A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is attached to th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: John Byerly Relea... More
Special Operations Task Force South East aircrew team
Special Operations Task Force South East aircrew team members prepare a humvee for a sling-load operation in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 26. Sling-loading is a method used to trans... More
Vanguards sling load equipment to Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Ivey, left, and Spc. Gusten Hammond, both motor transport operators with Alpha Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to... More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports vehicles
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports vehicles to a floating causeway on the James River as part of a sling-load operations exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Feb. 15, 2017. The field trainin... More
Soldiers with Company B., 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation
Soldiers with Company B., 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct sling-load training with Soldiers from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st DI... More
Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and
Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and the 921st CRS based out of JBMDL, NJ, and Travis AFB, CA, participate in a sling load training event during Green Flag Little Rock 21-01 at Little Rock Air Fo... More
Soldiers from the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training
Soldiers from the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center teach students sling load operations a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during U.S. Army Pathfinder School at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 19. The mission of a Pa... More
Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment
Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment conducts training with a UH-60 Black Hawk at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center July 29. The soldiers are deploying with the South Carolina Natio... More
The Anheuser Busch Budweiser Clydesdale Team make an
The Anheuser Busch Budweiser Clydesdale Team make an appearance at the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, March 6, 2017. This expo is a comb... More
U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support
U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade sling load a Humvee to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th ... More
The 1-131st Aviation Battalion from Hope Hull collaborated
The 1-131st Aviation Battalion from Hope Hull collaborated with the 161st Multifunctional Medical Battalion from Mobile to conduct annual training exercises at Pelham Range. The 161st performed sling load opera... More
Soldiers of the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade slingload
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US Army Staff Sgt. Jerome Lewis (pointing), assigned
US Army Staff Sgt. Jerome Lewis (pointing), assigned to HHC 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, directs a fellow Soldier where to attach the sling lines to a UH-60L Black Hawk during training held at Camp C... More
Troopers assigned to the Quick Reaction Force (QRF)
Troopers assigned to the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) from 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, provide security in the unit's area of operation from their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle during an aerial assault exe... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 48th Chemical Brigade, watch
U.S. Soldiers with the 48th Chemical Brigade, watch a CH-47 Chinook lift a container during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Sling load operations allow units to... More
A UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th
A UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment spin prepares to return equipment and mail to the U.S.N.S. Comfort July 23, 2019, at Punta Arenas, Costa Rica. Pilots and aircrew assign... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation
A UH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, drops off a pallet of MRE’s during sling load training with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne D... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment,
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, attach an M777A2 155mm howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during sling load operations at a Lithuanian military training area near the town of Rukla, ... More
Soldiers with the 3662nd General Support Maintenance
Soldiers with the 3662nd General Support Maintenance Company, North Dakota National Guard, conduct sling-load training in a Humvee at Camp Dodge, in Johnston, Iowa, on July 22, 2020. Soldiers with the 3662nd GS... More
An artilleryman with 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery
An artilleryman with 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division hooks up an M777 Howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook during eXportable Combat Training Capabi... More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Don Gable looks through the bottom
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Soldiers from B Company, 1-107 Field Artillery watch
Soldiers from B Company, 1-107 Field Artillery watch as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by soldiers with B Company, 2-104 General Support Aviation Battalion, lifts a 105 mm howitzer.
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the New
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the New Jersey Army National Guard carries sling load cargo during training at Coyle Drop Zone, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 29, 2016. (U.S. Air Nati... More
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard, for sling-load mo... More
A CH-47 Chinook flown by Bravo Company, 7th Battalion,
A CH-47 Chinook flown by Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, out of Fort Hood, Texas, carries an improved ribbon bridge bay to the Arkansas River during Operation River Assault 2015, a bridgi... More
An M-177 155mm howitzer is transported by a CH-47 Chinook
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U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Pilots and Crew
U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Pilots and Crew Chiefs, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, release a UH-1 Huey helicopter during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., J... More
Soldiers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th
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Two UH-60 Black Hawks belonging to Company B, 3rd Bn.,
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Two Army Reserve Soldiers from the 310th Engineer Company
Two Army Reserve Soldiers from the 310th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), from Fort A.P. Hill, Va., ride on a floating ramp to lower it onto a shore during Operation River Assault 2015, a bridging training... More
Students train under U.S. Army Pathfinder School instructors
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Spc. Trevor Reilly, from Palmyra, Va., an Army Reserve
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Senior Airman Sam Gomez, a native of San Diego, Calif.,
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Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery
Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, with support from a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook Helicopter crew, conduct sling load training with M777 Howitze... More
Capt. Joshua Tauer, a UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot assigned
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A view of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) dangles...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: John Byerly Relea... More
The 1-131st Aviation Battalion from Hope Hull collaborated
The 1-131st Aviation Battalion from Hope Hull collaborated with the 161st Multifunctional Medical Battalion from Mobile to conduct annual training exercises at Pelham Range. The 161st performed sling load opera... More
A UH-47 Chinook helicopter carries an M777 Howitzer
A UH-47 Chinook helicopter carries an M777 Howitzer during sling load operations with the 1-118th Field Artillery Regiment of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during pre-mobilization training at Fort Stewa... More
A vintage themed holiday postcard features infantry
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U.S. Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery
