Idaho Air National Guard
BOISE, ID, UNITED STATES
920th Rescue Wing/Public Affairs
Master Sgt. Trevor Stevens, from the 943rd Rescue Group, surveys the rotors of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, at Gowen Field, Idaho, during pre-deployment training for the 305th Rescue Squadron.
The 305th RQS, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is conducting training at the Idaho Air National Guard Orchard Combat Training Center, a 143,000-acre live-fire range located south of Boise, Idaho, to hone all of their search and rescue procedures before heading to Southwest Asia.
Idaho Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter M134 Minigun
Master Sgt. Trevor Stevens, an evaluator flight engineer from the 943rd Rescue Group, inspects an M134 minigun attached to a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, at Gowen Field, Idaho, during pre-deployment training for the 305th Rescue Squadron.
7.62 mm rounds for an M134 minigun
Air Force Master Sgt. Trevor Stevens, from the 943rd Rescue Group, checks the 7.62 mm rounds for an M134 minigun attached to a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter.
An Airman with the 943rd Rescue Group performs a pre-flight inspection on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as HC-130J Combat King II flies over head.
Two pararescueman, from the 308th Rescue Squadron, practice shooting tactics with simulated ammunition, at the Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho, during pre-deployment training for the 305th Rescue Squadron.
Chief Master Sgt. Mike Ziegler, 308th chief enlisted manager and pararescueman, parachutes to recover a simulated patient behind enemy territory.
A pararescueman with the 308th Rescue Squadron, unbuckles his parachute.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mike Ziegler, 308th chief enlisted manager and pararescueman, watches his sector of fire.
Thank you U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi for the photos.
