Soldiers from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, sling load a 10,500 pound up-armored Humvee during a sling load certification training exercise at Camp Taji, March 6. During sling load operations, the Chinook is sometimes called a "flying crane," a term used to characterize the aircrafts ability to sling enormous amounts of supply or equipment using 10,000 to 25,000-pound test cables attached to cargo hooks located on the belly of the helicopter.
| Date Taken: | 03.06.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 03.18.2009 07:20 |
| Photo ID: | 158049 |
| Resolution: | 3008x2000 |
| Size: | 813.63 KB |
| Location: | CAMP TAJI, IQ |
| Web Views: | 351 |
| Downloads: | 94 |
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