U.S. Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, listen to a pre-mission briefing before an M777A2 howitzer air assault training at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Pancanski, an aviation specialist
U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Pancanski, an aviation specialist with the 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut National Guard, Task Force Brawler, keeps an eye on the operations of the sling load ground cr... More
U.S. Army Cpl. Joseph Vargas, a cargo specialist with
U.S. Army Cpl. Joseph Vargas, a cargo specialist with the 390th Seaport Operations Company (SPOC), tapes the windshield of a Humvee so it can be hoisted in a helicopter sling load during joint-service SPOC 13-2... More
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division prepare to attach an M119A3 howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while incorporating air assa... More
Students and instructors stand ready to hook-up to
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A soldier of the 1st Battalion,119th Field Artillery
A soldier of the 1st Battalion,119th Field Artillery Regiment, attaches the hook of a M-777 howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook during their first time conducting sling load operations in a nearly -30 degree temperatur... More
Soldiers with A Company 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry
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A hook-up team, comprised of U.S. Soldiers assigned
A hook-up team, comprised of U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, attach an M777 howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook piloted by aviators with the 224th ... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries much needed supplies
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries much needed supplies to coalition forces in a remote area of Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 3. Often times it is necessary to fly supplies in helico... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade,
U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Brawler, hook straps to a CH-47F Chinook helicopter during a sling load operation at Forward Operating Base Tinsley, Oruzgan province, Afghanistan,... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Chance Shelton, assigned to Detachment
U.S. Army Sgt. Chance Shelton, assigned to Detachment 1, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment (S&S), Vermont National Guard, gives a good to go signal to the crew chief in the HH-60M Black Hawk... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 2nd Assault
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade hovers before connecting a cargo trailer during sling load training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 19. (U.S. A... More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officers 3rd Class John Axelson
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officers 3rd Class John Axelson and Megan Niedenthal, aviation maintenance technicians assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, depart from a hovering MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a... More
A gun crew from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field
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A Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter prepares to land on
A Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter prepares to land on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2012.
HOHENFELS, Germany -- A Royal Netherlands Air Force
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U.S. Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery
U.S. Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, with support from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook Helicopter crews, sling load M777A2 howitzers during air assault t... More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery brace against the rotor wash of an CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Support Aviatio... More
U.S. Army Spc. Preston Embree and Pvt. Travis Boston,
U.S. Army Spc. Preston Embree and Pvt. Travis Boston, 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, prepare to hook up a container during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training C... More
Soldiers with Echo Company, 1st Engineer Battalion,
Soldiers with Echo Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division, hook a Humvee to a CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation R... More
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard, for sling-load mo... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 390th Seaport Operations Company
U.S. Soldiers with the 390th Seaport Operations Company (SPOC) connect the reach pendants from a sling-loaded shipping container onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the joint-service SPOC 13-2 training exerc... More
U.S. Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery
U.S. Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, supported by 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews, get ready to sling load a pallet during M777A2 howitz... More
Students in the 89B Ammunition Supply Course prepare
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U.S. Air Force jumpers from the 820th Red Horse squadron,
U.S. Air Force jumpers from the 820th Red Horse squadron, airborne flight, drop into a landing zone over the Sen. Harry Reid Readiness and Training Center in Stead, Nev., June 28. The Nevada Army National Guard... More
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard, for sling-load mo... More
Soldiers and Airmen complete a 12-mile timed ruck march
Soldiers and Airmen complete a 12-mile timed ruck march prior to graduation from Air Assault school, held at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore., June 6, 2018. The students trained physically and mentally to achieve ... More
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard, for sling-load mo... More
Students in the 89B Ammunition Supply Course prepare
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An aircrew of a Chinook helicopter operates the helicopter
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The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and 25th Infantry
The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and 25th Infantry Division Artillery units worked alongside our sister force, the U.S. Marine Corps in an exercise called Operation Wardog Kila for a joint live-fire exercise at... More
Students in the 89B Ammunition Supply Course prepare
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A CH-47 Chinook with a sling loaded M-777 155mm howitzer
A CH-47 Chinook with a sling loaded M-777 155mm howitzer flies overhead as Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, use picks to remove inches of ice in order to place their howitzer during a ... More
An aircrew of a Chinook helicopter operates the helicopter
An aircrew of a Chinook helicopter operates the helicopter June 27, 2018, at the installation as part of sling load training for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis.... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffery Hunziker, commander of
U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffery Hunziker, commander of the 442nd Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Steve Davies, executive officer of the Air Interdiction Unit Embedded Trainin... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk with 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion,
A UH-60 Black Hawk with 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, descends with a water blivet during a sling load training exercise at Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 04. (U.S... More
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat Team 12, stationed at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., with the help of aviators from 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, stationed a... More
Two RV-8 aircraft fly by a line of U.S. Army UH-60
Two RV-8 aircraft fly by a line of U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters during the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Mar... More
A vintage themed holiday postcard features infantry
A vintage themed holiday postcard features infantry Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division training in wintry conditions, November 20, 2019, at Fort D... More
A Russian Mi-26 Halo helicopter delivers a damaged
A Russian Mi-26 Halo helicopter delivers a damaged Afghan Mi- 17 Hip helicopter on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 13, 2011. The Halo has a capacity to transport approximately 100 troops or 45,000 lbs.
