Aviation units conduct IED defeat training
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based Company A, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment and the Sandston-based Detachment 2, Company B, 777th Aviation Support Battalion conduct training on the Improved Explosive Device Defeat Lane May 14, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, as part of their pre-mobilization training. The lane is designed to train Soldiers to recognize indicators for IEDs, how to react to an IED, direct and indirect fire and proper techniques for requesting medical evacuation. Approximately 40 Soldiers assigned to each unit are scheduled to begin serving on federal active duty in early June 2016. The units will be based in Kuwait and provide rotary wing aviation and aviation maintenance support to the U. S. Central Command area of operations. (Photo by Sgt. Amanda H. Johnson, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Aviation units conduct IED defeat training
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based Company A, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment and the Sandston-based Detachment 2, Company B, 777th Aviation Support Battalion conduct training on the Improved Explosive Device Defeat Lane May 14, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, as part of their pre-mobilization training. The lane is designed to train Soldiers to recognize indicators for IEDs, how to react to an IED, direct and indirect fire and proper techniques for requesting medical evacuation. Approximately 40 Soldiers assigned to each unit are scheduled to begin serving on federal active duty in early June 2016. The units will be based in Kuwait and provide rotary wing aviation and aviation maintenance support to the U. S. Central Command area of operations. (Photo by Sgt. Amanda H. Johnson, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)