U . S . Army National Guard Aviation
soldiers know the risks of flying over
water and today's training will give
them the knowledge and skills needed in
case the encounter a sea survival
situation . I'm chief Foreign Officer
to paul reasons . I'm part of
Detachment three Golf Company 1 26
Aviation Regiment and I'm a 1 53 mike .
Or are you H 60 pilot Today ? We're
doing what's known as a dunker training .
It's over water survival training is
also often referred to as helicopter
over water survival training or host .
And it's to prepare us for the unlikely
event of having to land in the water ,
ditch our aircraft get out safely . So
my name is specialist Daniel Pomerantz
68 whiskey . Uh Flight medic Detachment
one Company G . First of the 189
Aviation Detachment . The point of
injury in the facility , transport go
to patients in the field and pick them
up , extricate them to the next higher
level of care . I'm a 15 tango which is
a Black hawk crew chief . So I sit in
the back of Blackhawks and make sure we
don't run into things . Uh , and I'm
with 1 26 medevac . We do a lot of log
runs between Oahu where were stationed
and Big Island , Maui kawai other
places . And for long stretches of
those flights we are over water . This
is the kind of training you'd like to
have if you're flying over water and
the worst should happen . You have to
land in the water reporting from Marine
Corps Base Hawaii . I'm Army Staff
Sergeant , bryan ng .