JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Swedish air force maintainers officially became UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter repairers on Nov. 23, 2016, after traveling to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to complete the Aircraft and Systems Repairer course tailored to their needs.
In order to attend, the Swedish maintainers were required to be officers or NCOs who had close to three years of aircraft general technical training. The course was modified to six weeks, giving the students the necessary training to work on Blackhawks.
One officer and seven NCOs were awarded graduation certificates as the final class to attend the course by their U.S. Air Force and Army instructors. “It was a great experience,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Searcy, 128th Aviation Brigade instructor.
“These are some of the most technical, intelligent and disciplined people I have ever had the chance to work with.”
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