Keywords: soldiers; army; u.s. army; u.s. army alaska; usarpac; u.s. army soldiersarmyusarmyusarmyalaskausarpacusarmy joint base elmendorf-richardson jointbaseelmendorfrichardson alaska usa soldiers; army; u.s. army; u.s. army alaska; usarpac; u.s. army pacific; pathfinder; airborne; sling load; training; u.s. army pathfinder school soldiersarmyusarmyusarmyalaskausarpacusarmypacificpathfinderairborneslingloadtrainingusarmypathfinderschool Senior Airman Sam Gomez, a native of San Diego, Calif., assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, trains under U.S. Army Pathfinder School instructors in sling load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The mission of the U.S. Army Pathfinder School provides a three week course in which students navigate dismounted, establish and operate a day/night helicopter landing zone, a day/night Air Force Computed Air Release Point drop zone, Army drop zones, conduct sling load operations, and provide air traffic control as well as navigational assistance to rotary and fixed wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Senior Airman Sam Gomez, a native of San Diego, Calif., assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, trains under U.S. Army Pathfinder School instructors in sling load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The mission of the U.S. Army Pathfinder School provides a three week course in which students navigate dismounted, establish and operate a day/night helicopter landing zone, a day/night Air Force Computed Air Release Point drop zone, Army drop zones, conduct sling load operations, and provide air traffic control as well as navigational assistance to rotary and fixed wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) |