How a Military K9 Is Deployed from a Black Hawk 75th Rangers FRIES Training

A military working dog is lowered from the door of a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk as Rangers of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment execute FRIES insertions below. This footage captures a joint training session conducted at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, validating techniques for both the Ohio Army National Guard flight crew and the K9 section, 75th Ranger Regiment. FRIES — Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System — allows personnel and military working dogs to insert directly from a hovering aircraft without requiring a landing zone. The technique demands precise coordination between the flight crew, the crew chief at the door, the ground team, and the K9 handler. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 — K9 and handler staged beside the Black Hawk 0:06 — Inside the cockpit — avionics and radar systems 0:18 — Pre-mission briefing on the flight line 0:30 — First FRIES descent — Ranger exits the hovering aircraft 0:42 — Crew chief monitors from the door 1:04 — Inside the cabin — Rangers and handler rigged for insertion 1:10 — Rope rigging close-up 1:16 — K9 and handler on the landing zone 1:24 — Full FRIES evolution — Black Hawk holds hover 1:36 — Handler at the door, final seconds 1:42 — Team on the ground, aircraft holds position 2:00 — Final evolution 🎖️ Units: 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment · K9 Section, 75th Ranger Regiment · 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard 📍 Location: Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Indiana 📅 Date: June 20, 2023 📹 Source: U.S. Army National Guard · Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, 196th MPAD · Public Domain via DVIDS 🔔 Subscribe for real US military K9 operations and training footage. #militarydog #K9 #Rangers #75thRanger #FRIES #BlackHawk #UH60 #militaryworkingdog #MWD #USArmy