CH-47 Chinook, crew support 89B sling-load training at Fort McCoy [Image 32 of 50]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

08.01.2019

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 CH-47 Chinook helicopter Aug. 1, 2019, as part of sling-load training at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Chinook and crew are from the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment of New Century, Kansas. 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: 08.13.2019 12:34
• Photo ID: 5663938
• VIRIN: 190801-A-OK556-839
• Resolution: 3855x5783
• Size: 1.97 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US