An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Pendleton, Oregon, takes off from the Sandy River Airport and flies over a U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter assigned to Coast Guard Station Astoria at the conclusion of a day of joint first responder training that focused on water rescue and air mobility on April 10, 2026. The training focused on patient packing drills, aircraft-specific mission briefings, and hoist iterations aboard a U.S. Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and a U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Pendleton was also used for ground familiarization training. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2026 13:12 |
| Photo ID: | 9624267 |
| VIRIN: | 260410-Z-CH590-2014 |
| Resolution: | 5740x3827 |
| Size: | 5.3 MB |
| Location: | SANDY, OREGON, US |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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