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Peoria IL Air National Guard Provides Jump Platform for USASOC Black Daggers at the Prairie Air Show
July 19, 2009
By Brandi Schiff, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs-Midwest
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Crew Chief Snyder
Senior Airman, Bob Synder, Crew Chief.
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Loadmasters-Paratrooper C130
Loadmasters, Master Sgt., Brent Simpson and Senior Airman, Brad Emmett in flight with USASOC Black Dagger, Sgt. Maj. Abe Sanchez on the C130H aircraft.
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V-Hill-Her-Dod
Lt. Jeff Hilsenbeck, Navigator, Maj. Jeff Herrmann, Co-pilot and Capt. Robert Dodson, Air Craft Commander, talk to USASOC Black Dagger, Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya, before they board the C130H for the paratrooper drop.
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Pilot Brief
Aircraft Commander, Capt. Robert Dodson, gives his pilot brief to the flight crew aboard the C130H before the Black Dagger drop. Master Sgt. Matt Stone, Flight Engineer and 1st. Lt. Jeff Hilsenbeck, Navigator are pictured left to right and Staff Sgt...
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Dewey-Gus
Staff Sgt. James Guetschow, Loadmaster, prepares for the paradrop aboard the C130H, while Black Dagger, Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya does the same.
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CPT Dodson
Aircraft Commander, Capt. Robert Dodson, goes through the pre-flight checklist on his C130H aircraft, in preparation for the paratrooper drop.
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Brad1
Senior Airman, Brad Emmett, Loadmaster, checks commo with the flight team aboard the C130H.
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Brent1
Master Sgt., Brent Simpson, Loadmaster, prepares to plug in the commo cord for the flight crew in preparation for the Black Dagger Drop.
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Brad2
Senior Airman, Brad Emmett, Loadmaster, removes the pendulum cover to get ready for the paratrooper drop.
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Brent2
Loadmaster, Master Sgt., Brent Simpson, straightens out the communication cords for the flight crew in preparation for the paradrop.