A Minnesota Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter practices sling load operations March 19, Fargo, N.D. Sgt. 1st Class Todd Suderheimer, of the 2/147th Aviation Battalion, is training North Dakota Air National Guard members on the ground how to link a 1.5 ton sandbag unto the helicopter cable so that the sandbag can be transported to a simulated flood fighting location. The training and placement of the large sandbags are in preparation for UH-60 helicopter sling-load flood operations, should they be necessary in an emergency situation with rising flood waters anywhere in eastern North Dakota.
Date Taken: | 03.19.2010 |
Date Posted: | 03.19.2010 19:58 |
Photo ID: | 261422 |
VIRIN: | 100319-F-0681L-160 |
Resolution: | 2848x4288 |
Size: | 4.28 MB |
Location: | FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, US |
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