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One Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier administers first aid to another during the personnel recovery lane training exercise conducted by First Army Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade Aug. 27 at Shorthorn Airstrip on North Fort Hood, Texas. (Photo by Pfc. Carl Havlik 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West Public Affairs)
FORT HOOD, Texas - First Army Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade is training the Hawaii Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment at Longhorn Airstrip for the unit's deployment to Afghanistan.
The unit recently finished completion of its personnel recovery lane training exercise, which teaches crew members what to do if their aircraft goes down in a hostile environment.
"They utilize a lot of skills while running this lane," said Staff Sgt. Jacob Long, a trainer for 1st Battalion, 383rd Combat Support/Combat Service Support, 166th Avn. Bde.
Lanes require Soldiers to use skills they might not have used in a while, or ever, Long said.
"It's not at all what we expected," said Sgt. Wlliam LaGrave, a crew chief for 1st Bn., 171st Avn. Regt., who lived in Temple, Texas, about eight years ago. "Normally when you walk a lane, it's just that, it's artificial. This was fun."
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Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers watch for enemy forces while their battle buddies cross the road during the personnel recovery lane training exercise conducted by First Army Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade Aug. 27 at Shorthorn Airstrip on North Fort Hood, Texas. (Photo by Pfc. Carl Havlik 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West Public Affairs)
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