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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

A UH-N1 Huey helicopter flies above the Sluice Boxes State Park trail during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Cascade County, Mont. The exercise participants were from the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, 40th Helicopter Squadron and 341st Medical Group worked together to sharpen their skills in the event of a real-world search and rescue call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Staff Sgt. Joel Hogan, 40th Helicopter Squadron special missions aviator instructor flight engineer, holds a tag line leading to a UH-N1 Huey helicopter Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. In addition to search and rescue operations, the 40th HS ensures strategic security by providing flexible, rapid-response helicopter airlift support to the 341st Missile Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Tech. Sgt. Alex Landers, 40th Helicopter Squadron special missions aviator flight engineer, sits on the edge of a UH-N1 Huey helicopter Aug. 2, 2022, above Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. In addition to search and rescue operations, the 40th HS ensures strategic security by providing flexible, rapid-response helicopter airlift support to the 341st Missile Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

A UH-N1 Huey helicopter flies above the Sluice Boxes State Park trail during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Cascade County, Mont. In addition to search and rescue operations, the 40th HS ensures strategic security by providing flexible, rapid-response helicopter airlift support to the 341st Missile Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Members of the Malmstrom Fire Department take photos of a UH-N1 Huey helicopter Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. The Fire Department and 40th Helicopter Squadron frequently train and work together to conduct search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Senior Airman Rocky Lane, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, lays on the ground next to Belt Creek to simulate sustaining an injury during a hike Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. Lane was playing in a search and rescue exercise where the 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st CES Fire Department and 341st Medical Group worked together to find Lane, provide initial triage and treatment of his simulated injuries and evacuate him from the scene for further care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Members of the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department respond to a simulated patient during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. During the SAREX, members of the 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st CES Fire Department and 341st Medical Group worked together to find the patient, provide initial triage and treatment of his injuries and evacuate him from the scene for further care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Malmstrom Air Force Base Airmen respond to a simulated injured hiker during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. Airmen participating in the exercise were from the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department and Dirt Boyz shop, 40th Helicopter Squadron and 341st Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Members of the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department cross Belt Creek Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. The firefighters were responding to a call to find a simulated injured patient during a search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Malmstrom Air Force Base Airmen stand on the bank of Belt Creek before the start of a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. The exercise participants were from the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, 40th Helicopter Squadron and 341st Medical Group worked together to sharpen their skills in the event of a real-world search and rescue call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

Maj. Joyanne Tesei, 341st Medical Group flight doctor, holds the rope attached to the stokes litter during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. It is the job of the flight doctor on the ground to prevent the stokes litter from rotating as the helicopter hovers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

An UH-N1 Huey flies to the pick-up site during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. The aircrew flew around the area multiple times to determine factors such as the best place to lower the flight doctor, wind direction and speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

Tech. Sgt. Alex Landers, 40st Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, lowers the flight doctor out of an UH-N1 Huey during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. The purpose of the exercise was to practice SAR missions and hoist operations with guidance from ground units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

Tech. Sgt. Alex Landers, 40st Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, lowers Maj. Joyanne Tesei, 341st Medical Group flight doctor, out of an UH-N1 Huey during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. The purpose of the exercise was to practice SAR missions and hoist operations with guidance from ground units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

The aircrew of the 40th Helicopter Squadron prepare to lower an UH-N1 Huey to the pick-up site during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. Crewmembers had to search the ground for the best spot to lower the flight doctor, as the area was not open enough to land the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

Members of the 341st Civil Engineer Fire Department transport Senior Airman Rocky Lane, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, to the helicopter pick-up site during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. Lane was acting as a hiker who broke his leg while cliff diving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

Maj. Joyanne Tesei, 341st Medical Group flight doctor, is hoisted into an UH-N1 Huey during a search and rescue exercise August 3, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. Typically, for live hoist exercises, helicopters hover at a maximum of 40 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Maj. Joyanne Tesei, 341st Medical Group flight doctor, climbs into a UH-N1 Huey helicopter Aug. 2, 2022, above Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. During these exercises and real-world situations the flight docs are responsible for initial triage and stabilization of a patient during transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

A UH-N1 Huey helicopter flies above the Sluice Boxes State Park trail during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Cascade County, Mont. In addition to search and rescue operations, the 40th HS ensures strategic security by providing flexible, rapid-response helicopter airlift support to the 341st Missile Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Tech. Sgt. Lee Mathews, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department NCO in charge of the emergency communications center, looks up at a UH-N1 Huey helicopter Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. During the SAREX, members of the 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st CES Fire Department and 341st Medical Group worked together to find the patient, provide initial triage and treatment of his simulated injuries and evacuate him from the scene for further care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts search and rescue exercise in Sluice Boxes State Park

Malmstrom Air Force Base Airmen look up at a UH-N1 Huey helicopter during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. The Airmen were all participants in a search and rescue exercise where members of the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, 40th Helicopter Squadron and 341st Medical Group worked together to sharpen their skills in the event of a real-world search and rescue call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

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Malmstrom conducts Search and Rescue exercise at Sluice Boxes State Park

Published Aug. 3, 2022
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs

CASCADE COUNTY, Mont. -- A UH-N1 Huey helicopter flies above the Sluice Boxes State Park trail during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Cascade County, Mont. The exercise participants were from the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, 40th Helicopter Squadron and 341st Medical Group worked together to sharpen their skills in the event of a real-world search and rescue call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)