U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Cowdrey dangles at the end of a long wire.
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Cowdrey dangles at the end of a long wire as he is hoisted into an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a training exercise at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on Feb. 11, 2007. The purpose of the exercise is to practice casualty rescue procedures for difficult landing terrains. Cowdrey is a flight medic from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.