Bringing them in

HURLBURT FIELD, FL -- A CH-47 Chinook hoists a U.S. Army Soldier out of the water during training in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 5. The hoist rescue training builds confidence in water survival tactics. The CH-47 is from Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) (RELEASED)

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Training jointly

HURLBURT FIELD, FL -- U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a helo-cast from a CH-47 Chinook in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 5. A helo-cast is a way for Soldiers to be stealthily inserted into a water-based objective. The Soldiers are taking part in a month-long joint operations and tactics course instructed by the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron joint liaison flight. The CH-47 is from Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) (RELEASED)

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Bringing them in

HURLBURT FIELD, FL -- A U.S. Army Soldier moves to the back of CH-47 Chinook during helo-cast training in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 5. A helo-cast is a way for Soldiers to be stealthily in-filled or ex-filled to or from a water-based objective. The CH-47 is from Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) (RELEASED)

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1st SOW practices helo-cast

HURLBURT FIELD, FL -- U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a helo-cast from a CH-47 Chinook in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 5. A helo-cast is a way for Soldiers to be stealthily inserted into a water-based objective. The Soldiers are taking part in a month-long joint operations and tactics course instructed by the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron joint liaison flight. The CH-47 is from Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) (RELEASED)

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Practicing for helo-casting

HURLBURT FIELD, FL -- U.S. Army Soldiers use a rope ladder to board a CH-47 Chinook during helo-cast training in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 5. The Soldiers are taking part in a month-long joint operations and tactics course instructed by the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron joint liaison flight. The CH-47 is from Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)(RELEASED)

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Heading for home

HURLBURT FIELD, FL -- A CH-47 Chinook flies over the Gulf of Mexico after hoisting U.S. Army Soldiers to safety Aug 5. The hoist and helo-cast training they conducted is part of a month-long joint operations and tactics course offered by the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron joint liaison flight. The CH-47 is from Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) (RELEASED)

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1 SOSS teaches, trains for next generation of Air Commandos

Published Aug. 17, 2009

Bringing them in

Training jointly

Bringing them in

1st SOW practices helo-cast

Practicing for helo-casting

Heading for home