U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, crew chief
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, crew chief with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard stands next to UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter ... More
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, with
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, with Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, looks out the side of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to identify citizens in need of assistance at Myrtle Beach, Sou... More
Pa. Guard members move to Charleston
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steve Spalding, crew chief with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, performs pre-flight check... More
Looking out the left side window of a CH-47F Chinook
Looking out the left side window of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter, the Pennsylvania National Guard perform a local aerial orientation and reconnaissance flight ahead of possible search and rescue missions in the ... More
Daryl Tripp, rescue technician with the Pennsylvania
Daryl Tripp, rescue technician with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, prepares to rescue a simulated patient from the Susquehanna River during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsy... More
Sgt. Brian Duran, CH-47 crew chief, stays alert as
Sgt. Brian Duran, CH-47 crew chief, stays alert as members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team relocate from Joint Base McEntire, South Carolina to Joint Base ... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Pennsylvania
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Pennsylvania National Guard members, departs Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 28, 2018. They are returning home after spending over two weeks in South Carolin... More
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team look out the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB... More
Soldiers with the EAATS (Eastern Army Aviation Training
Soldiers with the EAATS (Eastern Army Aviation Training Site) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania discuss their upcoming Hurricane Florence relief mission Sept. 13. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pat Donohue, Chief W... More
From left to right, Sgt. Robert Prigel and Staff Sgt.
From left to right, Sgt. Robert Prigel and Staff Sgt. Tara McConnell put engine covers on their CH-47 Chinook helicopters in preparation of Hurricane Florence's arrival Sept. 13 at McEntire Joint National Guard... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, right, crew
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, right, crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard watches as Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team members and loca... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade are submerged in a Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair, pushed by civilian and military instructors. The Soldiers had to demonstrate their water ... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade are submerged in a Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair, pushed by civilian and military instructors. The Soldiers had to demonstrate their water ... More
A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from the Eastern Army Aviation
A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from the Eastern Army Aviation Training Site (EAATS) at Fort Indiantown Gap parks in a hangar at McEntire Joint National Guard Base before Hurricane Florence's arrival. The aircraft ... More
A rescue technician with the Pennsylvania Helicopter
A rescue technician with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team prepares to rescue a simulated patient from the Susquehanna River during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug.... More
As Hurricane Florence made landfall, members of the
As Hurricane Florence made landfall, members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania HART (Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team) relocated from Joint Base McEntire, South Carolina to Joint Base Charl... More
A flooded neighborhood near Nichols, South Carolina,
A flooded neighborhood near Nichols, South Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018.
A Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over the Susquehanna River during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked with their ... More
Ryan Walt, left, with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Ryan Walt, left, with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Lt. Col. Michael Girvin, with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, brief Soldiers and rescue technicians before an emergency respo... More
Pennsylvania Guard activates in response to July floods
Sgt. Michael S. Bixler assigned to the 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, drives a light medium tactical vehicle during a summer flood in centr... More
U.S. soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard
U.S. soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard prepare a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a transportation mission at Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 25, 2018. The crew flew equipment to Georgetown, S... More
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, with the
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, prepares to conduct an aerial rescue on a hoist from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by Pennsylvania Nat... More
PA-HART members, including Soldiers with the 28th ECAB,
PA-HART members, including Soldiers with the 28th ECAB, and civilian rescue technicians from 18 states participate in a search and rescue workshop at the Keystone Conference Center, November 5, 2019. (Courtesy ... More
Looking out the left gunner window of a CH-47F Chinook
Looking out the left gunner window of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter, Sergeant First Class Joseph Cummings with the Pennsylvania National Guard, Eastern Army Aviation Training Site, performs a local aerial orient... More
As Hurricane Florence made landfall, members of the
As Hurricane Florence made landfall, members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team relocate from Joint Base McEntire, South Carolina to Joint Base Charleston, So... More
Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the
Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the PA-HART while forward deployed for Hurricane Florence, rehearse Standard Radio Communications procedures while waiting word to launch on a mission. Crews regul... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by soldiers
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard parks on a blocked roadway outside the Horry County emergency operations center in Conway, South Carolina, Sept. 17, 201... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, crew chief
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard looks out the side of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to identify citizens in ne... More
