On Sept. 11 at approximately 11 a.m. members of the Tennessee National Guard flew over the Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake to conduct training exercises.
Guardsmen arrived in a Blackhawk helicopter and spent approximately 30 minutes picking up water from the surface of the lake and dumping it as they would in an aerial attack on wildfires, etc.
The unit arrived under clear blue skies and operated skillfully in a quick, efficient manner to practice filling the “bucket” and dumping it on the target area. This was the first time in local history that citizens could see first hand what they had only seen from other regions of the country and world on TV.
Huntingdon Public Safety director Walter Smothers witnessed the maneuver.
“As a public safety official, I find it reassuring to know that we can count on our Tennessee National Guard to be able to react to the same emergencies should they occur in our area,” said Smothers.
On Sept. 11 at approximately 11 a.m. members of the Tennessee National Guard flew over the Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake to conduct training exercises.
Guardsmen arrived in a Blackhawk helicopter and spent approximately 30 minutes picking up water from the surface of the lake and dumping it as they would in an aerial attack on wildfires, etc.
The unit arrived under clear blue skies and operated skillfully in a quick, efficient manner to practice filling the “bucket” and dumping it on the target area. This was the first time in local history that citizens could see first hand what they had only seen from other regions of the country and world on TV.
Huntingdon Public Safety director Walter Smothers witnessed the maneuver.
“As a public safety official, I find it reassuring to know that we can count on our Tennessee National Guard to be able to react to the same emergencies should they occur in our area,” said Smothers.
