Crew members prepare the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift
Crew members prepare the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter before conducting the night portion of the sling load training with the 1569th Transportation Company. The instructors were members of the crew team... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company secure the cargo line to the Chinook’s load hooks underneath the aircraft with the help of the instructors. The pilots maneuvered the Chinook directly over... More
Crew members prepare the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift
Crew members prepare the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter before conducting the night portion of the sling load training with the 1569th Transportation Company. The instructors were members of the crew team... More
Pilots assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 169th
Pilots assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter unit comprised of Georgia and Alabama guardsman, maneuver their Chinook to the s... More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Duane Sandbothe and Capt. Ben
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Duane Sandbothe and Capt. Ben Hutson, both natives of Savannah, Georgia, pilots assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, a CH-47F Chinook heavy... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company secure the cargo line to the Chinook’s load hooks underneath the aircraft with the help of the instructors. The pilots maneuvered the Chinook directly over... More
A Soldier and instructor walk away from the training
A Soldier and instructor walk away from the training area after completing the day portion of the sling load training. They practiced how to correctly prepare and hook up cargo to the aircraft as well as how to... More
A Soldier stands beside the instructor as they wait
A Soldier stands beside the instructor as they wait for the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to make their way overhead as part of the sling load training. (Photo by Sgt. Michael K. Selvage, 10th Sustainmen... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company make their way out from under the Chinook. As soon as the instructors ensured the cargo was hooked up, they would signal to the crew team that everything w... More
Spc. Jusitn Ruf, an Athens, Alabama native, crew chief
Spc. Jusitn Ruf, an Athens, Alabama native, crew chief assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter unit comprised of Georgia and Al... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company secure the cargo line to the Chinook’s load hooks underneath the aircraft with the help of the instructors. The pilots maneuvered the Chinook directly over... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company secure the cargo line to the Chinook’s load hooks underneath the aircraft with the help of the instructors. The pilots maneuvered the Chinook directly over... More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Duane Sandbothe, a native of
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Duane Sandbothe, a native of Savannah, Georgia, pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter unit comp... More