Chinook refueling operations at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport [Image 10 of 55]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

07.26.2019

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

An aircrew with the 1st Battalion, 106th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the Illinois National Guard refuels a CH-47 Chinook helicopter July 26, 2019, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Three Chinook helicopters from the battalion were completing heavy helicopter operations in support training operations on post. The CH-47 is the Army's only heavy-lift cargo helicopter supporting critical combat and non-combat operations, according to the Army fact sheet on the helicopter. The CH-47 has an empty weight of 24,578 pounds and a maximum gross weight of 50,000 pounds. The helicopter also can lift intra-theater payloads up to 16,000 pounds in high/hot environments. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 07.26.2019
• Date Posted: 08.26.2019 10:28
• Photo ID: 5695342
• VIRIN: 190726-A-OK556-5011
• Resolution: 5719x3813
• Size: 3 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US