Community leaders from Hutchinson and the surrounding area will be flying out of Hutchinson Community College, 600 E 11th Ave., Hutchinson Kansas, on Wednesday, April 12, aboard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flown by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation.
The flights are part of the Kansas National Guard’s Community Connect program to increase awareness of the Guard, its people and the role they play in protecting the security, health and safety of Kansans. Flight participants will include representatives from local government, education, and businesses.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is the aerial workhorse of the Kansas Army National Guard. It is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter used for soldier and equipment transport, aeromedical evacuation, support for ground troops, and other missions.
