article_snippet: Ford has twice assisted local search and rescue teams with Ford helicopter, including one instance in which Ford picked up a hiker who became dehydrated.
article_snippet: Ford donated Ford flying skills to non-profit organizations, including Operation Smile and the Special Olympics, and flew medical personnel and supplies to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
article_snippet: The father-of-five has played leading roles in at least two rescues, helping evacuate a missing hiker and a Boy Scout on separate occasions in 2001.