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For three pilots from the California National Guard, September 5 is a day they'll never forget.

HAI honors California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 and UH-60 Black Hawk crews HAI Press Release | March 7, 2021 Estimated reading time 6 minutes, 46 seconds. Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce the California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 and UH-60 Black Hawk crews are the 2021 recipients of the association’s Humanitarian Service Award. The award, sponsored by Sikorsky, honors the person or persons who best demonstrat...

Washington Free Beacon Getty Images December 27, 2020 12:00 PM Flames had encircled them, hundreds of them. They were stranded with no hope of rescue, told instead to wade into the waters of the Mammoth Pool Reservoir and hope the fire would pass them by. But, as their prospects waned, a daring rescue mission was being organized. Daniel Crouch, who had been trapped with his family behind the lines of a wildfire while on a camping trip, desperately retreated to the protective waters to es...