Story by Staff Sgt. Oscar Valdez | No Name | 09.16.2020
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY, SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico National Guard Soldiers from Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, maintain a persistent training tempo in their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. These southwest aviators strive for excellence in their medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and support role for their community, state, as well as nation....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Hernandez | Mobilization and Deployment, DPTMS Fort Bliss | 02.04.2019
FORT BLISS, Texas – Huddled inside a tightly compacted room of a flight hangar, a group of National Guard Soldiers shuffled playing cards as they exchanged jokes with one another. Suddenly, the jovial ambiance was interrupted by an urgent radio call for medical evacuation. Without hesitation, the Soldiers sprang into action as they ran toward their UH-60 A/L Black Hawk helicopters,......
Story by Capt. Leslie Reed | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 05.05.2018
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, continue to diversify their skills and add capabilities to their repertoire, becoming one of the most versatile aviation assets in the state. Soldiers in the Pendleton, Oregon, based unit have been busy this spring, training and preparing their CH-47D Chinook helicopters for a variety of domestic......