Pathfinder students conduct VIRS drops at Fort Pickett
Active duty, U.S. Army Reserve and Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country conduct Verbally Initiated Release System, or VIRS, drops Aug. 18, 2015, during the final days of the U.S. Army’s Pathfinder Course, taught by cadre assigned to the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center, at Fort Pickett, Va. Pathfinders provide technical assistance and advise ground unit commanders on combat assault operations, sling load operations, air movement, airborne operations and aerial re-supply by fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Virginia National Guard aviators from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment provided aerial support with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Pathfinder students conduct VIRS drops at Fort Pickett
Active duty, U.S. Army Reserve and Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country conduct Verbally Initiated Release System, or VIRS, drops Aug. 18, 2015, during the final days of the U.S. Army’s Pathfinder Course, taught by cadre assigned to the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center, at Fort Pickett, Va. Pathfinders provide technical assistance and advise ground unit commanders on combat assault operations, sling load operations, air movement, airborne operations and aerial re-supply by fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Virginia National Guard aviators from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment provided aerial support with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)