A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the 341st Space Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, places a water-filled bucket in one of the various obstacles for the Helicopter Hover Competition during GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. During this competition, Pilot's and Co-Pilot's rely their flight engineers to guide the helicopter with a dangling bucket of water through numerous obstacles without spilling the contents. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the 341st Space Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, places a water-filled bucket in one of the various obstacles for the Helicopter Hover Competition during GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. During this competition, Pilot's and Co-Pilot's rely their flight engineers to guide the helicopter with a dangling bucket of water through numerous obstacles without spilling the contents. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command."
Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE
Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Amanda Edwards, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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