U.S. Army Spc. Pete Sigala, who hails from Anaheim,
U.S. Army Spc. Pete Sigala, who hails from Anaheim, Calif., a helicopter landing zone sling load specialist from Headquarters Company, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st... More
Robert "WeeGee" Smith, North South Polar's master mechanic,
Robert "WeeGee" Smith, North South Polar's master mechanic, tests a hose fitting at the "hardware store" an area set aside for machinery parts and supplies at the dig site on a glacier near Koge Bay, Greenland,... More
UH-60 Black Hawk crews, assigned to the 3rd General
UH-60 Black Hawk crews, assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct a two gun raid exercises with M119A3 howitzers from 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Arti... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) run from their vehicle after successfully sling loading cargo to a New Jersey National Guard Black Hawk helicopter during joint training at C... More
Soldiers assigned 127th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade
Soldiers assigned 127th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team demonstrate proper bracing techniques during a sling load event with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 8... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 8th Medical Company conducted
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 8th Medical Company conducted Sling Load Training at the Baumholder Military Training Area, Baumholder, Germany, on 26 January 2017. Helicopter support was provided by B Co 1-214th Av... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, assisted 17th Field Artillery Brigade during battalion sling-load external evaluations (EXEVALS.) on Joint Base... More
A Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter unloads cargo on Forward
A Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter unloads cargo on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2012.
Two air assault-qualified soldiers assigned to 3rd
Two air assault-qualified soldiers assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Train, Advise, Assist Command - East conduct sling load operations as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Task Force Talon, 3rd General Support A... More
U.S. Soldiers, with Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion,
U.S. Soldiers, with Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, prepare to attach a sling to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during sling loading training as a part of the Golden Coy... More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Brigade Support
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, together with Slovenian and Italian soldiers conduct sling load operations using a Slovenian Air Force Eurocopter H3-74 d... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 101st Airborne Division,
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 101st Airborne Division, Task Force Currahee, approaches a cargo net loaded with concrete and humanitarian aid to deliver to a village in Paktika province, Afghanistan on March 2... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ramon Padilla waits for a
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ramon Padilla waits for a Nevada Army National Guard 1/189 Aviation Company CH-47 Chinook helicopter to arrive at the Senator Harry Reid Readiness and Training Center, June 28, 2011. P... More
A 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter,
A 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by members of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard, flies a personnel and equipment movement mission, Oct. 26, over Kabul, Afghanistan. 10th Co... More
Staff Sgt. Rachel Woods, a recruiter with Recruiting
Staff Sgt. Rachel Woods, a recruiter with Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, rappels from a 70-foot tower during the final phase of Air Assault School held at Camp Rilea in Warren... More
U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Bragg prepares to navigate the
U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Bragg prepares to navigate the pilot over the soldiers, assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, to practice hooking up a sling load at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, June 30, 2014. Bragg i... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexandrea Harmon and Spc. Natasha Rodriguez,
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexandrea Harmon and Spc. Natasha Rodriguez, both with the 294th Quartermaster Company, Austin, Texas, watch as the C130J aircraft lands on the airstrip during an airborne operation in support o... More
Pathfinder students hook up a sling load to a UH-60
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U.S. Army instructors of the Fort Hood Air Assault
U.S. Army instructors of the Fort Hood Air Assault School get briefed by the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to Company B, 1st Bn., 227th Aviation Reg., 1st Air Cav. Bde. while preparing for the sling lo... More
U.S. Army Pvt. Logan Sefcik, assigned to Headquarters,
U.S. Army Pvt. Logan Sefcik, assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, fires an M-249 during weapons familiarization at Camp Ethan Al... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Hughes and Sgt. Carlos Velez
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Hughes and Sgt. Carlos Velez serving with B Company, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, wait to hook up a hoist to some cargo on Forward... More