ARNG helicopters complete unique SOF mission in Europe
1:49 PM11/18/2016
BUDAPEST, Hungary- Hungarian Special Operations service members conduct nine-line casualty evacuation training with the Army National Guard helicopter taskforce September 23. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone/24th Press Camp HQ)
ARNG helicopters complete unique SOF mission in Europe
1:45 PM11/18/2016
STUTTGART, Germany- An Army National Guard Helicopter task force completed the first aviation support rotation of its kind in Europe. The multi-state unit from Colorado, Kansas and Utah brought U.S. and allied special operations forces, in the Special Operations Command Europe area of responsibility, the ability to train from new heights, literally, from July to October 2016.
ARNG Helicopter Taskforce hones skills with SOCEUR
1:27 PM11/18/2016
STUTTGART, Germany- Operators from 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces Group scan their sector as they prepare to fast-rope from the UH-60L Black hawk with Army National Guard Helicopter Task force from Colorado, Kansas and Utah Aug 1-4. (US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone/24th Press Camp)
ARNG Helicopter Taskforce hones skills with SOCEUR
1:26 PM11/18/2016
STUTTGART, Germany- During the month of August, Special Operations Command Europe and adjacent units conducted fast-rope insertion and extraction system training, and military free-fall with the support of an Army National Guard Helicopter Task force.
U.S. special operations Soldiers head toward their objective during Jackal Stone 2016 in Tblisi, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2016. Jackal Stone 2016 is a bilateral Georgian, U.S. counter terrorism and crisis management exercise. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)
TBLISI, Georgia – U.S. special forces Soldiers and forces from the State Security Services of Georgia participated in exercise Jackal Stone 2016, here during the first two weeks of August.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) check conditions before their fellow Soldiers jump out of the C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany March 17, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)
A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) free falls as his parachute opens after jumping out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany, March 17, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)
A dog handler with U.S. Army Special Forces clears a building during a close-quarters battle demonstration for Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Baumholder, Germany, March 9, 2015. The use of military dogs is an efficient way to detect hazardous materials and locate individuals within a structure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)