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Tag: UH-60 Black Hawk

When winning matters, BAT makes it possible
February 3, 2021 — Climbing into the cockpit of a Black Hawk to take to the sky is all in a day’s work for an Army aviator. While most people who observe a UH-60 piercing through the sky may not think much of it, there’s a lot more to it with the real work beginning before a pilot ever takes off... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Schroader, an aviator with C Co, 5-159th GSAB based at Fort Knox, Kentucky, goes through instrument flight rules (IFR) flying in the new state-of-the-art Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT). The simulator is configured to give helicopter pilots refresher training on the UH-60M and UH-60L.

From the desert to the cockpit: Army Reserve aviator shares her story
January 27, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Leyla Zeinalpour, Commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 364th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), is the first in her family to join the military. Zeinalpour shares her story as an Army Reserve Soldier, Apache and Blackhawk pilot, and the values of hard work, teamwork, staying focused and always doing the right thing whether in or out of uniform... MORE

USAR Aviation Command tests readiness in face of Hurricane Dorian
September 3, 2019 — Measuring readiness can be difficult. One way to measure readiness is to stress the system and evaluate the response. How the team responds when information, guidance and changes are swirling around them speaks to the resiliency of the unit. The Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC) did just this with the evacuation of nine UH-60 helicopters from Clearwater, Florida to Fort Knox, Kentucky on August 31, 2019. With less than 24 hours’ notice, the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB) gathered Soldiers from three distinct location, assembled them in Clearwater, Florida, flew nine aircraft over 700 miles, and returned all the crews to their home station in the same day... MORE

Army Reserve relocates aviation assets from Florida

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