Fort Pickett hosts Pathfinder Course
National Guard Soldiers from across the country conduct a field training exercise during the final days of the U.S. Army’s Pathfinder Course, taught by cadre assigned to the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center Aug. 29, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va. The mission of a Pathfinder is to provide technical assistance and advise the ground unit commander on combat assault operations, sling load operations, air movement, airborne operations, and aerial re-supply by fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The 10-day course started with 47 Pathfinder hopefuls, and graduated with 34. Virginia National Guard aviators from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment supported the training exercise with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Fort Pickett hosts Pathfinder Course
National Guard Soldiers from across the country conduct a field training exercise during the final days of the U.S. Army’s Pathfinder Course, taught by cadre assigned to the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center Aug. 29, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va. The mission of a Pathfinder is to provide technical assistance and advise the ground unit commander on combat assault operations, sling load operations, air movement, airborne operations, and aerial re-supply by fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The 10-day course started with 47 Pathfinder hopefuls, and graduated with 34. Virginia National Guard aviators from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment supported the training exercise with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)