LAKE ALLATOONA, Cartersville, Ga., Aug. 6, 2011 -- The sounds of recreational boaters and jet skiers out on the lake were replaced today by those of helicopter blades as a UH-60M Black Hawk and its crew from the Georgia Army Guards' Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Brigade, teamed up with aviators and flight crew from the Air Force Reserve's 94th Airlift Wing to conduct water rescue training. Both units are from nearby Marietta, where the 169th is home-stationed at Clay National Guard Center and the 94th at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Today's training took place at the small section of the lake still operated by Navy Morale Welfare and Recreation. "Besides building stronger relations and camaraderie between our two services, joint training like this allows us to understand how the other branch operates," said Capt. Jennifer Jaacks, Company C's commander. "In this way, we're all more proficient in the skills needed to safely remove people from the water and then safely return them to the shore." The day's training began early with a safety briefing for the participants to ensure the well-being of everyone involved. They were also made aware of the precautions necessary for using the force penetrator, a device that is lowered from the helicopter to the water, and on which the person being rescued sits and is then hoisted to safety. Following the briefing, the Soldiers and Airmen role-playing as those needing to be rescued moved their ...
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