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Tag: Black Hawk pilot

NY Army Guard has 1st 'street to seat' Black Hawk pilot
October 19, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Lars Olson, a 23-year-old who is going directly from “street to seat’ to become a New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter pilot, was recognized during an Oct. 16 ceremony at the... MORE

Lars Olson recites the enlistment oath at the headquarters of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation at Army Aviation Support Facility #3, in Latham, N.Y. Olson will be the first "street-to-seat" member of the N.Y. Army National Guard, going directly from Warrant Officer Candidate School to Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training rather than serving for a while before becoming a pilot.

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