| | 7 May 2004 -- Black Hawk altitude record landings on Mt. Foraker at 17,400 feet. |
| | | 5 May 2004 -- Big mountain, small helicopter. A 1-207th UH-60L on the summit of Mt. Foraker. |
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| | Arctic Eagles on approach to landing on Mt. Dickey. |
| | | With 20,300 foot-high Denali looming in the distance, three 1-207 Black Hawks land atop Mt. Dickey. |
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| | The Black Hawks handled the high altitude landings with a healthy safety margin and power to spare. |
| | | Winds on approach to Foraker's summit exceeded 60 knots during the week long hig |
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| | Planting the flag on Mt. Dickey. |
| | | A UH-60L approaching the Ruth Glacier on the way back to the staging area at the |
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| | A UH-60L Black Hawk at sunset. |
| | | Working with the 1-207 "Arctic Eagles" is a pleasure. |
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| | Working with a radio we were able to pull this shot off with a minute to spare. |
| | | Winter ops in Snowhawk Valley east of Anchorage. |
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| | Flying up the Eagle River Valley near Anchorage. |
| | | A Black Hawk low level in Arctic Valley. |
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| | The L model is a robust and powerful machine. |
| | | Chief of Army Aviation Maj. Gen. Curran (L) during a CSAR briefing. |
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| | Eagle 1 and 2 at Eielson prior to a CSAR mission. |
| | | All geared up and ready for a CSAR demo. |
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| | A Black Hawk crew chief during engine light-off. |
| | | Eagle 1 with the survivor on the penetrator. |
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| | While Eagle 2 flies a "dogbone" pattern to provide cover. |
| | | Landing at Eielson following a CSAR mission. |
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| | Skimming mountain tops near the Sheep River. |
| | | The stub wing ESS can carry extra fuel and weapons. |
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| | The skis are produced by an Anchorage company. |
| | | Over the top and down the other side... |
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| | The 1-207th's missions include firefighting. |
| | | Take off for a water drop mission. |
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| | A close up view of a 900 gallon water drop. |
| | | Sgt. 1st Class Todd Cooper examines the 350lb bucket. |
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| | Filling the bucket with 8,000 pounds of water. |
| | | Black Hawk and Sherpa together at last. |
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| | After a minute or two the Sherpa pulls away. |
| | | The odd-looking C-23B+ is made in Ireland. |
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| | The Sherpa is powered by twin PT6 turboprops. |
| | | With Denali as backdrop, a Sherpa skims the clouds. |
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| | The Short Brothers should be proud. |
| | | Half the Sherpa force at Bryant Army Airfield. |
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| | The 1-207th's ops building and main hangar. |
| | | June 2003: Lt. Col. Skeeter Bird takes command of the 1-207. |
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| | The famed 2-297 Infantry Scouts in from the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta for a winter maneuvers on Ft. Richardson. |
| | | A senior scout waits and watches for the opposition forces to launch an attack. |
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| | | Stanley Cup winner Scotty Gomez visits the 1-207th. |
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| | Scotty Gomez emerges victoriously from the Black Hawk. |
| | | NJ Devil Gomez, Lt Gov. Leman and Anchorage Mayor Begich. |
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