During the flight line portion of the weekend training,

During the flight line portion of the weekend training, soldiers were given briefings on equipment and capabilities of the UH-60 Black Hawk. They practiced exiting the aircraft and forming a defensive perimeter around the aircraft. They also practiced how to effectively remove an injured soldier from the gunners seat.
Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard Charlie Company, 2-116 Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT) teamed up with soldiers from the 183rd Helicopter Assault Battalion on Gowen Field for weekend training exercises. Soldiers from the 2-116th received medical training in removing wounded soldiers from a field environment and air evacuated by helicopter. Soldiers learned techniques on how to secure a soldier in a carrier for air transport and provide safe evacuation. Medical personnel from the 168th MEDEVAC Detachment assisted soldiers in learning the safe and effective methods of caring for injured or wounded soldiers and to evacuate them under austere conditions.