Members of the Minnesota Army National Guard 34th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare an UH-60 Blackhawk for a familiarization flight for 319th Operations Support Squadron members on Oct. 10, 2014, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Army Aviation Support Facility 2 flew their UH-60 Blackhawk to Grand Forks AFB to give air traffic controllers, airfield managers and other 319th OSS members a bird’s eye view of their part of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
Senior Airman Sara Guajardo, 319th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift leader, Senior Airman Rae Steichen, 319th OSS weather forecaster and Airman 1st Class Iteria Walker, 319th OSS airfield management apprentice, wait to take off on a familiarization flight from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 10, 2014. Members of the 319th OSS got a chance to ride along in a UH-60 Blackhawk in order to help foster rapport between the two units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
A Minnesota Army National Guard 34th Combat Aviation Brigade member prepares 319th Operations Support Squadron members for a familiarization flight in a UH-60 Blackhawk Oct. 10, 2014 on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The familiarization flight was for members who work on or around the airfield to broaden their understanding of the scope of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
A Minnesota Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk from Army Aviation Support Facility 2, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, begins to ascend during a familiarization flight for the 319th Operations Support Squadron on Oct. 10, 2014, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The familiarization flight was a 30-minute trip which carried members of the 319th OSS from Grand Forks AFB to the city of Grand Forks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
An Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility 2, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade is airborne during a familiarization flight for the 319th Operations Support Squadron Oct. 10, 2014, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The familiarization flight was a 30-minute trip which carried members of the 319th OSS from Grand Forks AFB to the city of Grand Forks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
Master Sgt. Adam Hager, 319th Operations Squadron air traffic control tower chief controller, stands next to a UH-60 Blackhawk Oct. 10, 2014, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Hager coordinated with Army Aviation Support Facility 2, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, in Minnesota to bring their UH-60 Blackhawk to give members of the 319th OSS an opportunity to see how their jobs aid aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)