89B students build sling-loading skills for ammo at Fort McCoy [Image 78 of 80]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

06.27.2018

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Students in the 89B Ammunition Supply Course prepare to connect a mock ammunition pallet to a Chinook helicopter June 27, 2018, as part of sling load training at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Ammunition Supply Course, taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment at Fort McCoy, is a four-week course that provides training for Soldiers who are reclassifying to the 89B military occupational specialty. The sling-load training is one of the last major training events during the course. A sling load is used to transport munitions to remote locations or to expedite shipments in hostile locations. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance MOS series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 06.27.2018
• Date Posted: 07.11.2018 12:56
• Photo ID: 4547726
• VIRIN: 180627-A-OK556-710
• Resolution: 3573x5361
• Size: 2.08 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US