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| Capt. James Harris, left, a 40th Helicopter Squadron co-pilot; Capt. Matt Thompson, a 40th HS pilot; Maj. Melonie Parmley, a 341st Medical Group flight surgeon; and Tech. Sgts. Andrew Blankenship and Daniel Marchick, 40th HS special mission aviators, walk away from a helicopter May 30, 2017, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The crew saved two girls and their dog after the girls got lost while hiking in Sluice Boxes State Park May 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Delia Marchick) |
The 40th Helicopter Squadron saved two girls and their dog from the Sluice Boxes State Park about 30 miles southeast of Great Falls May 30, 2017.
The two girls were reported missing after they failed to return from their hike in the evening of May 29 and the 40th HS received the call to assist with the search and rescue in the early morning of May 30.
“Maj. Matthew Sims, Capt. Kyle Lenz, Staff Sgt. Bryan Mill, and Staff Sgt. Mattew Tidball got the call around midnight and launched shortly after 1 a.m. this morning for their first flight,” said Capt. Matt Thompson, the 40th HS aircraft commander.
