Five soldiers from Fort Rucker graduate this week from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center’s Air Assault School, completing 10 days of demanding instruction that tested their endurance, confidence and attention to detail. The graduates, from left, are Pfc. Gianna Verdone, a human resources specialist assigned to the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence G-1; Warrant Officer 1 Matthew McWilliams and Warrant Officer 1 Austin Green, both student pilots with 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment; Spc. Kayden O’Brick, an air traffic controller at Lowe Army Heliport with the 110th Aviation Brigade; and Sgt. Nicholas Parra, a combat medic from Lyster Army Health Clinic.
Warrant Officer 1 Matthew McWilliams, left, a student pilot with 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Rucker prepares to rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk on Sept. 3 during the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center’s Air Assault School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Five soldiers from Fort Rucker graduate this week from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center’s Air Assault School, completing 10 days of demanding instruction that tested their endurance, confidence and attention to detail. The graduates, from left, are Pfc. Gianna Verdone, a human resources specialist assigned to the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence G-1; Warrant Officer 1 Matthew McWilliams and Warrant Officer 1 Austin Green, both student pilots with 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment; Spc. Kayden O’Brick, an air traffic controller at Lowe Army Heliport with the 110th Aviation Brigade; and Sgt. Nicholas Parra, a combat medic from Lyster Army Health Clinic.
Warrant Officer 1 Matthew McWilliams, left, a student pilot with 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Rucker prepares to rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk on Sept. 3 during the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center’s Air Assault School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
