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    Crew guides CH-47 Chinook for sling-load training support at Fort McCoy [Image 17 of 41]

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    Crew guides CH-47 Chinook for sling-load training support at Fort McCoy

    An aircrew with the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment of New Century, Kansas, operates a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Feb. 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., to support sling-load training for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course taught at Fort McCoy. The activity was on South Post at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on a cold winter day. Soldiers who are 89B-qualified are tasked with receiving, storing, and issuing conventional ammunition, guided missiles, large rockets, explosives, and other ammunition and explosive-related items. During the two phases of the course, the students learn all of the entry-level basics about the course. The sling-load training is one of the last major training events during ASC. A sling load is used to transport munitions to remote locations or to expedite shipments in hostile locations. 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, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

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    Date Taken: 02.07.2022
    Date Posted: 03.11.2022 23:47
    Photo ID: 7087428
    VIRIN: 220207-A-OK556-436
    Resolution: 5659x3773
    Size: 2.79 MB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US

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