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Video by Staff Sgt. Uriah Clites
BLACKHAWK LIVE HOIST CASUALTY RECOVERY TRAINING
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Nov. 1, 2025 | 1:23
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Smith, a critical care flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, rappels from an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter while conducting live hoist training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2, 2025. Smith’s training is a valuable asset in casualty recovery and provides the Pennsylvania Army National Guard the ability to recover personnel from difficult-to-access terrain. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Uriah Clites)
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189th Infantry Brigade
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Mission & Vision

Mission: 
189th IN BDE (CATB) observes, coaches, and trains our ARNG and USAR partners to provide trained and ready units to support combatant commander requirements around the world. O/O, conduct Mobilization and Large Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO) in support of our ARNG and USAR partners to meet combatant commander OPLAN requirements.
Vision: 
Our purpose is to support First Army’s mission to achieve FORSCOM directed readiness and deliver trained and ready NG and RC forces. We accomplish this through partnership with the National Guard and US Army Reserve as FORSCOM’s proponent for the integration of the Army’s Total Force Policy (ATFP) and execution of Mobilization Training Centers (MTC) operations as part of the Army’s LSMO effort.

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