Photo by Sgt. Amber Bohlman | 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | 01.20.2018
A platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment calls in a nine-line medical evacuation request after a Soldier in his platoon suffered a mock injury Jan. 20, during an air assault training mission on Florence Military Reservation. It’s important that Soldiers practice the proper way to call for a MEDEVAC so if they are deployed or in a training accident they know what to do. ......
Photo by Sgt. Amber Bohlman | 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | 01.20.2018
A medical evacuation UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter taking off after picking up a mock casualty from Florence Military Reservation, Jan. 20. MEDEVAC’s are practiced so that Infantrymen know how to properly signal for aviation and load casualties under duress. Approximately 350 Soldiers participated in the air assault and an additional 300 Soldiers participated in roles within mission command......
Photo by Sgt. Amber Bohlman | 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | 01.20.2018
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to conduct an air assault training exercise, Jan. 20 at Rittenhouse Training Area. One of the fastest ways to transport infantrymen to engage the enemy is through assault aviation. Having infantry and aviation units participate in combined training exercises provides realistic training for operations......
Photo by Sgt. Amber Bohlman | 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | 01.20.2018
A platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment gives an air assault mission brief to his Soldiers before moving to the flight line for takeoff, Jan. 20 at Rittenhouse Training Area. The mission brief ensures every infantrymen understands their platoon’s assault on the mock enemy. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Amber Bohlman)...