John Soderberg, left, rescue technician with the
John Soderberg, left, rescue technician with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Fefolt, with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare a radio for an... More
Sgt. Ryan Smith, crew chief from 2/104th General Support
Sgt. Ryan Smith, crew chief from 2/104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade and Staff Sgt. Matthew Hessler, crew chief from 2/104th GSAB, 28th CAB, control the hoist and monitor ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Terchanik, crew chief with the
U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Terchanik, crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, cares for a flood survivor aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prior to being evacuat... More
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team train on a hoist during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked with their pa... More
U.S. Army Maj. Trevor Patrick, left, with the Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Maj. Trevor Patrick, left, with the Pennsylvania National Guard, receives a plaque and flag from Lt. Col. Douglas Leslie, with the South Carolina National Guard, at Myrtle Beach International Airport,... More
Looking out the cabin door of a Pennsylvania National
Looking out the cabin door of a Pennsylvania National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter, Sergeant Robert Prigel of the Eastern Army Aviation Training Site, and Darrin Kephart, Rescue Technician with the PA-Helico... More
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team train on a hoist during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked with their pa... More
A Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is parked on a road in Conway, South Carolina that is closed due to flooding, Sept. 17, 2018.
Looking over the shoulder at flooded homes on the Waccamaw
Looking over the shoulder at flooded homes on the Waccamaw River of Sergeant First Class Joseph Cummings. A Pennsylvania National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter performs a local aerial orientation and reconn... More
Civil emergency responders brief Pennsylvania National
Civil emergency responders brief Pennsylvania National Guard members in the Horry County emergency operations center, Sept. 17, 2018.
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, left,
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, left, and retired firefighter George Drees, both with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, prepare to conduct an aerial rescue on a hoist from a UH-60 Bl... More
Pa. Guard consolidates at Myrtle Beach
A civilian airliner takes off behind a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 24, 2018.
Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the
Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the PA-HART while forward deployed for Hurricane Florence, rehearse Standard Radio Communications procedures while waiting word to launch on a mission. Crews regul... More
Members of the PA-HART (Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team)
Members of the PA-HART (Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team) and the Pennsylvania National Guard discuss staging arrangements after securing their CH-47F Chinook Helicopter at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. ... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct water survival training during an exercise at the pool at Somerset Area High School, October 19, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Mich... More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pat Donohue mans the controls
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pat Donohue mans the controls of his CH-47 Chinook Helicopter upon landing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. More than 25 Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard m... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Murtha, UH-60
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Murtha, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the Pennsylvania National Guard, prepares to take off for a search and rescue mission at McEntire Joint National Guard Base... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Duran, crew chief with the Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Duran, crew chief with the Pennsylvania National Guard, looks out the side of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after departing Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 28, 2018.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, right, crew
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, right, crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard assists a flood survivor out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Floren... More
Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (PA-HART) conducts exercis...
The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (PA-HART) conducted a joint complex search and rescue land-based exercise March 23 at Gilbert Airfield in York, Pa. The team consisted of more than 50 civilian an... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Shaw, crew chief with
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Shaw, crew chief with the Pennsylvania National Guard, looks out the side of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prior to taking off from Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 28, 2018.
The UH-60 Black Hawk containing the Pennsylvania Helicopter
The UH-60 Black Hawk containing the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team takes off from Muir Army Airfield, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Aug. 4, 2020. The team saved two motorists from rising flood water... More
U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard
U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard guide a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in to a hangar at McEntire Joint National Guard Base ahead of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 13, 2018. Pennsylvania National Guard ... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Pennsylvania
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, taxis before taking off from Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 25, 2018. The crew flew equipment to Georgetown, South Carolina in... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, crew chief
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Palfrey, crew chief with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard sits on the edge of a UH-60 Black Hawk heli... More
A U.S. Army high clearance vehicle makes its way to
A U.S. Army high clearance vehicle makes its way to a stranded pick up truck on a flooded roadway near Nichols, South Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018.
Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team members
Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team members and local first responders transport a flood survivor to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Mullins, South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2018.
