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  • A UH-1N helicopter lands for patient drop off at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center Oct. 22, 2018, at Missoula, Mont.

    Heroic, hazardous rescue by 40th Helicopter Squadron

    An Air Force helicopter crew located and extracted a missing hunter Monday near Hamilton, Montana, concluding a search by ground and air search and rescue groups that began Saturday night.The 40th Helicopter Squadron received a request Sunday to assist a Ravalli County search and rescue ground party for a 77-year-old man who became separated, and
  • Lt. Col. Bryan Tuinman, right, accepts command of the 40th Helicopter Squadron from Col. Joshua Bowman, 582nd Helicopter Group commander, during an assumption of command ceremony June 22, 2018, at Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

    40th HS change of command

    Lt. Col. Bryan Tuinman, right, accepts command of the 40th Helicopter Squadron from Col. Joshua Bowman, 582nd Helicopter Group commander, during an assumption of command ceremony June 22, 2018, at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Master Sgt. Scott Andrews, 40th HS guidon bearer, looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Truesdell)
  • The 40th Helicopter Squadron performs a live hoist and stokes litter exercise on the flightline Feb. 10, 2016, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 40th HS is one of the few entities in Montana capable of providing search and rescue with the ability to raise and lower stokes litter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Daniel Brosam)

    40th HS rescues hiker

    A UH-1N Iroquois crew assigned to the 40th Helicopter Squadron here rescued an injured male in the Little Belt Mountains near Wheatland, Montana, May 7 at approximately 11:15 a.m.The rescue marked the 417th save for the 40th HS.The aircrew consisted of two pilots: Capt. Daniel Trapani and 1st Lt. Kyle Lenz; two special mission aviators: Tech. Sgt.
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