U.S. Army Spc. Mark Jordan, a medevac crew chief from New Albany, Miss., prepares his UH-60 Black Hawk for flight on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, May 9.
The July 4 Valkyrie medevac rescue crew. (From left to right) U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lee Jones, of Roxboro, N.C.; U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Aronson, of Austin, Texas; U.S. Army Spc. Terry Mills, of Bran More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Doug Van Weelden, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade deputy commander of Saranac Lake, N.Y., prepares for a medevac hoist training mission with Valkyrie medevac. The medevac unit operating in Khows More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Jordan of New Albany, Miss., an 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Black Hawk crew chief on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, guides pilots preparing for a medevac training mission down More
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Buzard of Petersburg, Alaska, reaches out to steady himself against U.S. Army Spc. Mark Jordan of New Albany, Miss., during medevac hoist training on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghan More