Video

Video by Sgt. Mark Scovell, Maj. Randall Stillinger

Kentucky and Indiana soldiers cross from desert to the sea

36th Combat Aviation Brigade (36th ID, TXARNG)

Nov. 7, 2013 | 6:45

B-Roll video footage of UH-60 “Black Hawk” helicopters from C Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion conducts hoist training off of U.S. Army Vessel SP/4 James A. Loux (LSV-6) in the Arabian Gulf. Additional video footage show US Navy Sailors being hoisted from the gulf simulating a recovery operation. The specialized training prepares MEDEVAC crews to extract patients while at sea. The 2-238th includes Soldiers from both the Indiana and Kentucky Army National Guard and is currently deployed to the Middle East with the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. It includes an interview with Capt. Scott Oden of Indianapolis, IN.(Texas Army National Guard) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army video footage by Maj. Randall Stillinger and Sgt. Mark Scovell)