(US Army Photo)
A pediatrician from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital recently distinguished himself as the class honor graduate at the Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell.
Capt. Gabriel Paris, who is assigned to the hospital’s Young Eagle Medical Home, was among 167 soldiers who began the 10-day training but one of just 100 who completed it.
The course is both physically and academically challenging, teaching soldiers the foundations of heliborne operations including troop transportation, sling-loaded cargo and equipment transportation, medical and casualty evacuation operations, and air assault operations.
Honor graduate status is awarded to the student who achieves the highest scores on written and performative tests administered during the three phases of Air Assault School. The tests encompass detailed information on rotary aircraft specifications and capabilities, sling load rigging and inspections, path-finder skills, and air assault missions.
