CH-47 Sling-load Training at Fort McCoy [Image 12 of 46]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

08.01.2019

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                  

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Master Sgt. Jack Kenyon, course manager for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course with the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment at Fort McCoy, Wis., prepares to provide lift guidance from a distance Aug. 1, 2019, to a Chinook helicopter crew during sling-load training for the course at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. The Chinook and crew are from the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment of New Century, Kansas. The Ammunition Supply Course 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: 08.12.2019 11:49
• Photo ID: 5660301
• VIRIN: 190801-A-OK556-699
• Resolution: 3648x5472
• Size: 2.62 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US