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A guardsman sitting in the open doorway of an airborne helicopter watches as two firefighters connected to a rope are being raised.

Above and Beyond

Idaho Army National Guardsmen and the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater/Dive Team conduct hoist rescue training at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2023. The training is designed to allow the swiftwater/dive rescue team to become familiar with an aircraft's hoist while wearing river rescue gear.

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