106th Rescue Wing Gives Tour To Shoreham Scout Troop As Show Of Support After Tragedy - 27 East
logo logo logo logo

News / Southampton Press / Neighborhood / 1509358

106th Rescue Wing Gives Tour To Shoreham Scout Troop As Show Of Support After Tragedy

icon 11 Photos
Senior Airman Daniel Farrell speaking to the Scouts. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Senior Airman Daniel Farrell speaking to the Scouts. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Entering the brand-new HC-130J Combat King II aircraft. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Entering the brand-new HC-130J Combat King II aircraft. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Inside the aircraft. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Inside the aircraft. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The Boy Scout Troop 161. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The Boy Scout Troop 161. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Life Scout Conner Blunnie sitting in the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter cockpit. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Life Scout Conner Blunnie sitting in the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter cockpit. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Touring the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Touring the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen "Doc" Rush. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Scout William King being taught how to properly tie a sling around an arm. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Scout William King being taught how to properly tie a sling around an arm. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The Boy Scouts group listening to Lieutenant Colonel Stephen

The Boy Scouts group listening to Lieutenant Colonel Stephen "Doc" Rush. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The boys learned survival skills and first aid and emergency response practices. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The boys learned survival skills and first aid and emergency response practices. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The Scouts practicing a three-man carry. ANISAH ABDULLAH

The Scouts practicing a three-man carry. ANISAH ABDULLAH

authorAnisah Abdullah on Aug 26, 2019
Seventeen boys in Shoreham’s Scouts BSA Troop 161 spent their Friday afternoon at the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton, sitting in helicopter cockpits, touring brand-new combat aircraft and learning first... more

You May Also Like:

A Man on a Mission to Bring Medical Care to Ukraine | 27Speaks Podcast

 John Reilly, a physician assistant from Shelter Island, spent the first half of March ... 2 May 2024 by 27Speaks

Historic Surfboat Coming to Tiana Life Saving Station

The Tiana Life Saving Station in Hampton Bays, the 1871 structure that underwent a renovation ... 1 May 2024 by Christopher Walsh

Southampton Resident Shares Harrowing Ordeal After Bacterial Infection Last Summer

It’s long been a generally accepted belief that salt water has healing properties, particularly for ... by Cailin Riley

Tom Crowley of Hampton Bays Honored With Peace Pole at Good Ground Park

Tom Crowley of Hampton Bays, a 37-year member of the hamlet’s Rotary Club, was honored ... 30 Apr 2024 by Christopher Walsh

The Express News Group Wins Numerous Honors in State Newspaper Contest

Express News Group publications, editors, reporters, photographers, designers and advertising staff were honored with numerous ... by Staff Writer

New York Marine Center Releases Two Seals In Hampton Bays

The New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead released two grey seals on April 24 ... by Staff Writer

East End Parkinson’s Boxers Are Rock Steady | 27Speaks Podcast

Rock Steady Boxing is a non-contact, boxing-inspired fitness program for people with Parkinson's disease to ... 25 Apr 2024 by 27Speaks

Rare Bird Has Put Flanders Homeowner’s Feeder in Spotlight

The view out the window above Meigan Madden Rocco’s kitchen sink at her Flanders home ... 23 Apr 2024 by Cailin Riley

Bra Auction To Benefit Womens’ Cancer Charities Set for May 3

The 12th annual Reconstructed Bra Fashion Show and Auction will be held on Friday, May ... 20 Apr 2024 by Staff Writer

Mass-Casualty Drill To Be Staged at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will participate in a full-scale mass casualty surge exercise with local police, fire and emergency medical services departments on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. The exercise is a drill and will not disrupt hospital services. Staff, patients and visitors will have unrestricted access. Area residents will also have access to and from their properties during the training. Participating emergency vehicles will be on-site as well as patient actors. Road closures are anticipated to take place, include Meeting House Lane between Lewis Street and Old Town Road; Lewis Street between Meeting House Lane and Herrick Road; ... 17 Apr 2024 by Staff Writer