(From left) Staff Sgt. Ethan Major, flight paramedic, Sgt. 1st Class Aaron DeAngelis, crew chief, CW2 Seth Eastman pilot, Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Stone operations non-commissioned officer, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chris Wareing, aviation safety officer and instructor pilot, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC), 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, pose with Mike Mudd, sales manager at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, who presented the Rescue of the Year award to the crew at the DUSTOFF Association’s annual awards banquet, May 2, 2025, at the National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The crew known by their callsign as "WILDCAT 72" was awarded both the DUSTOFF Association’s Rescue of the Year and Unit of the Year awards for a daring high-altitude hoist rescue conducted in extreme winter conditions on Mount Washington in December 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Kelly Boyer, 114th Public Affairs Detachment)
Date Taken: | 05.02.2025 |
Date Posted: | 05.08.2025 07:47 |
Photo ID: | 9017797 |
VIRIN: | 250502-A-KB362-1180 |
Resolution: | 5634x3758 |
Size: | 9.5 MB |
Location: | FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, US |
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