Taken: | 05.02.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2012 08:30 |
| Photo ID: | 572077 |
| VIRIN: | 120502-A-6909A-002 |
| Resolution: | 1748x1808 |
| Size: | 932.21 KB |
| Location: | CAMP MARMAL, AF |
| Web Views: | 128 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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