HART trains on rescue hoist operations - Feb. 6, 2020

Virginia National Guard aviation crews and Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members train on rescue hoist operations Feb. 6, 2020, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The VNG aviators and Chesterfield rescue technicians form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team to provide rotary wing aviation rescue hoist capabilities that can conduct aerial rescue evacuation. During their quarterly training, HART leaders evaluated eight Chesterfield rescue team recruits as they performed rescue hoists on VNG aviators playing the role of survivors.