Staff Sgt. Jason Rex, left, and 1st Sgt. Frank Palfrey,
Staff Sgt. Jason Rex, left, and 1st Sgt. Frank Palfrey, with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, assist in the rescue of a simulated patient from the Susquehanna River during an emergency response e... More
Flood survivors hold hands aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk
Flood survivors hold hands aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an aerial evacuation over Marion County, South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2018.
Looking out the front cockpit of a CH-47F Chinook
Looking out the front cockpit of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter, the Pennsylvania National Guard perform a local aerial orientation and reconnaissance flight ahead of possible search and rescue missions in the Myr... More
Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team is a unique
Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team is a unique aerial search and rescue team that provides rescue capabilities throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. photo by 1st Lt. Cory Johnson
Senior Strike team leader Scott Grahn (center-left)
Senior Strike team leader Scott Grahn (center-left) discusses the importance of team work when faced with a water rescue. Also pictured is Glen Cannon (center), director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Manageme... More
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, with the
Waterway Conservation Officer Anthony Beers, with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, looks out the side of at UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to identify citizens in need of assistance near Nichols, S... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Hogan, left,
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Hogan, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rick Hill prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for take off in the dark at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Sept. 22, 2018.
George Drees, rescue team leader with the Pennsylvania
George Drees, rescue team leader with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, cares for a flood survivor aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an aerial evacuation over Marion County, South Carol... More
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team assist a simulated patient during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked wit... More
A member of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue
A member of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team inspects a hoist prior to a search and rescue mission at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Sept. 16, 2018.
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to be submerged in a Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair, pushed by civilian and military instructors. The Soldiers had to demonstrate th... More
More than 25 Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard
More than 25 Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard members along with two UH-60 Black Hawks, and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters left from Fort Indiantown Gap and Johnstown, Pennsylvania Sept. 13 landing here ... More
Looking out the cabin door of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter,
Looking out the cabin door of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter, Sergeant Robert Prigel, Flight Engineer for the Pennsylvania National Guard performing surveillance during a local aerial orientation and reconnaissanc... More
Members of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue
Members of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a search and rescue mission at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Sept. 16, 2018.
Pennsylvania National Guard members load lifesaving
Pennsylvania National Guard members load lifesaving equipment on to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Pope Army Airfield near Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer ... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct water survival training during an exercise at the pool at Somerset Area High School, October 19, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Mich... More
Staff Sgt. Noah McElory looks out the window of the
Staff Sgt. Noah McElory looks out the window of the UH-60 Black Hawk containing the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team as it takes off from Muir Army Airfield, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Aug. 4, 2020... More
Soldiers with the EAATS (Eastern Army Aviation Training
Soldiers with the EAATS (Eastern Army Aviation Training Site) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania discuss their upcoming mission to conduct Hurricane Florence Relief Sept. 13. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pat Dono... More
Pennsylvania National Guard members are escorted by
Pennsylvania National Guard members are escorted by emergency responders to the Horry County emergency operations center in Conway, South Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018.
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Pennsylvania
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, carries water pump hoses, Sept. 25, 2018. The crew flew the equipment to Georgetown, South Carolina in response to flooding in the area f... More
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team train on a hoist during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked with their pa... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Terchanik, crew chief with the
U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Terchanik, crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, cares for a flood survivor aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prior to being evacuat... More
PA-HART members, including Soldiers with the 28th ECAB,
PA-HART members, including Soldiers with the 28th ECAB, and civilian rescue technicians from 18 states participate in a search and rescue workshop at the Keystone Conference Center, November 5, 2019. (Courtesy ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Shaw, crew chief with
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Shaw, crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard looks out the side of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Myrtle Beach, South Caro... More
Sgt. Matthew Engle, mechanic with the Pennsylvania
Sgt. Matthew Engle, mechanic with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard inspects his CH-47F Chinook helicopter after relocating from Joint Base McEntire, near Columbia, South Carolina to Joint Base Charleston, S... More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Donato reenforces standard operating
Staff Sgt. Matthew Donato reenforces standard operating procedures with members of his team and the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team. Members are constantly rehearsing procedures to stay at the top ... More
A Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over the Susquehanna River during an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked with their ... More