The NAS Whidbey Island, Wash., search and rescue team. (Rescues).On 26 October 2002 the NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular Whidbey Island Whid·bey Island An island of northwest Washington in Puget Sound northwest of Everett and east of Admiralty Inlet. , Wash., search and rescue team received news that a climber had fallen and broken his leg on nearby Mt. Erie. As the team's SH-3 Sea King The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. It served with the United States Navy and other forces, and continues to serve in many countries around the world. hovered at 1,000 feet, the crew chief directed the helo to within several feet of Mt. Erie's rock face. The corpsman corps·man n. 1. An enlisted person in the U.S. Navy or Marines who has been trained to give first aid and basic medical treatment, especially in combat situations. 2. was hoisted down to the site, where he began to assess the climber's injuries while the helo circled the area to wait for the pickup call. After the climber was stabilized and hoisted aboard, along with the corpsman, the helo landed at a nearby camp, where the injured man was transferred to an ambulance. |
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