89B Ammunition Supply Course students build sling-loading skills at Fort McCoy [Image 31 of 31]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

08.01.2019

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

An aircrew with the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment of New Century, Kansas, operates a CH-47 Chinook pilot during sling-load training Aug. 1, 2019, for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course 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. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 08.01.2019
• Date Posted: 08.06.2019 16:59
• Photo ID: 5647105
• VIRIN: 190801-A-OK556-849
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 6.58 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US