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Sgt. Christopher Burke, a Black Hawk crew chief, and Master Sgt. Tracy Banta, a flight paramedic with the Tennessee Army National Guard, begin hoisting an injured hiker with severe cold weather injuries into a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Feb. 24, 2026.
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LOUISVILLE, Tenn. - Sgt. Christopher Burke, a Black Hawk crew chief, and Master Sgt. Tracy Banta, a flight paramedic with the Tennessee Army National Guard, begin hoisting an injured hiker with severe cold weather injuries into a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Feb. 24, 2026. Courtesy photo.


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