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Day: December 19, 2020

101st Airborne Division CH-47F crew provides medical aid to car victim in Germany

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A CH-47F assigned to the 101st Airborne Division supporting Atlantic Resolve in Germany was flying over a ridgeline over Germany when the crew witnessed a car accident below and quickly landed so that the flight surgeon on board the helicopter can render first aid to the driver.

U.S. Army pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dave Acton, flight engineer Sgt. Patrick Carter, medical officer Maj. Benjamin Stork, crew chief Spc. Bruce Cook and pilot Chief Warrant Officer Robert Riedel, a CH-47F Chinook crew chief assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand in front of a helicopter at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. The CAB flight crew landed in a field to provide medical assistance following a car accident they witnessed while flying back to Illesheim from a routine training mission, Dec. 15, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

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ATAC’s Mirage F1 arrives at Tyndall AFB

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A Mirage F1 belonging to Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has arrived at Tyndall Air Force Base on Dec. 14.

An F-1 Mirage with the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company sits on the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 14, 2020. The aircraft is projected to replace Tyndall’s current fleet of T-38 Talons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)

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